New Town News - News
Encouraging young minds
The New Town School District has worked hard over the last several years to make sure every student has a chance to graduate.
Breaking barriers to building businesses
“We all want a viable and growing community and we can’t create that by working alone,” said Kenton Onstad.
Inez and Casey Lee, a love story
It all started with two little kids playing together in the school yard in Van Hook where Inez and Casey Lee grew up.
A little snow doesn’t slow Bite the Ice
The Bite the Ice Fishing Tournament has witnessed just about every kind of February weather imaginable over the last few years, from blizzards to shirtsleeve weather.
Loving lutefisk at Lakeside
You don’t have to be Norwegian to like lutefisk. That was evident at the recent lutefisk fundraiser at Lakeside Community Living Center.
Meters, fire hall top items at city council
The New Town City Council was thinking about water bills and fire protection at its meetings in January.
Meetings look to boost Main Street
The roller coaster ride of the oil boom and subsequent bust have created a tough environment to start, sustain or sell a business on the Main Street of New Town or Parshall.
Tribe studying potential Sakakawea bridge plan
A part of its plan to create a comprehensive regional transportation plan, the Three Affiliated Tribes is studying the possibility of connecting the communities of the Fort Berthold Reservation by bridge.
Armoring up
Most of New Town’s police officers work their shifts alone, but Officer Darren Carter has a partner, K-9 Officer Delphi.
Bakken turnaround continues for a second quarter in 2017
For the first time since 2014, North Dakota saw taxable sales and purchases increase for two consecutive quarters, indicating that the state continues to climb out of the economic doldrums.
