New Town News - News
Population boom finally catches up with New Town Schools
Since 2007 and the birth of the Bakken Boom, most schools in western North Dakota have faced a flood of new students, most notably in Watford City which is likely to be boosted from the ranks of Class B schools to Class A next year.
Meet the new New Town Schools faculty
The New Town News asked the new teachers at New Town High School and Edwin Loe Elementary School to give a short biography to introduce themselves to the community.
Truck traffic keeps intersection closed
With just six weeks left in the projected timeline for the Main Street reconstruction project, some community members are starting to wonder if it will ever end.
From Mandaree to the INFR
Casey Stone has always had a love of horses and rodeo.
Look for the back door
Shoppers at the businesses in phase two of the Main Street Project from Eagle Drive to Central Avenue will have to park behind those businesses starting next week.
White Horse woman reaches out to kids
Wendi Wells wants children on the Fort Berthold Reservation to have the stuff they need to succeed in school and in life.
Phase Three starts Friday
Work on the Main Street Construction project will see major work begin on the final leg of the project, from Center Avenue to East Avenue start on Friday, August 21.
Powwow ceremonies honor veterans
The native tradition is one that honors warriors. The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara peoples continue that tradition into the modern age.
Schools get surprise grant
The New Town School Board got a surprise at its regular meeting Tuesday, and it was one of the good kind of surprises.
PRCA draws a crowd at New Town Rodeo
The sun blazed down on the New Town Rodeo Grounds on Saturday but a nice breeze kept people in the newly renovated grandstand comfortable as they watched professional cowboys ride bucking broncos and bulls, rope calves and wrestle steers at the Annual Adrian Foote Sr. Rodeo.
