East Central hands NR-S $70K 'budget buster'

At their meeting on Monday, Aug. 12, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board discussed a preliminary budget for the 2024-25 school year, which shows the district nearly $5,000 in the black.

But that preliminary budget hadn’t accounted for a sudden expense of $70,000, leaving the district in a difficult financial situation.

The 2024-25 preliminary budget was presented to the school board by NR-S Bus...