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Elders treated to cruise
It could not have been a more ideal day for residents of the Lakeside Community Living Center, New Town Senior Citizens and others totaling nearly 70 elderly people to board the Three Affiliated Tribes “Island Girl” cruise ship.
Corps holds firm on releases, policy
The prediction remains: the Garrison Dam spillway will not open.
Bakken bouncing back
The core of the Bakken oil field is bouncing back as activity keeps picking up after a couple of years of lower oil prices.
The Jewel of the Village
There is a new look to The Village in Four Bears Segment. High up on a hill, like a palace for the people, sits the new Johnny Bird Veterans Memorial Center.
Relays provide racing excitement
The pounding hooves shook the ground at the Healing Horse Ranch near Parshall as the Northeast Segment sponsored Indian Relay Racing at the track that was built at the ranch last year.
Council eyes infrastructure problems
In most eyes, New Town is a pretty new place, having come into being in the early 1950s. But that still means parts of town are more than 70 years old and some of it is starting to look its age.
Bridge study nearing completion
The dream of reuniting the people of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation who were separated by the flooding of Lake Sakakawea got a little bit closer Tuesday.
Cowboys don’t mind a little rain
After ideal conditions Friday and despite about six hours of steady rain Saturday, the Eighth Annual Adrian Foote Memorial Rodeo in New Town was a big success.
Beautiful Weather, Big Fish
Van Hook Classic has big weekend When the Van Hook Classic Catch and Release Tournament was rebooted five years ago, 40 pounds of of walleye caught over two days was good enough for a top five finish. For the 2018 tournament, 40 pounds wouldn’t get you close to cracking the top 50.
Hot Wheels
New Town Car Show a success There was something for everyone at the inaugural New Town Classic Car Show held Friday on Main Street, from two Model Ts nearly a century old to the classic muscle cars of the 60s to a tricked out pickup from 2017.
