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  • Youth football league wraps up season

    Kyrie OConnor|Oct 5, 2020

    Nearly 40 youth in grades 3-6 participated in the New Rockford-Sheyenne youth football program this fall. The third and fourth grade team finished with a 4-2 record and received a bye on Sept. 22 after earning the #3 seed in playoffs. With a loss against Rugby on Sept. 29, NR-S played for third and fouth place on Thursday, Oct. 1. The fith and sixth grade team also went 4-2. They defeated Carrington 20-0 in the first playoff round on Sept. 24, then were defeated by Nelson County in the...

  • Return of the Rockford

    Kyrie OConnor|Sep 14, 2020

    After many months of closure and subsequent renovation, the Rockford Theatre is set to re-open its doors on Saturday, Sept. 19. Showtime begins at 8 p.m. Theatre manager Glenda Collier explains, “The plan is to be open Saturdays and Sundays, showing classic movies.” She adds that some new releases will be part of the long-awaited lineup in this newly renovated space. For the past 5 years, theater volunteers have been raising money to purchase new seats for the theater. Early in 2020, they were r...