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The Nov. 8 midterm elections are just around the corner. Here in Eddy County, residents will vote for a number of candidates to fill county positions, including for sheriff, state's attorney and county auditor. However, only one local race in the upcoming general election is contested, as four candidates are vying for two positions on the Eddy County Commission. This month, each of those candidates will be given an opportunity to answer questions and introduce themselves to the community they ho...
On Tuesday, Sept. 27, Cooperstown Medical Center opened their brand new satellite clinic in New Rockford. The clinic is located in the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, and its entrance is near the Chapel along 13th Street. The clinic's hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The provider at the clinic is Liza Ystaas, nee Weber, a New Rockford native and 2002 graduate of NRHS. Ystaas obtained her master of science in nursing from University of North Dakota in 2020 and is...
Editor's Note: The Oct. 3 print edition, which contains this article, was printed before Shannon Brandt was charged with Class AA Felony Murder on Friday, Sept. 30. For the latest on the Ellingson murder investigation, please see the most recent article posted here: https://www.newrockfordtranscript.com/story/2022/09/26/news/shannon-brandt-charged-with-class-aa-felony-murder-bail-set-at-1-million/9163.html The tragic death of 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson has prompted fundraisers and displays of...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Former Griggs County sheriff accepts interim appointment In a letter dated Sept. 7, 2022, addressed to the Griggs County Commissioners, Sheriff Amberly Michaelis gave her intention to resign with her last day of employment set as Wednesday, Sept. 21. This was discussed in much detail at the commissioners meeting the following afternoon. In her letter, Michaelis stated, “Unfortunately, the...
Going into Cando on Friday, Sept. 23, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets must have been feeling pretty good about their chances. The Rockets had just won two straight games and were undefeated in region play, while the North Star Bearcats had just lost three in a row and were winless in Region 4. However, what occurred that Friday night was disastrous for NR-S. At first, the game began relatively close, a 93-yard kickoff return by Haydon Meier gave NR-S a 6-point boost to start the game, and by...
On Friday, Sept. 30, Shannon Brandt was arrested and charged with Murder, a Class AA Felony. After an alleged hit-and-run on Sept. 18 in McHenry, N.D., which resulted in the death of 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson, Brandt was charged with criminal vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal crash. According to a Sept. 30 press release from Foster County State's Attorney, Kara Brinster, Brandt's original charge of criminal vehicular homicide was dismissed, and has now been replaced with...
In the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 18, tragedy struck in McHenry, N.D., when a pedestrian was hit and killed shortly after the McHenry Days street dance. According to a press release from the N.D. Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson of Grace City, N.D., was killed after being struck by 41-year-old Shannon Joseph Brandt of McHenry, driving a 2003 Ford Explorer. The collision occurred at approximately 2:55 a.m. while Ellingson was walking on Jones Street, directly east of...
Nicolai Chiropractic Center, P.C. is welcoming a new, yet familiar chiropractor to the practice. Dr. Kimberly Weber, née Thompson, a graduate of New Rockford High School, will be joining Nicolai Chiropractic beginning Monday, Oct. 3. Weber, a mother of three daughters, has been living in the area with her family since 2016, but had been working at Qual Chiropractic in Jamestown since graduating from Logan University as a Doctor of Chiropractic. "I started a little bit in a different community,...
On Friday, Sept. 16, a routine traffic stop in New Rockford escalated into a chase reaching speeds that exceeded 110 miles per hour. According to court documents, 20-year-old Logan Dean Gigstad, a resident of Maddock, fled after Deputy Bennett Suave of the Eddy County Sheriff’s Department attempted to pull him over at around 11 p.m. Friday night. Gigstad was allegedly seen at a stop sign, before accelerating away at a high rate of speed westbound on Central Avenue in New Rockford. When t...
On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Eddy County Commissioners discussed alarming concerns regarding fire safety at the county’s courthouse. Ahead of fire prevention month, in October, Eddy County Emergency Manager Lisa Thompson said she was reviewing the courthouse’s current plans in case of a fire, intending to update names and numbers where necessary. But she first came across a part of the plan that states, “in the case of a fire, pull the alarm.” She told commissioners she didn’t recall where the...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Five-year goal set for new Fessenden fire hall A Fire Hall Feast was prepared and served to close to 100 supporters during the Fessenden Fire Protection District’s fundraising event held Sept. 4 in Fessenden. The department is raising the funds to build a new fire hall, something Fire Chief Bruce LaPlant said has been talked about for years. The department has decided now is the time to...
When it comes to high school football, there are few accomplishments sweeter than winning on Homecoming. That sweet taste was savored on Friday, Sept. 16, when a week of Homecoming celebrations in New Rockford culminated in a dominant win for the Rockets. Their opponents were the Benson County Wildcats, who simply couldn't keep up with the sheer speed and toughness of New Rockford's ball carriers. The Rockets' running attack was everything it needed to be, and then some. NR-S Junior Connor...
This time a year ago, the NR-S School Board rejected a policy that some feared would eliminate the classic “snow day.” Now, that policy is once again up for discussion, and board members had a far more favorable view of the proposed action at their most recent meeting. If passed, Policy ABAC would allow the New Rockford-Sheyenne School District to temporarily offer virtual instruction when “weather or other conditions” require that hours of in-person instruction be canceled. Back in Septemb...
The New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation (NRABC) has announced a groovy new opportunity for New Rockford’s youth. On Wednesday, Sept. 7, the NRABC received a $2,500 GIG Fund award from Arts Midwest, an organization dedicated to promoting creativity, nurturing cultural leadership and bringing vitality to midwest communities. Director of the NRABC, Amanda Hegland, announced the award will be used to fund a boys and girls youth dance camp this fall for kids ages three through nine. The camp w...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Five-year goal set for new Fessenden fire hall A Fire Hall Feast was prepared and served to close to 100 supporters during the Fessenden Fire Protection District’s fundraising event held Sept. 4 in Fessenden. The department is raising the funds to build a new fire hall, something Fire Chief Bruce LaPlant said has been talked about for years. The department has decided now is the time to fin...
With the loss of seniors like Nick Berglund, Koby Duda and Kaden Jensen, many feared Rocket football was destined for a season-long struggle in 2022. Those fears were likely stoked following the Rockets' blowout loss to the Cavalier Tornadoes on Sept. 2. And after news broke of the new football co-op between New Rockford-Sheyenne and Maddock Public School, some may have even begun pinning their hopes on 2023. But if this year's Rockets have proven anything, it's that they have no intention of wa...
As expected, on Monday, Sept. 12, the New Rockford-Sheyenne school board was presented with two amendments for a proposed football co-op agreement between NR-S and Maddock Public School. The agreement originally stated the team’s name would remain unchanged. However, following further discussion by the Maddock school board and community, a request was made to amend the name to, “New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock Rockets.” Discussion of the name change on Sept. 12 was relatively brief, as the room...
Bowling leagues are finally making their return to Wonder Lanes. Leagues haven't taken place at Wonder Lanes since the spring of 2020, when operations ground to a halt because of the COVID pandemic. The New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation (NRABC) purchased the bowling that fall after longtime owners Leroy and Pat Krueger decided to retire, and then raised more than $300,000 to renovate the space. Those renovations turned Wonder Lanes into one of the most modern bowling alleys in North Dakot...
It’s long been a tradition to cut out a nice photo in the newspaper, perhaps of your kids or of a relative, to remember the time they made the front page or got a good tackle during that week’s football game. However, the photos that actually make it into the print newspaper are only a fraction of the high-quality pics the Transcript takes every week. Over the course of a football game, for example, the photographer is likely to capture dozens of excellent photos, most of which, of course, can...
For many residents in New Rockford, a.k.a. the steam engine capital of North Dakota, and in the surrounding community, the month of September can only mean one thing: It's finally time for the Steam Threshers Reunion. From September 16-18, the 64th annual Central North Dakota Steam Threshers Reunion (CNDSTR) will take place at the Eddy County Fairgrounds, and once again attendees will have an opportunity to meet a very special and rare engine. This year's feature is Rumley, a company founded in...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Shack-tastic Hungry customers jonesing for their caffeinated fix in the mornings have found a willing portable provider in Brittany Fieiger’s Happy Camper in the past few years. After hauling the charming old pink trailer behind her pickup in front of Farmers Union Insurance/Harildstad Tax Service, or setting up her business at local events, Fiebiger wanted a more permanent location to sel...
On Friday, Sept. 2, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets took on an old nemesis: the Cavalier Tornadoes. Though NR-S had just come off an impressive win the week prior, the Rockets undoubtedly faced a tougher challenge against Cavalier, who are pegged as one of the best 9-man football teams in North Dakota and are expected to compete for this year's state title. To make matters more difficult, Rockets Head Coach Elliott Belquist wasn't on his team's sideline, as he traveled to Nebraska to watch...
The aroma of freshly-brewed coffee and tasty treats has returned to downtown New Rockford. With its stylish interior and trendy clothes, Emma Myhre first opened Flair Boutique & Coffee in late June, just in time for the Summer Street Market. Though customers were able to purchase and enjoy much of what Flair Boutique had to offer - such as clothes, hats, hand bags, and jewelry - the much-anticipated coffee shop wasn't quite ready. "There were just a lot of things to go through," said Myhre on...
A small, rural community is reeling following an apparent murder-suicide in Towner County. On Monday, Aug. 29, deputies from the Towner County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of four unresponsive individuals in a wheat field southwest of Cando, N.D. According to a press release from Towner County Sheriff Andrew Hillier, the bodies were located on the 6100 Block of 66th Street Northeast. The scene was secured by the Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal...
Major changes are on the way for Rocket football in 2023. At the NR-S School Board's regular meeting on August 8, board members discussed, at length, a draft football co-op agreement between NR-S and Maddock Public School (MPS). That discussion ended with unanimous approval of the agreement by NR-S board members, sending the co-op proposal to Maddock's administrators for their approval or disapproval. MPS Athletic Director, Shannon Louder, told the Transcript on Aug. 29 that they've also now...
