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At a meeting of the Eddy County Zoning Commission on Monday, April 22, members and county officials heard of a situation developing between the county and several township boards. The issue causing some controversy is whether townships should conduct their own property zoning and floodplain management, or whether they should allow the county to take on those responsibilities. Eddy County Emergency Manager Lisa Thompson has been reaching out to Eddy County townships for several months, hoping...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Eddy County Community Cares (ECCC) is hard at work in their community to raise awareness and prevent suicide. First founded in 2015, their mission is to foster mental health, suicide prevention and awareness, and provide support for those who’ve been impacted by suicide Every year they host a memory walk called Lights of Hope, where people have been able to release lanterns, or more recently butterflies, to help remember loved ones they’ve lost to suicid...
On Tuesday, April 23, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board held a meeting to go over candidates for the district superintendent position. As required by N.D. Century Code regarding confidentiality, most of the meeting was conducted under executive session, meaning it was closed to the public and the media. After nearly two hours of deliberation, the meeting reopened for what was expected to be an announcement of finalists who would be interviewed at a later date. However, when the meeting...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Passing the bottle As the saying goes, "All good things must come to an end." But that doesn't mean that the fine fruit wines from Dakota Sun Winery are gone for good. Business owners Bruce and Merleen Gussiaas sold the winery to Devin Quick of Williston in February, meaning the production of the award-winning wines will no longer be done from the family's rural Carrington farm in N...
The Sheyenne-New Rockford Black Sox have taken down another tough opponent as their hot start to the season rolls on. The LaMoure/Litchville-Marion Loboes have had a firm grip on the region recently, and have represented Region 3 at the state tournament the past three years in a row. This year, however, several other teams have emerged with a chance to challenge for the region crown, the Black Sox included. After falling to Carrington in a close loss the week prior, the Sox wanted to prove...
Ryan Baron, the former Midkota superintendent and high school principal facing more than a dozen charges related to child pornography, has waived his preliminary hearing scheduled for April 23 and entered not guilty pleas on all counts. Baron was first arrested in November of last year on five counts for possession of certain materials prohibited, thanks to a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Months later, he was charged with seven additional counts for the...
New Rockford-Sheyenne's long-time elementary principal, Natalie Becker, has accepted an interim superintendent position with the district. Becker was offered the position at a special school board meeting on Thursday, May 2, and she accepted a 1-year contract for the 2024-25 school year. NR-S now has a short-term answer to the question of who will be their new superintendent, after Dr. Jill Louters resigned in March, and after their subsequent superintendent search didn't yield candidates the...
“Shall Eddy County levy and collect an additional tax of twenty mills for road and bridge purposes, for a total tax rate of thirty mills, for a period not to exceed ten years?” That question will be posed to Eddy County voters on the June 11 primary ballot – a decision made by the Eddy County Commission during a special meeting on Monday, April 8. If a majority vote “yes,” the path would be cleared for much-needed improvements to County Road 10, a.k.a the Brantford Road, a seven mile stretch o...
At a special meeting of the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board, bids were accepted to build a new bus barn to house the district’s buses, and to build a new roof over the school’s elementary wing. The potential of building a bus barn has long been considered by the school board and the district’s building committee, and now it’s officially becoming a reality. During a special meeting on Wednesday, April 17, the board accepted a construction bid submitted by TL Construction of New Rockfor...
For years, Brook Skjeret has been helping area residents make some of their biggest financial decisions. As the loan processor at Community Credit Union, Skjeret has always aimed to do what's best for members. And it hasn't gone unnoticed. On Tuesday, April 16, the New Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Skjeret as April's employee of the month. "She always has a smile on her face! Any question I have for her she has an answer for!" wrote the anonymous individual who nominated Skjeret...
The filing deadline for the upcoming local elections has come and gone, and it appears several positions will be contested. Important positions are open at the county courthouse, city hall and New Rockford-Sheyenne School, and all three will have contested races this year – creating one of the most disputed local elections in recent memory. For starters, there are three open seats on the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board: The At-Large position currently held by Todd Allmaras, the former S...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Feral, stray cat management an ongoing situation The Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program is preparing to start up their catch and release program concerning feral cats in the local area after having success with the program since 2022. “TNR is the most humane and effective method known for managing feral and stray cats and reducing their numbers,” said Lauri Richard, lead volunteer in the TNR p...
Despite a close defeat to Carrington on Monday, April 15, the Sheyenne-New Rockford Black Sox have gotten off to a hot start this season. Going into Monday's game, the Sox had won four straight to start their season and were looking to keep their good fortunes going. Unfortunately for them, however, the Cardinals had other ideas. After more than an hour's rain delay, the Cards did most of their damage in the first inning, as several defensive errors allowed a pair of unearned runs to cross home...
Even in the smallest of places, hard work and dedication is sometimes all it takes to revitalize a community. The people of Sheyenne have been learning exactly that recently, thanks to the efforts of Sheyenne GRIT, a non-profit community development organization whose work has infused more than $200,000 into their community of less than 200 residents. It began last year when Sheyenne GRIT (Growth, Renewal, Imagination, Teamwork) was awarded a $150,000 grant from Strengthen ND, which they've...
The New Rockford Park District fihas a new director, just in time to get summer activities rolling. The position had been vacant for several months, since Dennis Nybo resigned from the position last October. But now, Nybo's former assistant pool manager, Macey Wobbema, has officially taken up the position. Wobbema is a 2022 graduate of New Rockford-Sheyenne and a December 2023 graduate of Dakota College at Bottineau, where she earned a degree in small business management. Wobbema comes into the...
At the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board’s regular meeting on Monday, April 8, board members reviewed a survey revealing what community members, staff and students are expecting from the district’s next superintendent. The survey was conducted by Dakota Leadership Solutions, a private firm composed of current and former superintendents, who the school board hired to aid in the search for a new superintendent following Dr. Jill Louters’ resignation in March. The survey was open to resid...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Three rural residents injured in railroad crossing crash Three rural Cass County residents were injured in a two vehicle crash on March 20. The crash occurred at approximately 9:35 a.m., when a BNSF Ford 250 High Rail pickup was westbound traveling on the BNSF mail line track. The vehicle entered the crossing on the railroad tracks and collided with a southbound 2017 GMC Acadia, driven by 7...
The Sheyenne-New Rockford Black Sox got off to a great start this season with an impressive comeback win against the Polar Bears in Larimore on Thursday, April 4. The Sox were the first team on the board after a single by Thomas Allmaras, who was later brought home by a 2-out RBI single from Brody Weisenburger in the top of the first inning. The Polar Bears didn't respond immediately, but they'd soon take a strong lead. After scoring their first run in the bottom of the third, they followed that...
At the Eddy County Commission’s regular meeting on Tuesday, April 2, commissioners reviewed a few options for the Brantford Road project. The commission has been planning to fund improvements to the road, which known formally as County Road 10, for some time. However, they learned on Tuesday that the project’s cost won’t be easy to afford. The first option they reviewed involved a complete overhaul, including a full-depth reclamation, reshaping of the base course, new pavement and a chip seal...
On Wednesday, April 17, a young-adult mental health course will be held in the New Rockford-Sheyenne School cafeteria. Eddy County Community Cares will be hosting this beneficial program. The course is open to all, and is geared toward teenagers, youth adults and anyone close to them, including parents and students of the class of 2024. Those who choose to attend can expect to learn about signs, tools and other resources available to support a young person’s launch into adulthood. Those i...
Kristopher Abshere, 33, has pleaded guilty to a Class AA felony charge for impregnating a 14-year-old girl in 2022. Abshere was arrested last June after it was revealed he'd impregnated the 14-year-old, and was charged with gross sexual imposition of a minor under 15 years old, a Class AA felony. According to court documents, Abshere had been living with the girl and her family since May 2021, at first in Carrington and then in New Rockford. Throughout that time, court documents say Abshere was...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. 2024 construction season brings 100+ workers to Foster County The 2024 construction season will be the busiest yet along the route of the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) pipeline. Three construction contracting companies will have crews living and working in and around the city of Carrington, as they install more than 20 miles of the 72-inch diameter pipeline. Vance Miller o...
Spring baseball season has finally arrived, and the Sheyenne-New Rockford Black Sox are gearing up for a promising season. What makes this season promising, you ask? Well, for starters, it's the first season in some time that isn't being delayed or hindered by several feet of snow. In previous years, the local baseball diamonds were smothered in snow to start the season, but this year the Black Sox were able to get outside and practice on the field. Head coach Dave Skogen and his team were out...
Recently, a group of students from New Rockford-Sheyenne got to experience a week-long trip to the country's capital, Washington D.C. It was all a part of Close Up Foundation, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that facilitates a way for young people to get up close and personal with the nation's capital and its processes of government. According to their website, they believe a strong democracy requires active, informed participation by all of its citizens. "For over 50 years, we have par...
During a special meeting on Monday, March 18, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board officially approved a land-lease agreement for construction of a second gymnasium. The lessee is the New Rockford-Sheyenne School District Foundation, a nonprofit corporation charged with making the district’s long-anticipated second gymnasium a reality. Once the foundation signs the lease, which they are expected to do at their next meeting, they will have control of the property on which the gym will be b...
