New Town News - News
Reservation Goes Up in Smoke
It’s been a busy summer for Marle Baker. As the Fire Management Officer for the Three Affiliated Tribes, Baker has spent most of his summers helping other communities battle wildfires from Alabama to California.
New Town gets electrical upgrade
New Town is due for an upgrade that should give the city more reliable electrical service.
Bypass plans go public
After more than a year of work behind the scenes, the truck bypass (known more formally as a truck reliever route) had a coming out party at a public input meeting at the New Town Civic Center on Thursday, Sept. 13.
EPA considering air quality standards for Fort Berthold
The Environmental Protection Agency held a hearing in the Hidatsa Room at the Four Bears Casino and Lodge to get public input on allowing the Three Affiliated Tribes to regulate chemical emissions from oil wells on the Fort Berthold Reservation.
Planning Session at Four Bears
Community and tribal leaders and residents will get a chance to take part in strategic planning sessions as part of the Vision West ND project on September 18-19.
End in sight for school construction
New Town School Superintendent Marc Bluestone had hoped the first school board meeting of the 2012-13 school year would have been held in the new high school building that has been under construction for the last year. He has been getting used to disappointments, he said.
Marathon swim raises $15K
The water was calm and peaceful at 5:30 a.m. on August 31 as Mark Fox started his swim to raise money for the Red Sage organization.
Water study back on track
A water study being conducted by the Fort Berthold Community College that was halted over methodology concerns will resume this month after researchers identified a new lab to do the necessary chemical analyses.
Public invited to give input on bypass
A Public Input Meeting will be held on September 13, to discuss proposed improvements to relieve traffic congestion on ND Highway 23 through New Town.
Allottees group considering concrete plans
The Nueta, Hidatsa and Sahnish Development Corporation held its first public meeting with potential developers in the New Town City Hall on Aug. 23 to get a feeling about the kind of projects it would like to finance on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.
