Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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It has been a while since I have updated producers on upcoming NDSU Extension events, so there are many I wanted to discuss including a Sunflower Production Meeting which I hope will encourage producers to consider sunflowers in their crop rotation in the future. "Getting it Right Crop Production Webinars" are annual conferences held between December and March featuring the latest research-based production information presented by NDSU specialists. Half of the licensed private pesticide...
Valentine's Day is a special time for sharing love. This year, St. John's Catholic Church and the New Rockford Eagles Club are teaming up to host a special Valentine's Day dinner to spread some love to youth who have experienced physical or emotional trauma. The recipient of the proceeds, Home On The Range, is located in western North Dakota near Sentinel Butte. It is a therapeutic working ranch that provides education, therapy, spiritual guidance, and recreational and work activities to disadvantaged and troubled youth. Started in 1950 as...
If Nicholas Poitra is to stand trial for murder, there’s no longer any question of where it will be. On December 22, 2023, District Court Judge James Hovey rejected a motion for change of venue, meaning Eddy County could soon host its first murder trial since 1997. Poitra is facing trial after allegedly shooting and killing Troyal Thumb at a bar in Sheyenne, N.D. last February. He led law enforcement on a 65-hour-long manhunt afterwards, and eventually pleaded not guilty to several felony charge...
Twice a year the New Rockford Transcript features exclusive stories about college grads, scholars, athletes and performers from the area in an effort to celebrate student successes with our readers. If you or a student you know has been accepted into a program, made the Dean’s List, received a scholarship, earned a degree or been recognized for his or her collegiate performance during the Fall 2023 semester, we want to hear about it. Submit your news by e-mail to [email protected] or call us at 701-947-2417. Deadline for submissions is T...
When students of New Rockford-Sheyenne returned to school following winter break, a new music teacher was waiting for them. Drew Relling, a 2023 graduate of North Dakota State University, has been hired to teach secondary music education at NR-S as a long-term substitute. That brings the district's music program back to its usual two teachers, as Jeff Ingerson – who taught music to all grades in the first semester – will transition to mostly elementary music education. The move also keeps the...
On Saturday, Jan. 13, hundreds braved the frigid temperatures to attend the New Rockford Eagles Club's annual gun raffle. Up for grabs were 100 different firearms plus the grand prize of a 2023 Can Am Defender. In addition, attenddees could purchase tickets to win other prizes on the New Rockford Fire Department table raffles, shown above. Some of the guns included Henry Goldenboy .22 LR, a Radical Firearms AR-15 and a Ruger American 6.5, just to name a few. Big winners of the night were locals...
North Dakota State University Extension will host the ninth annual Field to Fork “Wednesday Webinar series Feb. 21 through May 1. The webinars will be held online from 2 to 3 p.m. Central. Experts from across the region will provide information about growing, preserving and preparing specialty-crop fruits and vegetables safely. The webinars are free but preregistration is required. Register at the NDSU Extension Field to Fork webpage (www.ag.ndsu.edu/fieldtofork). Participants will be receive email reminders each week. If participants are unabl...
Jamestown, N.D. - Advanced Business Methods (ABM), a North Dakota office products and solutions company headquartered in West Fargo, N.D., has acquired Central Business Systems, Inc. (CBSI), a Jamestown, N.D., based office equipment and document solutions provider since 1975. The official announcement was made in West Fargo on Friday, January 5. The move to acquire CBSI first started in the Fall of 2023. "We are excited to be partnering with such a great hometown organization", said Jeff...
FARGO, N.D. – For the fifth consecutive year, AgCountry’s Board of Directors has declared 100 basis points (1%) patronage dividends on business conducted with the cooperative in 2023. AgCountry’s patronage program grants the Board of Directors the ability to distribute a portion of the association’s net income to its member-owners on eligible business when financial conditions allow. To share in AgCountry’s unique success in 2023, the Board has declared a special secondary 50 basis points (.5%) patronage dividend. The total combined patronage...
POSTED January 12, 4:30 pm On Friday, Jan. 12, Patricia Wick was at the Foster County Courthouse in Carrington for a sudden change of plea hearing, just weeks before her murder trial was due to begin. Wick, a former Carrington daycare owner accused of killing a 5-month-old boy in her care, amended her plea to guilty on all charges. Originally, she had pleaded not guilty to a Class AA felony murder charge, after the infant was found unresponsive in her home and later declared dead at a hospital i...
New Rockford and area folks extend sympathy to the family of David Thompson, who unexpectedly passed away at his home in Colorado recently. Wednesday found Holly Zieman visiting at the Ken and Marvis Holte home bringing sugar cookies. Evening found Ken among veterans enjoying a gathering at the Chieftain. Sunday, Calvin Packard braved the cold and got mom Shirley her Sunday morning omelette from the Rockford Café and some good milk from Miller's Fresh Foods. Candy Jensen was happy to hear from son Derik Holte of Minneapolis recently that he...
These equine influencers go by names like Grizz, Arrowhead, Flax, Little Bear. They're neither pets, nor livestock, and they roam wild in North Dakota's only national park. That may change pending an anticipated 2024 management decision by Theodore Roosevelt National Park staff to remove the nearly 200 horses, or cull to a greatly reduced number. The decision is being closely watched by many who've followed and named the horses on social media posts over the years and by owners of businesses in...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Foster County courthouse basement project explained In a special meeting, the Foster County Commission met with an EAPC architect, as well as contractors Ted Keller and Leo Straley via Zoom, to discuss the courthouse basement project. During the meeting held on Friday, January 5, the board had questions about how the basement remodel will proceed. EAPC said the project will proceed in t...
On Tuesday, Jan. 9, Peter and Patti Larson visited Dennis Bergrud on his 90th birthday. Uncle Doug Cudworth visited the Peter Larson family last Wednesday. Peter and Patti Larson moved Sandra to her new apartment in Minneapolis with a load of furniture on Sunday. Some Sheyenne residents braved the frigid weather to support the New Rockford Eagles and New Rockford Fire Department gun raffle fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 13. The Warrens, Albrechts, Gilleys and Larsons cheered on Gordon Benson when his name was drawn for the Can Am side-by-side...
Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed watching grand-niece Evelyn Koepplin's dance group during halftime at the ball game in Carrington on Thursday. Last Friday, Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a phone call from his sister Sharon Laxdal and was among those who attended a surprise retirement party for Tim Indergaard at the Golf Club in Carrington. Wednesday, brief stoppers at the Charlotte Koepplin home were MarJean Pfau and Karen Koepplin. Saturday and Sunday, Jimmy Indergaard was a visitor and supper guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. Charlotte Koepplin...
The Carrington Cardinals would drop their first Region 2 head-to-head wrestling matchup of the year to Northern Lights (Rolla/Rolette/St. John), 48-25, but came back in the nightcap for a 48-21 victory against Pembina County North. Tuesday night, January 16 action came from St. John High School, where the three teams participated in a regional triangular. Double winners included Dru Carr (121), Corbin Clifton (145), Max Ciubotareanu (172) and Brody Weisenburger (285), of New Rockford-Sheyenne....
Passive income is broadly defined as money that comes from investments rather than employment wages. Examples include dividend income generated by stock investments or rental income derived from property you own. Passive income can play an important role in helping to meet day-to-day expenses and to accumulate wealth for retirement. According to research from Ameriprise Financial, 40% of investors across multiple generations have some form of passive income, and more than two-thirds (77%) of investors say passive income is important or very imp...
Sunflower growers in Eddy County are being urged to participate in the election of a county representative for the North Dakota Oilseed Council. All sunflower growers have a definite interest in the membership of the Council and are encouraged to participate in the election. The election for Eddy County will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 at 1 p.m. (CT) at the Eddy County Extension Office, 205 3rd Street SE, in New Rockford, N.D. Event will be held in conjunction with the Eddy County Sunflower Production Meeting where there will be a...
Nearly one hundred employers representing a variety of industries are ready to meet prospective employees from North Dakota, the United States, and abroad at Job Service North Dakota’s third annual Virtual Job Fair! North Dakota’s Labor Market Information’s most recent Online Jobs Opening Report indicates North Dakota has 14,326 job openings, with Healthcare Practitioners and Technical occupations continuing to report the largest number of openings. Management and transportation positions round out the top three, and eight occupational group...
During their annual Christmas party, Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford (CASNR) recognized five volunteers for their years of service – Kari Benson, 10 years; Dusti Nystrom, 10 years; Eric Myhre, 5 years; Mike Schmid, 5 years; and Mitch Bjerke, 5 years. Thank you for your service to Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford! CASNR members pictured above (from l to r): Kari Benson, Eric Myhre, Mike Schmid and Dusti Nystrom.Not pictured: Mitch Bjerke. Courtesy photo....
A petition audit that was circulating last summer, targeting the New Rockford-Sheyenne School District, has officially been approved by the North Dakota Auditor's Office. Petitioners were soliciting signatures as recently as last August, and the Communications Director for the Office of the State Auditor, Emily Dalzell, said the petition was officially approved on December 20, 2023. The approval followed a months-long process of information gathering and verifying signatures listed on the...
Another year has come and gone, which means it’s time to look back on what was an eventful 2023 to say the least. Just here in Eddy County Shannon Brandt received his sentence, there was a plane crash, a new laundromat opened and so much more. The past few weeks, the Transcript has been telling the story of 2023 via the stories that appeared in our newspaper. This week, we’re ending the series with a look back at the biggest stories of September through December. Brandt gets 5 years in pri...
After failing to do so on their own, the North Dakota Legislature has had the job of drawing a new legislative district completed for them. On Monday, Jan. 8, U.S. District Judge Peter Welte chose a map that puts the Spirit Lake Nation and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in the same legislative district. The decision by Welte is the result of a successful lawsuit brought by the tribes, arguing the previous map from 2021 violated the Voting Rights Act. The 2021 redistricting process put...
At a special meeting of the Eddy County Commission on Tuesday, Jan. 9, a motion was carried to offer Becki Schumacher the position of Interim County Auditor. If Schumacher accepts, the move would put a temporary end to questions surrounding the county auditor position after the county's former auditor, Patty Williams, resigned in December. The vote to offer the position to Schumacher was 2-1, with commissioners Dave Gehrtz and Jamie Allmaras voting in favor, and commissioner Glenda Collier...
The local arts scene is lit for 2024. Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts (DPRCA) is gearing up for its 33rd season. With five shows and over 60 nights of entertainment on the schedule, this year is going to be bigger than ever! That means there will be even more opportunities to experience live theatre right here in New Rockford, N.D. What started as a summer community theatre event in 1992 has grown into a year-round theatre and cultural event center that provides dozens of jobs,...
