Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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On Sunday, Sept. 8, the Eddy County 4-H'ers gathered at the New Rockford Eagles Club for their annual Round Up event. During the Round Up awards ceremony, several special awards were handed out. Winners were as follows: • Overall 1st Year Achievement Award: Kenny Helseth • Overall 2nd Year Achievement Award: Leah Steele • Overall 3rd Year Achievement Award: Liza Steele • Achievement 13 & Under Award: Cordell Myhre • Agronomy Award: Cordell Myhre • Beef Calf Award: Cade Helseth • Sewing and Te...
Patti Larson visited Marilynn Kruger at Room 6, Grace Lane, Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford on Wednesday. Later in the week, Joanna and Patti helped Margo pick melons and tomatoes at the Kruger farm. Eddy County 4-H Roundup awards night and supper was held this year at the New Rockford Eagles Club. Several Sheyenne families attended as the youth were recognized for their achievements for the year. 4-H'ers will be serving a roast beef dinner at the Central North Dakota Steam Threshers Reunion the weekend of September 21. It wa...
Every day, blatant lies are told by politicians, spread on social media and retold by so-called “news” networks – and too often these lies go unchecked. Arguably, this has led to Americans in 2024 being the most purposefully misled population in U.S. history. After all, it’s impossible to know every relevant fact off the top of our heads, meanwhile the age of social media has made it easier than ever to spread lies. So, in an effort to combat this epidemic of misinformation, here is a list of...
Add the Myhre sibling to the list of youth donors to the Rockford Theatre fundraising effort. They have been selling baked goods this summer at the street markets, Sheyenne farmers market and city wide rummage sales. They will also sell baked goods at the Central North Dakota Steam Threshers Reunion on Sept. 20-22, with proceeds going to the theatre. Cordell, Weston and Brooklyn are the children of James and Shirley Myhre....
Every three years, CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to better understand health and well-being at an individual and community level. We need your input to help us understand the needs of our community and identify how CHI can best meet those needs. As part of our needs assessment, we are conducting a survey to help identify health needs in our community. Those identified needs will inform the development of a strategic plan to help CHI meet ou... Full story
It's official. The Eddy County Commission appointed Becki Schumacher permanent county auditor on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Schumacher began her tenure with the county on January 22, when she was appointed Interim Auditor after Patty Williams resigned effective January 1. In the months since, the county has taken most of the necessary steps to convert the auditor and treasurer from elected to appointed positions. The commission unanimously adopted a preliminary resolution explaining their intent to make...
Sheyenne GRIT has been recognized by the Governor of North Dakota for their extensive efforts to support the community of Sheyenne in recent years. At the 2024 Main Street North Dakota summit in Watford City, which took place from Aug. 27-29, the non-profit community development organization won the Smart, Efficient Infrastructure Award. "The Sheyenne GRIT program has revitalized the community through various initiatives, including purchasing and renovating abandoned properties, improving public...
At the regular city commission meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 4, commissioners heard from a New Rockford resident, Christina Anderson, regarding the city’s water quality. Anderson brought with her several samples of water showing its quality before and after a recent flush of her waterlines. She told of “white sinkers” being present in the murky water, which had been clogging up her pipes at home. Indeed, one of the jars she placed on the commission table contained brown and murky water, with a whi...
The walls are up for the new county shop in Sheyenne. CK Construction was at the site Tuesday, Sept. 3 doing dirt work on the north side of the structure. The 50-by-60 foot shop is located just north of the intersection of Warsing Ave and 2nd Street South in Sheyenne....
The Carrington Medical Center Foundation is your host for Harvest Fest 2024. It's the fundraising event of the season, brimming with bushels of good eats and quality live entertainment. It all takes place at the Foster County Fairgrounds west of Carrington on Saturday, Sept. 28. The three course, buffet style meal will be served at 5:30 p.m., with a cash bar provided by Headlock's. Then kick back and take in the talents of Duelly Noted, a one-of-a-kind female dueling piano act, sponsored by...
Students from the NRHS Class of 1974 were at the Wonder Lanes on Sunday, Sept. 1 to celebrate 50 years since they graduated high school together....
Northern Plains Electric Cooperative (NPEC) recently teamed up with CoBank, Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Rural Development Finance Corporation (RDFC) to donate $33,000 to non-profit organizations who contribute to the communities that NPEC serves. At their June board meeting, NPEC board of directors approved a donation of $10,000 to be split among four non-profit organizations in their service area. By teaming up with CoBank and Basin Electric Power, Northern Plains helped the following...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Missing child in Casselton reunited with family Social media was abuzz on Sunday evening, August 25, in Casselton as concerned citizens announced a 5-year-old child had been missing for 30 minutes. According to a Cass County Sheriff’s Report, approximately one hour after the child was reported missing, there was a safe reunification with the family. Around 8:45 p.m. Sunday evening, the Cas...
The $250 blackout had a lucky winner when Dianne Hanson called bingo last Saturday night. Other volunteers for Sheyenne Civic Association were Tim Hartl and Randy Keller selling cards and Darlene Kolstad serving lunch. Saturday, Sept. 7, when Sheyenne GRIT hosts, the blackout will be back to $175. The Sheyenne area saw another 1.80 inches of rain last week on Wednesday night. Combines didn't get rolling again for a couple days after that. The beautiful Labor Day weekend saw a lot of boat traffic on Sunday due to calm winds. The Sheyenne...
Days are starting to get shorter, baseball is over, and the pool is closed for the season. This can only mean one thing – fall is here! I realize how difficult and frustrating this summer was for not only us, but the community as well with a very wet and rainy baseball season, and getting the pool up and running so late into the season. So, I just want to say thank you so much for the incredible amount of patience everyone had with me as I learned and adjusted to this job. I am extremely grateful to the board for taking the gamble on me, as I w...
The nursing program at Lake Region State College is on a winning streak, capped most recently with top-level student pass rates on the national nursing accreditation test, the NCLEX. Lake Region is a partner in the Dakota Nursing Program (DNP) – a consortium of four colleges in the state along with Bismarck State College, Dakota College at Bottineau and Williston State College. According to their website, dakotanursing.org, the four programs collaborate to provide courses through video conferences and face-to-face labs and clinicals. Every q...
Even though she doesn't get paid, she still puts in the time and the work. The New Rockford Chamber has selected Tiffany Schaefer as the August Employee of the Month. This mother of four keeps three concession stands at local sporting events operating efficiently year-round, a role she gladly fulfills. Schaefer began her tenure on the Rocket Boosters board of directors in 2016, when her oldest son Connor was in fifth grade. She and her husband Mike later joined the SNR Baseball board in 2020. No...
On Wednesday, August 21, the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office executed a coordinated operation that resulted in the issuing of 18 various citations. The charges largely related to traffic incidents, such as driving under suspension, speeding violations and failure to wear seatbelt, to name a few. Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies said they had a few extra officers on duty to execute a search warrant, and therefore decided to utilize the extra manpower to crack down on traffic and other violations. T...
NR-S third grader Bradleigh Weber recently donated $200 to the Rockford Theatre rebuild fund. She set up her lemonade stand at her grandparents' house in New Rockford in mid-August and chose to donate a portion of her proceeds to the rebuild of the Rockford Theatre. Bradleigh is the daughter of Levi and Chelsey Weber....
On Thursday, Aug. 22, students were once again filing into New Rockford-Sheyenne School, marking the end of summer break and kicking off yet another year of learning. In the days since, many of those students have been getting to know the district's seven new teachers. Last week, we introduced three, and in this edition we highlight the other four. Ellen Lagunzad is the district's new high school English teacher. She is originally from the city of Manila in the Philippines, where she said she's...
Late and inconsistent mail delivery of newspapers is threatening the future of the industry, the director of the North Dakota Newspaper Association said during a roundtable discussion Monday with representatives from the United States Postal Service. Cecile Wehrman, the NDNA’s executive director and a weekly newspaper publisher herself, said weekly newspapers especially are susceptible to what she considers poor service from the USPS. Weeklies generally are their community’s sole provider of news, she said, and some either have limited onl...
September is here and that means a new 4-H year! 4-H is a program that enhances life skills in kids ages 5 through 18 (Kids must be these ages by September 1 of the current year to enroll). The four H’s stand for Head, Heart, Hands and Health. The 4-H Pledge is, “I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living for my club, my community, my country and my world.” Kids not only learn valuable life skills through projects and activities, but also commit to volun...
More than 550 students graduated with degrees from Bismarck State College, in Bismarck, N.D., after completing the Spring 2024 semester. The graduates were recognized at the college's 84th commencement ceremony held on May 10, 2024, at the Bismarck Event Center. Students who completed the coursework to earn degrees from BSC in Fall 2023 and Summer 2024 were also eligible to walk across the stage during the commencement ceremony to receive their diplomas. The 2024 BSC Commencement speaker was BSC Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Deb Hoistad....
Jeff Labrensz called bingo for the Sheyenne Fire Department on August 24. Dave and Bryan Rieger sold cards. Becky Ames and Diane Karlsbraaten served lunch. Blackout was $250 on the last Saturday in August (31st) when Sheyenne Civic Association hosted. Trucks are starting to bring the wheat harvest in as area farmers began combining small grains. Cement trucks, gravel trucks and pavement crews were also seen working on projects in Sheyenne. Garden produce of sweet corn, tomatoes, cucumbers and more brought three growers to the Sheyenne Farmers...
This August a food program for Spirit Lake Nation in northeastern North Dakota had to send people home without block cheese and pork. Soon the center will be without dozens of items, and they don’t know when the shortages will end. Since May, many enrolled in the Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) and senior commodity food programs have faced such shortages. Delayed, incomplete or missing deliveries increased after the U.S. Department of Agriculture switched to a single distribution and warehouse provider for all o...
