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Four Bears welcomes another Little Shell Celebration
The timeless beauty of more than a dozen drums sounding ancient rhythms will resound across the Missouri River once more as the Antelope Society again presents the Little Shell Celebration in Four Bears.
Seeking a vision for New Town
It is pretty evident to a lot of people that New Town will be a different place in a few years.
From campfire to outer space
Young members of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation have a foot in two worlds. One world is that of their elders and the traditions and beliefs that have been handed down the generations since time immemorial.
Council approves two new hotels
There has been a lot of interest in New Town ever since the oil boom started booming.
Vision West eyes 2015 legislative session
It was a mixed group of community leaders, including mayors, city councilmen, county commissioners as well as some members of the general public who came to the RTC building in Parshall to learn about where the Bakken is going and what will be the oil boom’s impact on communities, the economy, roads, emergency services and how the State of North Dakota should respond.
Tomorrow on the reservation
Without understanding the present you can’t set a path for the future. That is part of a project that is being coordinated by Ed Hall called MHA Tomorrow.
City to seek additional oil impact funds
The New Town City Council met in a special session on July 11 to decide whether or not apply for additional oil impact grant money.
Sakakawea Yacht makes first voyage
Interesting things are afloat at the Four Bears Marina west of New Town.
New Town schools to tighten eligibility
Athletes and other students involved in extracurricular activities will have to keep closer tabs on their absences and missed classes with a new policy under consideration by the New Town School Board that will be voted on at the board’s August meeting.
Bypass bypassed
Concerns of the Three Affiliated Tribes will delay the start of construction on the North Dakota Highway 23 truck reliever route or bypass, possibly pushing the completion of the project into the 2014 construction season.