The New Rockford Transcript

06/05/2026

Local officials are criticizing the N.D. Department of Transportation after two motorcycle crashes were caused by a 5-by-10-foot pothole on Highway 15 east of New Rockford.

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A spot of broken pavement on Highway 15 in eastern Eddy County caused two motorcycle crashes in less than 48 hours. The broken pavement was located on a curved stretch of road on Highway 15 about 22 miles east of New Rockford. According to a release from the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP), a 58-...

06/05/2026

The POOL is officially opening on Monday, June 8!!

06/05/2026

Scott Skjerva pleaded not guilty to continuous sexual abuse of a child and two other felony charges on Thursday, June 4.

Additionally, McIntosh and Stutsman counties have become the latest to file charges against Skjerva for his alleged sexual abuse.

Scott Skjerva, the former New Rockford resident accused of continuous sexual abuse of a child, has pleaded not guilty to several felonies. Skjerva was in court on Thursday, June 4 in both Foster and Eddy counties, where he pleaded not guilty to several charges that accuse the 44-year-old of engaging...

06/05/2026

Photos from last night’s t-ball season opener between the New Rockford 1 and New Rockford 2 teams are now available for purchase here:

Publisher of the New Rockford Transcript and Foster County Independent newspapers in central North Dakota.

06/04/2026

Summer ball season is underway! Transcript Publishing staff will be taking team and individual pictures of all the youth baseball and softball teams next week, starting with the New Rockford Park District teams from T-ball up to Babe Ruth. Please print this form and bring it with you on the day of pictures.
Pictures are scheduled as follows:

Monday, June 8
T-BALL 1 - 6:00 PM
T-BALL 2 - 6:30 PM
COACH PITCH BOYS - 7:00 PM
COACH PITCH GIRLS - 7:30 PM

Tuesday, June 9
**PINK SOX - 2:30 PM**
Note time change

Wednesday, June 10
CAL RIPKEN - 10:30 AM
BABE RUTH - 4:00 PM

06/03/2026

Free Dump Day postponed to next Wednesday, June 10

Due to the rain we received last night, Free Dump Day scheduled for today, June 3rd, will be rescheduled to next Wednesday, June 10

06/02/2026

Check out the new summer lunch menu at the Eagles Club!

06/01/2026

Registration for the Freedom 5K is now open!
Come run with us to celebrate 250 years of freedom in America.
Register online: https://freedom5krun.square.site
Download a registration form:https://www.newrockfordtranscript.com/home/customer_files/freedom_5k_registration_2026.pdf

05/29/2026

05/29/2026

The wait for Sheyenne's first grocery store in more than two decades is over! Joanna Larson opened her new business inside the Sinclair Station this week.

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For the first time in decades, the Sinclair Station in Sheyenne, N.D., is open for business. The newly renovated gas station is now the home of "Farmers Grocery," Joanna Larson's new local grocery store on Main Street. After months of anticipation, Larson's new business officially opened on Tuesday,...