New Town News - News
Attendance focus of Education Forums
Students can’t learn if they aren’t in class.
Sheriff reports higher activity in New Town
Mountrail County Sheriff Ken Halvorson has submitted reports to area communities on his department’s activities in 2011.
Bypass start questionable
Complying with federal environmental regulations could push the start of construction of a bypass, officially called a truck reliever route, around New Town into 2013.
Four Bears expansion breaks ground
Prayers were said, coals were buried and a few shovelfuls of dirt were moved to mark the beginning of an expansion of the Four Bears Casino and Lodge.
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.
