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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...
At their regular meeting on Monday, May 8, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board accepted the resignations of Heather Klocke and Monica Meadows. Klocke, the district’s elementary music teacher, was at the center of controversy in March when the school board was considering reducing the music program by one full-time teacher. Dozens of community members, students and fellow staff argued on behalf of Klocke and the school’s other music teacher, Annette Hovey, at a subsequent board meeting, and...
Tia Davis is still enduring the fight of her life, and her local community is being invited to lend a hand. Davis' health took a turn for the worse after giving birth to two adorable twin babies – Jayla and Jeffrey – in October of last year. After being diagnosed with preeclampsia at her last obstetrics appointment on Oct. 24, 2022, Davis was rushed to Bismarck via ambulance to give birth a week early. To everyone's great relief, the delivery itself was successful, and Jayla and Jeffrey hav...
With spring weather having finally stumbled its way into North Dakota, the New Rockford Park District has been hard at work preparing for this summer’s activities. In celebration of their 100th anniversary, the Park District held a celebration and summer activities sign-up on April 30, but Dennis Nybo, Park District director, said there are still plenty of openings for those interested. In particular, Nybo said they’re searching for a Cal Ripkin coach for 12U baseball, as well as pool cas...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Brandt’s murder charge reduced to manslaughter Shannon Brandt, the man accused of running down and killing a teenager last year, now faces a less severe charge. On Saturday, April 27, Foster County State’s Attorney Kara Brinster filed a motion to reduce the Class AA felony murder charge against Brandt to a Class B felony charge of manslaughter. Following that motion, Brandt’s defense...
After a disappointing stretch of losses, the Sheyenne-New Rockford Black Sox marked a tally in the win column on Saturday, May 6. The Sox traveled to Rugby for a double-header against the Velva-Drake/Anamoose Aggies and Rugby Panthers, and they were looking to recover from a 6-game skid. Thankfully for them, Alex Weisenburger would be starting against Rugby on the mound that day. In five innings of work, Weisenburger allowed just two hits and no runs, gave up only three walks and struck out...
With spring weather also comes high school golf, and the Rockets' golf team opened their season with meets at Detroit Lakes, Minn. and Oxbow, N.D. On the team this year are Jackson Schumacher, Shaun Reimche, Dashyl Bichler, Ashton Reimche, Kage Walford and Jacob Louters. The team's first outing was at the Lakeview Golf Course in Detroit Lakes on May 2, where NR-S freshman Jackson Schumacher impressed with a score of 73, just nine points over par. Out of 58 golfers in attendance from 10 different...
On Wednesday, May 17, law enforcement were present at the New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School due to what the school described as a "suspicious community event" in a Facebook post. No other details were provided by the school, but Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies cleared up the situation with the Transcript. Lies explained that a weapon was stolen from a vehicle in New Rockford approximately two or three weeks ago, and that they had recently identified two "juveniles of interest" in the theft....
