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  • NDSCS reports high placement rates for graduates

    Dec 31, 2018

    North Dakota State College of Science’s 2018 Graduate Placement Report has revealed that 99 percent of the college’s 2018 career and technical education graduates are employed or continuing their education. NDSCS has consistently reported a 98 or 99 percent placement rate since 2010. Of the 29 programs reporting, 24 recorded 100 percent placement. The beginning average annual salary of a 2018 graduate is $40,872, which is more than a four percent increase over the previous year. According to information recently compiled by NDSCS, upon com...

  • Year in Review: Top 10 local stories of 2018

    ALlison Lindgren|Dec 31, 2018

    As we reach the end of another year, the "New Rockford Transcript" would like to share some of the top-read newspaper stories from 2018. The stories are shared in no particular order but were tracked electronically from readership of the newspaper's online edition and interaction with the articles on the Transcript's Facebook page. 1) July 8 severe storm: Residents of the communities of New Rockford and Sheyenne woke with a start on Sunday, July 8, around 3:30 a.m., as winds at speeds of up to...

  • Eddy County Sheriff's Update for December 2018

    Dec 31, 2018

    Drug charges filed after authorities search home Two New Rockford residents face charges after authorities searched a home located at 616 Third Avenue South on Dec. 3. Jerry Barrett-Fiebelkorn has been charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia, all misdemeanors. Kristen Ruppell’s charges include possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the criminal complaint, authorities found marijuana and various items used to store, weigh and i...

  • Local sales tax collections increase in third quarter

    Dec 31, 2018

    Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger announced Wednesday, Dec. 26 that North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases for the third quarter of 2018 increased. Taxable sales and purchases for July, August and September of 2018 were nearly $5.61 billion, an 18.17 percent increase over those months in 2017. “With the highest percent year-over-year increase since the third quarter of 2012, this is the best taxable sales and purchases report we’ve seen in several years.” Rauschenberger said. “We have been seeing moderate growth the past few quarters....

  • Eyes that see the good in things: Dec. 31, 2018

    ALlison Lindgren|Dec 31, 2018

    New Years was one of those few times of the year that as children, we got to have a Coke— and that made it a party! In our eyes, our New Year’s Eve parties were just as fun as Christmas, but the celebrations were very different. The Christmas celebration was a more quiet, worshipful celebration. New Year’s celebration was just to have fun. They were game nights, with contests and competitions. We had always gotten new games for Christmas and New Year’s was a great time to try them out. The games...