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On August 29, 2019 a complaint was filed charging Louis James Allmaras of New Rockford with five criminal counts in Eddy County: Class A Felony unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance (500 g or more of marijuana); Class B Felony theft of property valued at $10,000-$50,000; Class C Felony possession of drug paraphernalia (methamphetamines); and misdemeanor charges of making a false report to law enforcement and possession of drug paraphernalia (marijuana). Nearly a year later, Allmaras...
One year after a diving accident injured his spine and left him wheelchair-bound, New Rockford resident Neto Alcala has a chance to walk again. Alcala, diagnosed with incomplete quadriplegia after he fractured his C5 vertebra in the accident, learned this past month that he was a candidate for stem cell treatment to regenerate his spine, alleviate pain and potentially help him regain mobility. He will travel to Rejuv Medical Center in Waite Park, Minn. on Sept. 1 for a five-day stem cell procedu...
A fixture in the local agribusiness community is slated to close if a buyer can't be found soon. Last week, Chet Pollert announced to his employees and customers that he intends to retire, and he plans to liquidate the business assets of G & R Grain and Feed over the next couple of months should no one step forward to succeed him as owner. G & R Grain and Feed was established by longtime New Rockford resident Theodore "Ted" Gathman in 1978. Gathman purchased the facility from Peavey Company,...
One of North American Bison's longest-tenured staff members has been named the Chamber's Employee of the Month. Plant Manager Rodney Swart was recognized with the award on Wednesday morning. Although he works much more closely with staff than he does customers, Swart does answer customer questions as needed and greets ranchers who haul their animals to the plant for processing. And it appears the person who nominated him sought to recognize him simply for his work ethic, as the anonymous source...
NR-S senior Chloe Guthmiller is recovering after a single-vehicle accident shattered a piece of her backbone. On Tuesday, June 30 at around 6 a.m., Chloe was traveling to New Rockford for weight and SPEED training, heading east on Hwy. 15 from her rural Cathay home. Her vehicle went off the road and slid into the ditch, then came upon Louie and Jeannie Schaefer's driveway where it stopped. Chloe recalls seeing what she thought was smoke coming from her vehicle, so she opened the driver door to e...
One of Eddy County's largest employers is expanding its footprint in the community. North American Bison, LLC, (NAB) plans to double the square footage of its New Rockford manufacturing facility and bring all facets of its operations together here, announced Mike Jacobson, Vice President of Operations for the company. The expansion plans were on the drawing board more than six months ago. As employees and their families gathered for the company's annual Christmas party last December, Jacobson...
Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford (CASNR) has a new manager, and it's a face many will certainly recognize. Georgia Johnson, née Ritzke, a lifelong New Rockford resident with 24 years of healthcare experience, began her role on July 7. Johnson takes over management of the volunteer organization amid the coronavirus pandemic, at a time when first responders are constantly training and adapting to a myriad of changing protocols and policies. The aim is to provide necessary medical...
Although the bulk of the work was done prior to COVID-19 quarantine, the official reopening of Transcript Publishing at 817 Central Avenue just happened to fall right on top of it. As the last items were arranged into the new space on March 13, President Trump declared a national emergency due to the novel coronavirus. The "grand reopening" planned for the following week was not to be, as Gov. Burgum called off schools statewide on Sunday, March 15, the day before the doors of the new space...
City officials received a lot of good news at their Monday, July 6 meeting. Wade Senger of Interstate Engineering noted that interest rates have dropped dramatically since the city began work on the water infrastructure project, which could save the city as much as $50,000 per year. Senger explained that the interest rate was capped at 3.125% when the USDA-Rural Development awarded the city funds for the project in October 2018. The annual payments for the $4.7 million loan were estimated to be...
After a two-week holiday hiatus, crews from BEK Consulting are expected to return to New Rockford today, and work on the water main replacement will resume Tuesday. Jeff Douty of Interstate Engineering explained Wednesday that the next phase of water main replacement will start at the corner of First Avenue North and Third Street. Crews will then progress west along First Avenue North to Seventh Street, to connect with work completed in mid-June. Select blocks on each avenue are slated for repla...
It was a scene the likes of which hadn't been seen before in the New Rockford- Sheyenne gymnasium on Sunday, June 21. The 21 graduates of the Class of 2020 sat 6 ft. apart on the stage, and their families gathered around intimate tables each decorated especially for their graduate. With no band playing or choir singing due to COVID-19 restrictions, music for the processional and recessional was provided by Nick Hovey and Jared Hartl on trumpet, accompanied by music director Annette Hovey. The...
Steve Ross, the "jack of all trades" at Do it Best Hardware, was unanimously honored as Employee of the Month for June. Ross is a Bremen native who began working part-time at the Eighth Street hardware store in 2013, a gig that turned to full-time in the spring of 2014. Now, he's the only employee of Todd and Renae Duchscherer at the store. This isn't Ross' first hardware-related career though. He installed windows and doors for a contractor in Fargo for 10 years and worked a stint at Lemer's...
Ron Lende invited area car enthusiasts from the Lake Region Classic Cruisers Car Club to his Cities Service Station in downtown New Rockford. The result was the largest car show New Rockford has seen in years, with nearly 70 cars taking to the streets. When they arrived in town around 5 p.m. Saturday, they entered downtown onto 7th Street, turning from 1st Avenue North. The parade of cars took their time filing in and finding parking spots. It seemed that nearly everyone in attendance found a...
The Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts may be experiencing a brief intermission in terms of their now-canceled summer show. However, that does stop this creative bunch from saying that famous phrase, "The show must go on." Artistic Director Elliott Schwab and Assistant Director Erin Greiner found an wave of inspiration after seeing how the people of Italy would sing from their balconies during the coronavirus quarantine. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to invite the area's vocal...
Yet another annual event was forced to take a detour last week due to COVID-19. Swing Fore Charity event organizers decided to forego their 14th annual golf tournament and silent auction. Sans golf, the key event was a raffle drawing hosted by the New Rockford Eagles Club on Tuesday, June 16. The event generated $14,000 this year in raffle ticket sales. Swing Fore Charity is chaired by Eric Myhre of Unverferth Manufacturing, Larry Korynta of MacDon and Jason McKee of Degelman Industries. Each...
On Wednesday, June 10, the Eddy County Fairgrounds hosted the first community-wide testing event for COVID-19 in Eddy County. There were 141 individuals tested that windy afternoon, according to Eddy County Public Health Nurse Danette Schmid, and all test results came back negative. Schmid said other than the struggle with test kits in the wind, the event went very smoothly and successfully. Some people arrived an hour before the testing began at 3 p.m. Foster County Public Health and Lutheran...
Two out of five eligible Eddy County voters, or 43%, cast ballots in the 2020 primary election. The percentage was a bit lower statewide, as only 26% of eligible voters participated. This year all N.D. counties held elections by mail-in ballot due to COVID-19 restrictions. Of the 764 ballots cast in the county, the vast majority voted on the Republican side of the ticket in statewide race. For example, incumbent Republican Representative Kelly Armstrong received 481 votes but only 175 people...
A judge has ruled that Eddy, Foster and Wells counties and former interim social service director Kimberly Larson did not defame Carrie Thompson-Widmer or maliciously interfere with her ability to obtain new employment after she was placed on administrative leave and later resigned. The saga began in January 2017 when Thompson-Widmer was placed on administrative leave after Larson filed complaints about her performance with the Tri-County Social Service Board and the State Board of Social Work...
Gov. Doug Burgum has taken executive action to suspend four members of the Oberon School Board pending the outcome of an audit that was requested after criminal charges were filed against the members late last month. Board members Carolyn Nelson, Corey Ploium, Jacob Hegland and Karen Peterson were suspended Saturday from the five-member Oberon School Board. Under state law, the governor may suspend a school board member if it’s determined, in consultation with the state superintendent of p...
Lake Washington Township officials reached an agreement with the county for the repair of their washed out roads. Kathy Fleming and Aaron Ehlers appeared before the Eddy County Commission on Tuesday to review the newly drafted joint powers agreement. Per the agreement, the county will provide a $45,000 lump sum to Lake Washington Township for the road repair, to be repaid over 15 years in $3,000 annual installments. Per North Dakota Century Code, the county cannot charge interest, but can add...
Wade Senger of Interstate Engineering said Monday that the water main replacement project is on schedule. Senger addressed commissioners at their regularly scheduled June meeting. With 29% of the project complete as of last week, BEK Consulting requested its fifth payment since work began, a sum of $494,014.25. It was noted that workers will not be in town during the Independence Day holiday, as they are slated to be finishing another project and then taking vacation from June 22 to July 6....
Local officials are submitting a request to hold a community-wide COVID-19 testing event after six additional Eddy County residents tested positive for the virus Thursday. "We know it's in the community," Eddy County Public Health Nurse Danette Schmid said via phone Thursday morning. "All of us play a role in the prevention of COVID-19, and we at public health will look at ways that we can do a large-scale testing event." Schmid said the testing could be administered by either the state's Rapid...
A young child was found dead at a residence on the Spirit Lake Reservation, and her foster parents are behind bars. On the morning of May 6, Spirit Lake emergency service personnel were called to a private residence in Tokio, N.D., on the Spirit Lake Reservation. When they arrived on scene, they located 5-year-old Raven Thompson in the basement. Their attempts to revive her were futile, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. After a survey of the premises, authorities located 7-year-old Zane...
It's Election Season, and this time things are a bit different. Here's our readers' guide to the June 9 election, so brush up and get out the vote! This is considered the "primary" election for all county, statewide and national offices. All Eddy County residents must vote absentee for the above races. All candidates who receive the appropriate number of votes in the primary will be placed on the general election ballot. The general election will take place on Tuesday, November 3. Those elected...
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