New Town News - News
Prairie Winds residents protest evictions
The still air of a sunny Saturday afternoon rang with chants of “Our Land, Not Yours” as residents of the Prairie Winds Trailer Court marched from the court to the United Prairie Cooperative and down Main Street to the cooperative C-Store on Highway 23.
Spring comes to the Bakken
Farmers are taking advantage of the Year Without A Winter to get an early jump on spring’s work this year.
Curriculum improvement a long process
The No Child Left Behind law has made it difficult for schools to meet federal standards for test scores and New Town Public School is no exception.
Officials tour the Bakken
Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven, Congressman Rick Berg, and Governor Jack Dalrymple welcomed U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to North Dakota’s Fort Berthold Reservation, accompanying him on a tour of oil production facilities on Tuesday, April 2.
Four Bears Casino and Lodge to add 122 rooms
Four Bears Casino and Lodge recently announced plans to break ground on a brand new hotel wing, with a ribbon cutting ceremony planned for Thursday, April 12th, at noon.
New Town presents MHA Nation $600,000
The money is already in the bank, but there was still time for a ceremonial check presentation at the most recent meeting of the MHA Nation tribal business council.
TAT Kids want to Kick Butts
Tobacco has long held a sacred place in the culture of Native Americans. However, the commercialization of this sacred plant has created an industry that thrives on addiction and abuse of its products
City secures bypass funding
New Town will get a bypass this year, if it can satisfy all the permit requirements quickly enough.
Bluestone named head dancer at Fargo Powwow
North Dakota State University students Thomas Bluestone and Kelsey Peltier have been dancing at powwows since they were old enough to walk
School construction delayed but on schedule
Construction of the new High School building in New Town won’t be finished early, as the contractors and New Town School Board had hoped.
