Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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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...
Kody Lura, the longtime pharmacist at Central Pharmacy in New Rockford, is stepping down from his position as he enters a new chapter of his life and career. So too is Madison Nelson, née Wendel, who will be taking over for Lura on June 1. A Carrington native and 2014 CHS graduate, Nelson recently earned her doctor of pharmacy from Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. in 2022. She also earned a degree in biochemistry at the University of Jamestown, and after graduate school she worked in the...
Shannon Brandt has pleaded guilty to running over and killing 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson last year. At a hearing on Thursday, May 18, Brandt entered a plea of guilty to manslaughter, a Class B felony which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. In accordance with a plea agreement, Foster County State’s Attorney Kara Brinster has now dropped the Class B felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident. The guilty plea comes just two weeks after the murder charge against Brandt was d...
Last week, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School District announced a new partnership with the Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC) to bring a unique opportunity to students. The CREC is offering a year-long field experience to upperclassmen at NR-S, giving them an opportunity to get hands-on experience in the agriculture industry while getting paid and earning high school credit. A “student research proposal guide” shared by the school details what the opportunity entails and what would be...
On Tuesday, June 6, voters will choose who should sit on the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board for the next three years. Zachary Smith is challenging incumbent Mike Schaefer for his 3-year position representing the former New Rockford district. Kyle Alfstad is running unopposed for a 3-year position representing the former Sheyenne district, currently held by Travis Benson. This is the first contested NR-S school board race in eight years, and each candidate has agreed to answer questions to...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Vandewalker pleads guilty and is sentenced in crude oil theft On May 11, Joseph Vandewalker pleaded guilty to a Class A felony of conspiracy to commit theft exceeding $50,000 and a Class C felony for trafficking in stolen property. Vandewalker is one of four men charged in the theft of $2.4 million of crude oil last year. According to court records, Vandewalker and three other individuals w...
At the second individual qualifier this season, NR-S freshman Jackson Schumacher punched his ticket to state golf. In the process, he also earned his lowest score yet this season and nearly took first place from one of the best high school golfers in North Dakota. The qualifier took place on Friday, May 19 at the CrossRoads Gold Club in Carrington, where par for the course was 72. With a score of 73, Schumacher finished just a single point over par and tied for first place with Central Cass...
After finishing their regular season with a 3-10 overall record, the SNR Black Sox were hoping to play upset at the Region III Tournament – and at first, that's exactly what happened. Round 1 of the tournament saw the South Border Mustangs play host to the Black Sox in Ashley, N.D. on Thursday, May 18. Earlier in the season, SNR had lost to South Border on two separate occasions. Once was a narrow 1-point loss, but the other was a complete shutout. Come playoff time, however, the Black Sox f...
On Friday evening, May 26, multiple residents reported a pair of explosions emanating from the south end of New Rockford. Minutes later, emergency responders were 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 a destroyed semi-truck. The mangled vehicle was facing north on 8th Street South, less than 100 yards from the railroad crossing and Fessenden Co-op Elevator. According to New Ro...
For the first time in eight years, there will be a contested election for a seat on the New Rockford-Sheyenne school board. Zachary Smith, a New Rockford resident and formerly a chiropractor at Nicolai Chiropractic, is running for the seat held by Mike Schaefer, the board's current vice president who has filed for reelection, setting up the first contested school board race since 2015. Meanwhile, the seat currently held by Travis Benson is also up for election, and Kyle Alfstad is challenging...
Construction season has arrived, and New Rockford is once again abuzz with the sounds of heavy machinery and road work. Early last week, crews began grading alleyways and gravel streets in town, and some roads were closed on Wednesday as the large milling machine was once again trundling down New Rockford's streets. The work is part of New Rockford's ongoing street improvement project. The project was supposed to conclude last fall, but as winter approached there were still a number of areas...
The North Country Trail is among the most scenic paths in America, and in two weeks’ time a hiking event is being held to celebrate its beauty while attempting to accomplish an ambitious goal. On Saturday, June 3 – National Trails Day – the Dakota Prairie Chapter (DPC) of the North Country Trail Association is sponsoring an event called Hike Every Mile – North Dakota. The plan is for hikers to come together and combine to hike the trail’s entire route through North Dakota in a single day. The DP...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Tribe plans to tear down dome, build new structures The beginning of two building projects along with a basketball tournament featuring teams from across the state and nation are in store for Turtle Mountain this summer. First, Tribal Chairman Jamie Azure said construction of a new wrestling complex will go up directly east of the current fitness center in Belcourt, N.D. It will serve as a h...
This photo and postcard, provided to the Transcript by Stan Kruger, provide an interesting glimpse of the city of Sheyenne on Nov. 17, 1913. The postcard was written by an individual named Anton Peterson, and sent to a Mr. James Olley in the state of Montana. Kruger said he remembers Anton, also known as "Tony," being in Sheyenne from when he was in high school. Kruger graduated in 1956. According to Kruger, Peterson was the general manager of the elevator in Sheyenne at the time the picture...
The Black Sox concluded their regular season with a split double header in Tolna last Saturday, ahead of Monday's region tournament in New Rockford. Their opponents were the Mustangs of Nelson County/Midkota, a region opponent equally eager to build momentum before the postseason. Unfortunately for them, however, Sheyenne-New Rockford's Keaton Cudworth was on the mound for game 1 of the double header. Cudworth had been outstanding against South Border in his previous start back on May 2, and he...
On Tuesday, May 16, New Rockford-Sheyenne golfers traveled to Mapleton for their first individual state qualifier. Not all would go to plan for the Rockets, however. The team's best golfer, Jackson Schumacher, didn't have the greatest front nine as he scored 14 over par. The difficult start meant that his much-improved back nine result – three over par – wasn't quite enough to qualify for state. Schumacher finished the meet with an overall score of 89. Par for the Maple River Golf Course in Map...
On Friday, May 5, NR-S students in grades K-6 received trees from the Eddy County Soil Conservation District (ECSCD) to celebrate Arbor Day, as well as the Tree City USA Celebration and the School Tree Project. New Rockford City Commission President Stuart Richter declared May 5 as Arbor Day at the commission's regular meeting on May 1. High school students Ty Jerrell and Talan Gehrtz of ECSCD handed out the trees, while New Rockford Tree Board member Claire Becker and National Honor Society...
On Tuesday, May 9, a dive crew from Montana arrived in New Rockford for spring cleaning at the city's water treatment plant. The crew was tasked with vacuuming the plant's clearwell, where treated water is stored underground before heading to the city's water tower and distributed to residents. Due to water plant construction last year, the treatment system that removes iron and manganese from the city's drinking water was temporarily bypassed, allowing those minerals to settle at the bottom of...
