New Town News - News
Mandaree opens new Head Start
“They are the future and this is their home,” said West Segment Tribal Council Representative Randy Phelan.
Subway opens in New Town
New Town’s new Subway quietly opened its doors July 8, and franchise owner, Craig Bell, was still putting on the finishing touches a week later.
A life no more
Editor’s note: Exactly one year ago marked the beginning of the Elder’s Series in the McLean County Independent.
VFW 9061 attends special ceremony
The bond between soldiers who fought on the battlefield together is an unbreakable one.
Tribe, industry want to address flaring
Any dark evening around the western end of Lake Sakakawea isn’t very dark these days.
NTHS graduation rate rises
The New Town High School Class of 2019 set another distinction this year. Not only was it the largest class ever to graduation, it had the highest graduation rate in many years, at nearly 83 percent, according to school Superintendent Marc Bluestone.
Rodeo on the rise in Mandaree
Two relatively new groups, the Mandaree Rodeo Committee and the Northern Badlands Indian Rodeo Association came together to put on quite a show in Mandaree on Sunday.
Keeping the traditions alive
Recently the main lodge at the Earth Lodge Village rang to the beat of the drum and words passed down from father to son as MHA Tourism sponsored a Traditional
Yellow Bird attends Girls State
Two area students participated in the North Dakota Legion and Auxiliary Boys and Girls State Programs this year.
Water park completes expansion, opens
The Four Bears Water Park is now twice the fun with a new expansion to the facility. Tribal Chairman Mark N. Fox snipped the ribbon and scores of children and adults rushed by him to enjoy the water park last Friday afternoon.
