New Town News - News
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.
Former New Town editor accused of plagiarism
A former editor of the New Town News has resigned as editor of a Minnesota paper after being accused of passing off humor columns written by others as his own.
Developer cuts ties with ND Investments
Michael Wells, a Las Vegas based developer who is developing a number of projects in Parshall and New Town, has severed his ties with North Dakota Investments after that group allegedly failed to follow requirements of North Dakota law.
Area, state GOP likes Santorum
Area voters had their say and while New Town Republicans gave a majority of their votes to Ron Paul, the rest of the district and the state gave a Super Tuesday victory to Rick Santorum.
