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Here to there and back again
A lot of the local fans know them by their first names. Why shouldn’t they?
Bite the Ice
The alarm went off at 5 a.m. The truck was already packed and ready to go the night before.
“Mr. Arenacross” looks to promote his sport
Dan Bata grew up on a motorcycle and tries to ride every day of the year, even in the dead of winter on his rural home near Belden.
Youth Judging to be featured at 2020 car show
One of the highlights of the second annual New Town Chamber Classic Car and Motorcycle Show was the opportunity for youth to learn the fine points of evaluating classic cars through the Hagerty Youth Judging program.
Blowing the whistle on cancer
For a dozen years, basketball referees from the Williston Basin Basketball Officials Association pull out pink whistles for a week to call a foul on breast cancer.
Rec Center takes next step
New Town got a step closer to building a recreation center that will combine a 79-seat theater, eight lane bowling alley and an arcade and concessions on Main Street.
NTPD terminations reversed
The New Town City Council has reversed Police Chief Jackie Halonen’s decision to terminate officers Darren and Deon Carter on appeal.
Ross elevator shut down by fire
United Quality Cooperative’s grain terminal in Ross will be shut down for two or three months because of a grain drier fire that started on Thursday, according to UQ CEO Erik Jacobson.
Lake freezes in while spring melt considered
When Todd Lindquist looked out his window at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Riverdale office Friday, the operations manager said the lake was “freezing quick.”
New Town on ice
Last Saturday dawned clear and not too cold, making it a perfect day for skating.
