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Clark Baker of Ft. Totten, the man accused of burglarizing a storage container in Sheyenne, has been taken into custody. In the late evening hours of Thursday, Jan. 26, Baker allegedly grabbed a metal bar and used it to break the lock on a storage container in Sheyenne, before rummaging through unlocked cars nearby. According to court documents, the whole thing was caught on a security camera at Route 281. A warrant for Baker’s arrest was issued on Feb. 1, and he was apprehended on Thursday, F...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Suspects in Valentine’s Day shooting apprehended by law enforcement On Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, at approximately 5 p.m., Watford City police responded to shots fired on 2nd Street NE within Watford City limits. No one was injured and only property damage was reported. With the assistance of the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office, a suspect was located when two occupants of a vehicle were later...
On Monday, February 27, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets ended their season after falling to the Warwick Warriors in an overtime thriller. The matchup was an all-important play-in game: the winner would go on to the regional tournament, and the losing team ended their season. At first, the 4-15 Rockets looked well on their way to an upset over the 15-6 Warriors. Nearly eight minutes into the game, NR-S boasted a double-digit lead while holding Warwick to a measly two points for most of the...
Shortly after 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19, law enforcement responded to a shooting at Rindy's Bar in Sheyenne, N.D. that left one man dead. The victim was identifed Monday as 30-year-old Troyal Thumb of Sheyenne. On Wednesday, Feb. 22, 45-year-old Nicholas Poitra, the man authorities allege shot and killed Thumb, was taken into custody after a 65-hour-long multi-agency manhunt. Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies said Poitra was discovered at around noon on Wednesday on County Road 12 in Eddy County,...
Every February, the Career and Technical Education (CTE) community celebrates CTE month to raise awareness of the role they play in readying students for success after high school. CTE is widely credited with providing students the academic and technical skills, knowledge and training to succeed in their future careers. According to careertech.org, around 12 million students in both high school and college are enrolled in CTE, where they are prepared for the world of work by introducing them to...
This year's North Dakota Academic All-State teams have been selected, and New Rockford-Sheyenne's Kyria Dockter is among those recognized with an honorable mention. All totaled, 202 high schoolers in North Dakota were nominated by their school's principal and went on to compete for statewide recognition in either the Class A or Class B divisions. Each student was named to either the Gold, Silver, Bronze or Honorable Mention team. Dockter, as a member of the Honorable Mention team, will receive a...
For adolescents dealing with bullying, depression or suicidal thoughts, there is now a “safe harbor” right here in New Rockford. Safe Harbor- Stand for the Silent, is the newly created New Rockford chapter of Stand for the Silent, an organization with a mission to address the realities of school bullying and its life and death consequences. Stand for the Silent was started in May 2010 by Kirk and Laura Smalley, whose 11-year-old son, Ty, took his own life after suffering from bullying for over t...
On Saturday, Feb. 18, the community was treated to a fun night of laughter, games and competition at the New Rockford Eagles Club. The New Rockford Community Foundation hosted the event, which included dinner at 6 p.m. and games later that night. The evening's main event, "The Feud," filled the room with boisterous laughter as 10 teams of five competed head-to-head in a points race. The format was essentially the same as the famous "Family Feud" game show, with each team having a team member...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Elk Saltwater Disposal site explodes, severely injuring man On Friday, Feb. 10, an explosion was heard at 10:26 p.m. The Elk Saltwater Disposal, near the intersection of 35th St. NW and Highway 85 in Alexander, erupted and became engulfed in flames. At the time of the incident, there was one male truck driver on the scene, presumably off-loading from his truck. He was seriously injured w...
On Friday, Feb. 17, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the Four Winds/Minnewauken Indians and recognized their graduating seniors. Ahead of the final regular season home game of their high school careers, NR-S seniors Haydon Meier and Trevor Waldo stood center court and received recognition for senior night. And for the first time this season, both were on the starting lineup. Throughout most of the season, Meier had been recovering from a fractured leg suffered during last year's football...
Ever since the New Rockford and Sheyenne schools merged to form New Rockford-Sheyenne School District #2 in 2006, its school board has consisted of members from both the former New Rockford and Sheyenne school districts. Now, that could be about to change. At the school board’s regular meeting on Feb. 13, New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board President, Mike Jacobson, proposed forgoing the old New Rockford and Sheyenne district requirements for school board elections. But first, he’s seeking the...
Laura Hager, New Rockford-Sheyenne's middle school math teacher, has been named the NR-S School District's Teacher of the Year. The annual honor was announced at the school board's regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 13, by NR-S Superintendent Jill Louters, and she had nothing but praise for Hager's years of service to the district. "Her experience in the district and focus on learning outcomes and student health is exemplary," said Louters. A graduate of New Rockford High School, Hager began her te...
New Rockford's own Nathan Olds has been elected president. Board President of the Self Advocacy Solutions, N.D. Executive Committee, that is. Self Advocacy Solutions (SAS) N.D. is a non-profit organization with a mission to inspire and support people with disabilities, and to hopefully influence change where it's needed. And now Olds, who's been a part of SAS since 2011, has an even larger role to play in that mission. "I was shocked," recalled Olds about finding out he was elected. "It was...
At their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 13, the New Rockford-Sheyenne school board took a first step towards significant changes to the school’s graduation requirements. Attending the school board meeting to present the proposed changes were high school principal Avolt Baumbach, Dean of Students Tasha Skogen, NR-S faculty member Tyler Cook and Chelsea Swart, the parent of three students attending NR-S. They are members of the graduation requirements committee, along with a number of other f...
The Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford (CASNR) raised a lot of money for Giving Hearts Day. CASNR Manager Angie Hopfauf said Tuesday that the organization raised nearly $44,000 for their local emergency responders at this year's event. The annual fundraising effort kicked off with a massive $27,000 donation courtesy of the New Rockford Eagles Club. "Special thank you to the Eagles Club for their very generous donation of $27,000 and all other businesses and individual donors who...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Man charged with aggravated assault following a stabbing near Arnegard Monty Lee Parker III, 30, of Beaumont, Texas, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a Class C felony, after allegedly stabbing a man near Arnegard, N.D. At around 5 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from the McKenzie County Hospital where a wit...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets have broken a seven-game losing streak with wins over the Hatton/Northwood Thunder and Benson County Wildcats. On Saturday, Feb. 11, the Rockets began their two-game winning streak in Hatton, where they breezed to their most comfortable win of the season. In the first quarter alone NR-S scored 24 points and held Hatton/Northwood, who'd only won a single game this season, to just 13. Making his triumphant return to the court for the first time since suffering a...
POSTED February 21, 2023 Formal charges have been filed against the man authorities believe shot and killed another man outside Rindy's Bar in Sheyenne on Sunday, Feb. 19. Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies confirmed that one male victim, identified as 30-year-old Troyal Thumb, was transported to the CHI St. Alexius Medical Center in Carrington, where he died as a result of his injuries. A suspect has been identified as 45-year-old Nicholas Poitra, and a multi-agency manhunt is currently underway.... Full story
WED, FEB. 22 @ 12:55 PM Nicholas Poitra, the man police say shot and killed another man at Rindy's Bar in Sheyenne on Sunday, Feb. 19, has been taken into custody. Eddy County Sheriff, Paul Lies, said Poitra was discovered at around noon on Wednesday, February 22, by a local farmer on County Road 12 in Eddy County, between 27th and 26th Street. Lies said the farmer saw him walking and held him at gunpoint until law enforcement arrived. Poitra is being transported to the Lake Region Law... Full story
In the late evening hours of Thursday, Jan. 26, a security camera at Route 281 in Sheyenne caught a man breaking into a storage container and rummaging through nearby vehicles. According to court documents, the camera showed Clark Baker of Fort Totten grabbing a “metal bar” from a nearby junk pile and using it to break the lock on the storage container. “The individual was then seen entering the storage unit, rummaging around, exiting the storage unit, and rummaging around several unloc...
Eddy County is again on the lookout for a new NDSU Extension Agent. Chandy Howard, who took over the position in May 2020, handed county commissioners her letter of resignation at their Feb. 7 regular meeting. Her last day at the office will be Tuesday, Feb. 28. "As you know, my husband and I welcomed our first child last year and I have been given the opportunity to stay home with my child and focus on the needs of my family and our family farm," wrote Howard in her letter of resignation. "I'm...
The Jamestown Drag Racing Association (JDRA) is trying once again to bring drag racing to Eddy County. Mike Trautman, president of the JDRA, appeared in person at the Eddy County Commission's regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 8, to discuss holding a drag race on County Road 12, a.k.a. Munster Road, in western Eddy County. Until relatively recently, the JDRA had been allowed to hold their events at the regional airport in Jamestown, which they had been doing without issue for two decades....
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Sky Dancer Casino security helps nab alleged murderer A security supervisor at Sky Dancer Casino and Resort in Belcourt contacted federal authorities on New Year’s Day when one man tried to collect nearly $5,000 in winnings but could not produce a social security number. Producing a valid social security number is required to collect winnings over a certain amount. The man’s name is Fidel...
New Rockford native Haley Risovi is very, very strong. Last weekend, after overpowering her competition in charmingly-named events like the Deadlift Ladder from Hell, Risovi was crowned Women's Heavyweight Champion at Dakota Barbell's Winter Classic in Fargo. Dakota Barbell is housed inside the also charmingly-named Edgar's House of Pain, a private gym dedicated to developing athletes in powerlifting, strongman and other strength sports in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Their most recent Winter...
“She ripped off the school district and you were an accomplice to it.” Those pointed words from District Court Judge, Donovan Foughty, were directed at Carolyn Nelson during a sentencing hearing in Devils Lake on Friday, Jan. 27. Nelson, a former elected member of the Oberon School Board, had been found guilty of conspiring with Laura Schnieber-Bruns (LSB) to steal over $150,000 from the Oberon School District in 2019 and 2020. Schnieber-Bruns, who was accused of fraudulently representing her...
