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Kristopher Abshere, 33, was arrested on June 19 in Foster County for allegedly impregnating a 14-year-old girl last summer. The official charge filed against him is gross sexual imposition of a victim under 15 years old – a Class AA felony. Carrington Police Chief Christopher Bittmann said the arrest took place with help from the James Valley Special Operations team, and at a bond hearing on Tuesday, Eddy County State's Attorney Ashley Lies added that Abshere had gone into hiding upon l...
On Tuesday, June 13, Mike Brown and Bennett Suave of the Eddy County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of domestic violence, which soon turned into much more. According to court documents, when Brown arrived on the scene in New Rockford he came across one female who was holding her face and bleeding from the knee. The female reportedly told Brown that her boyfriend, 31-year-old Nathan Baker, had punched her and her grandmother in the face. Court documents go on to allege that Baker b...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Strong winds topple power lines near Casselton A mile of transmission lines went down northwest of Casselton Friday evening due to localized high winds. A nearby resident had their driveway blocked and reported the downed lines. Zach Thronson, a lineman with Otter Tail Power, was the first on scene. “I was the first one there and my head was at a point where I knew the first thing we needed...
On Friday, June 16, the New Rockford Post 30 Black Sox earned their first win of the season with a dominant victory over the Devils Lake Storm's B team. Connor Knatterud was on the mound for the Sox, and early on it appeared he might be in for a rough outing. Thanks to a few hits, a walk and a costly error, the Storm managed to score four runs in the top of the first – a start reminiscent of many other Black Sox losses throughout this summer and spring. Thankfully for Post 30, however, that w...
Cash & Carry Lumber in New Rockford is under new, yet familiar, ownership. Earlier this spring, paperwork was officially completed for Travis and Ami Peterson, Stu and Vicky Richter, Brady and Jenece Richter and Lucas and Becki Schumacher to become the new owners of Cash & Carry Lumber. Now, they're ready to introduce themselves as the new owners and to meet Cash & Carry's loyal customers at an upcoming event. The new ownership group will appear at a customer appreciation lunch on Tuesday, June...
Kick off the Independence Day weekend with the Freedom 5K in downtown New Rockford! The longtime New Rockford tradition continues, and with a new route this year it's better than ever! On Saturday, July 1, runners will begin the 5K on Central Avenue in front of the New Rockford Transcript office, before making their way through Archie and Jesse Campbell Memorial Park, Centennial Park, and ultimately back at the Transcript office. The Freedom 5K's planners believe this route will work much...
At their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 6, Eddy County commissioners decided not to reapply for a federal grant that pays for the county's emergency manager. The decision came after the county’s current part-time emergency manager, Lisa Thompson, presented commissioners with the grant’s new requirements, which she believes go too far. “We’re all being painted with the same brush," she said, “and it just doesn’t fit us.” The grant in question is the Emergency Management Performance G...
The number of 911 hang-ups and misdials in North Dakota has quadrupled this year, and it's creating problems for emergency services. By the end of May, the North Dakota division of State Radio had already received more than 1,600 hang-up calls or misdials. This time a year ago that number stood at just 440, and the impact of those calls is being felt in Eddy County. Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies said the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center in Devils Lake has been receiving two or three 911 hang-u...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Judge denies motion in Thompson case Northeast District Judge Kari Agotness did not accept a plea agreement reached between Christopher R. Thompson and the prosecuting attorney. On May 5, Thompson and his attorney Mark Friese appeared in Northeast District Court along with approximately 60 supporters, when the defense attempted to present a plea agreement. The agreement would have amended th...
On Thursday, June 8, the Sox took on the Cardinals for their first home game of the Legion baseball season. However, any hopes Post 30 might've had about enjoying a smooth home opener, however, were quickly dashed. The Post 25 Cardinals employed "small ball" to score a pair of runs in the top of the first inning, sending two runners across home plate on a bunt single and a sacrifice fly. Then – already with a 2-run cushion – Lucas Hendrickson walked out to the mound in the bottom of the fra...
From Sunday, June 11, through Tuesday, June 13, the New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock Rockets football team participated in the Valley City State University Team Camp. A total of 17 players attended the camp in Valley City, where they practiced drills, scrimmaged with other 9-man teams, and competed in a 20-team tournament. The rules of the tournament were just like that of overtime in high school football, and it was the Rockets that came out on top! This camp was the first time the new NR-S and...
The Rocket T-ball teams opened their season at home against the Carrington Redbirds on Wednesday, June 14. Here are a few shots of their first game....
Autocross on Dirt is kicking off an exciting new chapter for racing in Eddy County. On Saturday, July 1, drivers will hit the track as part of that weekend's 4th of July celebrations, and they won't just be racing on any temporary track carved into a farmer's field. On 17th Street Northeast – not more than a mile west of Hwy. 281 – the New Rockford Car Club has leased a plot of land with plans to make it the permanent home of Autocross on Dirt. Work began on the new track weeks ago, and Tan...
The votes have been tallied, and the unofficial results of New Rockford-Sheyenne's June 6 school board election have been released. With 225 total ballots cast, the district saw – by far – the most participation for an election in years. According to NR-S Business Manager Dave Skogen, school board elections have typically only seen around 20 to 30 voters cast a ballot in recent years. Zachary Smith's challenge for the seat currently held by School Board Vice President Mike Schaefer made thi...
At the Eddy County commission meeting on Tuesday, June 6, Director of Tax Equalization Kristy O'Connor reviewed the county's 2023 equalization report with commissioners. At the time of Tuesday's meeting, O'Connor had already held tax equalization meetings with the City of Sheyenne, City of New Rockford and each township in Eddy County, all of which approved their tax equalization report. In her valuation recap, O'Connor stated, "Commercial property continued to be a hot commodity in 2022, rural...
A Hefty Seed chemical warehouse in Hurdsfield, N.D. was destroyed after flames consumed the structure on Friday, June 2. No one was injured, but emergency responders and Hefty Seed personnel were forced to go to great lengths to contain the blaze, which was releasing a plume of toxic smoke into the air and posed serious environmental risks. Chad Weckerly, manager of Hefty Seed's locations in Hurdsfield, Wilton and New Rockford, said camera footage shows the first flames igniting in the northwest...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Farmer injured in tank explosion David Verlinde, a farmer of rural Noonan, N.D., was in “critical but stable” condition after an anhydrous ammonia tank exploded. Divide County Sheriff Zach Schroeder said the tank was attached to seeding equipment, and that Verlinde was apparently walking away when the explosion occurred. A neighbor eventually found Verlinde at the scene, and trans...
After qualifying for state golf with a brilliant outing in Carrington earlier this season, Jackson Schumacher traveled to Wahpeton, N.D. to compete alongside the best high school golfers in North Dakota. Schumacher is the first NR-S golfer to attend State Golf since Benjamin Schaefer did so in 2019, and Schumacher earned himself a respectable result. This year's Class B State Golf Meet took place at the Bois de Sioux Golf Course in Wahpeton. It was a two-day event, beginning on Tuesday, June 6...
Legion baseball is underway, and on Tuesday, June 6, the Post 30 Black Sox kicked off their summer season against Post 79 in Cando. Post 79 would undoubtedly be a tough opponent. In the spring season, the North Star Bearcats qualified for the Class B State Tournament. After suffering a narrow loss in the quarterfinals by Central Cass, they took down their next two opponents in the losers' bracket and finished their season in 5th place. Meanwhile, the SNR Black Sox had just gone through a tough...
On Friday evening, May 26, multiple residents reported a pair of explosions as a semi-truck became consumed by flames on the south end of New Rockford. The call came in at approximately 5:15 p.m., and emergency responders were soon on the scene as black smoke billowed into the air. Fire crews quickly extinguished the flames and as the smoke dissipated, what was left behind appeared to be the burnt remains of a semi-truck – now almost unrecognizable. The mangled vehicle was facing north on 8th S...
After months of searching, County Recorder/Clerk of District Court Tiffany Harr has a helping hand. On Tuesday, May 30, Becky Anderson started her first day as the Deputy Recorder/Clerk of District Court, bringing another experienced civil servant into the courthouse. Anderson is a native of Bremen, N.D., who worked at Wells County Social Services for more than 21 years before her recent retirement. She is the first deputy for the position since Harr took over for the previous office holder,...
Completion of the New Rockford Street Improvement Project is fast approaching. Bituminous Paving has begun paving the last few streets in town and will soon begin the work of chip sealing. The chip seal will be applied to all paved streets in New Rockford, and should help prevent future deterioration. The tentative chip seal schedule has been shared with the Transcript, so that residents can make sure their vehicles aren't parked on the streets when it comes time to seal their street. Chip...
It’s time to grab your trunks and swimsuits folks, the New Rockford Swimming Pool is officially open! With the summer rapidly heating up, the pool opened just in time for the first swimmers to enjoy the pool’s cool water on Thursday, June 1, with temperatures approaching 90 degrees. The New Rockford Park District sent a water sample from the pool to the state for testing in Bismarck, and a few days later the word came back that the water was safe for swimming. The pool’s hours of opera...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. City questioned over steps to recall mayor At a Hillsboro City Commission meeting on Monday, May 15, a downtown business owner asked commissioners to spell out the legal steps necessary to remove the city’s mayor. Allison Bertsch, who owns the Hillsboro Inn and the former Dakota Heritage Bank building with her husband, Brian Whisney, asked city commissioners to go through the recall pro...
It's Memorial Day – a day designated for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom. Well over a century ago, a local boy made that very sacrifice, and his memory lives on as the namesake of the local American Legion post. Thanks to Betty Westby, the former Secretary of the American Legion Auxiliary, Post 30 has a detailed history of their past dating back to their creation in the early 20th century. The Raymond B. Thorn Post 30 of T...
