New Town News - News
City Council discusses animal control, streets
Three Affiliated Tribes game warden Fred Poitra met with the New Town City Council last Wednesday to request financial cooperation with the city regarding the local animal shelter.
Seventh and Eighth streets in New Town have turned into a muddy mess a couple of times in the past two weeks, but progress continues on getting the two north side streets paved this summer.
Farming continues to drive North Dakota’s economy
It’s no secret that farming and ranching drives North Dakota’s economy, but what might surprise some people is that the number of farms is on the rise in the state despite a stagnant population.
School, board at impasse on teacher pay schedules
The New Town superintendent is unable to issue teacher contracts because the board and the teachers can’t agree on a pay schedule for the coming school year.
Hidatsa language, culture to be featured at Fort Union
Fort Union Trading Post will be hosting the first of their new cultural programs series and activities between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm the weekend of June 13th & 14th. The programs offered will highlight Hidatsa history, language and culture.
Area schools fall short on federal tests
Area schools continue to be challenged to make the grade in the federal No Child Left Beyond program that calls for Adequate Yearly Progress.
Parshall dairy farm under new ownership
“It’s kind of a big deal,” Gary Hoffman said. As executive director of the North Dakota Dairy Coalition, Hoffman made little attempt to hide his excitement – the Parshall dairy has new owners.
RTC CEO meets with New Town City Council
Royce Aslakson, the CEO of Reservation Telephone Cooperative, met with the New Town City Council last Wednesday to talk about three items including the application for federal stimulus money to bring broadband Internet to the Fort Berthold Reservation.
New Town graduates take center stage Sunday
Families of all graduating seniors in New Town assembled in the Northern Lights Community Center Sunday to see the day they thought would never come, and watched as the seniors grabbed their diplomas and threw their hats into the air, finally going on with their lives and onto bigger and better things.
