New Town News - News
City awards Northern Improvement street bid
A calculation mistake of more than $82,000 has changed the company that will soon be paving several New Town streets.
Rockin' the Rez with the message of Jesus Christ
History was made Monday night in New Town when four of the most popular Christian rock bands in the nation performed together for the first time on an Indian reservation.
Road paving bill moves ahead
A bill to pave 42 miles of area roads came before a group of lawmakers, pulled out of the driveway and navigated the first turn successfully.
Intense storm slams northwest with fog, rain, heavy snow
Yet another winter storm has brought northwestern North Dakota to a standstill, stalling traffic, closing schools and stranding livestock and wildlife.
Weight loss idea generates interest for physical fitness
There is no doubt the residents of Mountrail County want to lose some weight and become physically fit in the next three months.
Is Fort Berthold ready for industrial hemp production
A Minot man was in New Town Monday to drum up support for an agricultural industry that remains controversial on a federal level even though it is legal in North Dakota.
Hottest Christian bands in the nation to rock the reservation
Not only are four of the biggest names in Christian rock music today appearing on stage in an unprecedented concert in New Town Feb. 16, but it will be the first time these bands will appear on an Indian reservation together.
High school student witnesses American history in the making
New Town High School student Cesar Alvarez hasn't yet graduated from high school and he's already done something most Americans won't have the chance of doing in their lifetime.
Northern Lights Holistic Wellness center gears up for fitness
A new program aimed at dramatically improving health and wellness on the Fort Berthold Reservation, is starting out with 40 target families in its first year and will add 40 in the second year.
Snow, bitter cold usher in 2009
With a temperature swing of 81 degrees in less than a week, weather continues to dominate the news headlines in western North Dakota as January 2009 heads into the history books.
