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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...
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...
