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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...
Hailey Crosswhite is embarking on the fight of her life, literally. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, Crosswhite was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of stage IV breast cancer. Then, her life was given an expiration date. "[Twelve] short days ago a doctor sat me down, held my hand and said 1-2 years," wrote Crosswhite in an inspirational Facebook post on Jan. 29. "He looked me in the eyes and his eyes filled with tears before he could even get the words out." The rare form of cancer is called...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Hillsboro City Commissioners OK pay hike for themselves in 4-1 vote At their regular January meeting, Hillsboro City Commissioners voted 4-1 to increase their annual salary from $1,800 to $4,800 per year, and to increase the Commission President’s yearly salary from $2,400 to $6,600 per year. To offset the higher salaries, commissioners eliminated insurance benefits that had previously bee...
Last week, New Rockford-Sheyenne was handed a couple of losses by regional teams, beginning with the North Prairie Cougars. The Cougars arrived in New Rockford on Thursday, Jan. 26 boasting an 11-2 overall record, and they showed the Rockets how they earned such a strong record that evening. North Prairie relied on a trio of excellent shooters – Blake Mattson, Jeffery Rosinski and Mitchell Leas – to do most of their scoring. The three of them accounted for all of their teams' first-quarter poi...
Once a year, just before Valentine’s Day, communities throughout North Dakota and Minnesota come together for Giving Hearts Day, a 24-hour period to support local charities and organizations. Here in New Rockford, the Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford (CASNR) is once again participating in the event, which is on Thursday, Feb. 9. This year, CASNR has an ambitious goal to raise $59,700 to help fund the necessary expenses that keep CASNR fully operational and capable of saving lives, s...
Following the announcement of an anticipated increase in Eddy County land values, the Eddy County Soils Committee approved a 5 percent increase in cropland and a 2 percent increase in non-cropland valuation for 2023. Back in December, The N.D. State Tax Department announced the 2023 average value per acre for all agricultural land in Eddy County to be $628.41 an acre. This time last year, that number was $598.66 - an increase of 4.73 percent. Similar increases were fairly common throughout the...
While most of Eddy County is now represented by District 14 legislators, the northeast corner of the county is not. That's because the entire Spirit Lake Nation Reservation, a portion of which extends into northeast Eddy County, is now within neighboring District 15. The reservation used to be split into multiple districts, but during the 2021 redistricting process, legislators prioritized keeping North Dakota's reservations together, even if it meant splitting up counties. Now, the district...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Threatening behavior leads to shelter order The arrest of 44-year-old Eric Standing on Saturday, Jan. 14 in Crosby, following a shelter in place order, has led to questions about why the man hadn’t received help sooner. Standing was arrested after allegedly discharging a firearm within city limits, but community members have since painted a picture of a man that had already been in cri...
On Friday, Jan. 20, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the St. John Woodchucks, and once again showed just how far they've come since the season began. The Woodchucks came into town with a respectable 6-3 overall record. Compared to the Rockets' record of 1-6, one might understand why the Woodchucks probably expected a win. Admittedly, St. John looked like the better team in the first quarter, having outscored the Rockets 11-7 in the first eight minutes. But NR-S turned the tables in the...
Roughrider Feeds, a local full-service Purina feed dealer, has recently partnered with Arrowquip to provide new equipment to livestock producers in the area, including safe and effective hydraulic and manual cattle chutes. These chutes allow ranchers to separate and safely restrain cattle in order to provide medical care or any number of necessary procedures. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, local ranchers attended an open house in western Eddy County to view the new equipment on offer. Roughrider Feeds'...
Last October, a group of hunters descended upon a harvested bean field for an early-morning duck hunt in eastern Eddy County, but the hunt was ruined soon after due to an altercation with a nearby landowner. The confrontation was caught on video and uploaded to YouTube by one of the hunters, and has since been watched more than 2.5 million times. The video shows Jeffrey Erman approaching the hunters, who had set up along his property line. He then interrupts the ongoing hunt and begins berating...
Dads, it’s about time to sharpen up those dancing skills. That’s because this February, you and your special princess are invited to the New Rockford Park District’s inaugural daddy-daughter dance! Dubbed, “A night with the princesses,” this event offers a wonderful chance to bond with your princess while building memories that’ll last a lifetime. Park District Director, Dennis Nybo, said, “I think that it’s something new and unique, and a way for the dads and the daughters to spend their own...
The 68th North Dakota Legislative Assembly got underway on Jan. 3, and for the first time in a decade, New Rockford and Eddy County are not being represented by District 23 legislators. Following the 2020 census and subsequent redistricting process, most of Eddy County was moved into District 14, as urbanization forced rural districts to become larger. The old District 23 was eliminated entirely. District 23 legislators who used to represent Eddy County, Joan Heckaman and Bill Devlin, have since...
It was a long time coming, but the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets finally have a mark in the win column. Hosting the Washburn Cardinals on Saturday, Jan. 14, the Rockets were in desperate need of a big win if they had any hope of turning their season around, as this game would be their last before facing regional opponents. Though the Rockets entered Saturday's game winless, the Cardinals hadn't been enjoying a great season either, having won just three games to seven losses - if ever there was...
The New Rockford Park District's ice rink is finally open for skating. The rink's first day was Wednesday, Jan. 11, and Dennis Nybo, park district director, couldn't have been happier to see it full of kids and local residents all day long. "It feels good," said Nybo, as a group of seventh graders were enjoying the rink for gym class. "... We're having fun!" Residents interested in skating this year will undoubtedly notice some major differences between this year's rink and the rinks of years...
Full of history-making firsts, exciting developments and unfortunate tragedy, 2022 was undoubtedly a memorable year, and the “New Rockford Transcript” captured it all in our weekly paper. This is the final installment of our year-in-review series, which caps off the year’s stories from September through December, a period of the year which was filled with important local news events. Grace City teen killed in McHenry Perhaps the most memorable story from 2022 was the tragic death of 18-year-old...
As of Tuesday, Jan. 10, snow emergency declarations had been issued by both the City of New Rockford and Eddy County. Eddy County Commissioners held a special meeting on Thursday, Jan. 6, where the commission unanimously carried a motion to declare the snow emergency. The Eddy County declaration states, in part, "repeated snow and repeated back-to-back multi-day blizzards have occurred in Eddy County causing a huge burden on Townships, Cities and County road departments." It goes on to say that...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board spent much of their monthly meeting last Monday considering a professional fundraising firm to raise money for the second gym project. The price tag for the project, while fluid, has ballooned since the gym was first considered. At their meeting on Jan. 9, board members acknowledged the project would likely cost more than $4 million. The district has said all along, and maintains to this day, that taxes will not be raised to fund the project, and they...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Montana woman killed in accident south of Williston Around six miles south of Willison on Monday, Dec. 26, Betty Lee, a 61-year-old from Sidney, Montana, was killed in a car accident on Highway 85. According to the reports of the accident, Lee was driving northbound in her 2008 Ford F-150 when she lost control of her vehicle and slid into oncoming traffic. She then struck a 2021 Ram 500 h...
On Saturday, Jan. 7, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets, offensively, played their best game of the season. Unfortunately for them, the Wilton-Wing Miners were even better. The first quarter of Saturday's game in Wilton was a back and forth battle. The Rockets, in particular Easton Simon, were shooting contested jumpers and hitting their mark. The Miners, however, were showing off just-as-impressive accuracy from downtown. In the first eight minutes alone they cashed in three shots from beyond...
An abandoned home in New Rockford has been destroyed after being engulfed by flames in the early morning hours of Saturday, Dec. 31. New Rockford Fire Chief, Brian Hopfauf, said his department arrived at the scene, located on the 1200 block of 4th Avenue North, at around 5:17 a.m. to find the home already consumed by fire. "When we showed up the house was fully engulfed," said Hopfauf, "so we made a decision not to run any hydrant water and just protect the structure to the west." Firefighters...
Full of history-making firsts, exciting developments and unfortunate tragedy, 2022 was undoubtedly a memorable year, and the New Rockford Transcript captured much of it in our weekly paper. This week we’re continuing our year-in-review series by re-sharing some of last year’s most memorable stories from May through August. Archery Champ In 2022, Sheyenne became home to the best male archer in the nation. Layton Jacobson, a seventh grader at New Rockford-Sheyenne school and a resident of She...
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, County Commissioners heard an update from Eddy County Emergency Manager, Lisa Thompson, regarding the county’s effort to install an alarm system at the courthouse. At the commission’s September meeting, Thompson revealed the courthouse was fitted with outdated fire extinguishers, had zero working smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, and no fire alarm system. New fire extinguishers and smoke/carbon monoxide alarms were brought in soon after the problem was discovered, but ins...
