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Your local newspaper is teaming up with your local pasta producer to put together something the Central City has never seen before. Introducing 8th Avenue and Main Pasta Fest, a community event that blends together fantastic food and Carrington camaraderie. It's Central City's first potluck pasta party, set for National Pasta Day – Thursday, Oct. 17. Downtown businesses have the opportunity to host a chef or team, who prepares a dish and serves it to attendees at their place of business. S...
A Carrington woman was arrested Saturday after a single vehicle crash in Stutsman County. According to the Highway Patrol, 48-year-old Charmin Knodel-Sayler of Carrington was traveling westbound on 34th St SE approximately 2 miles northwest of Medina at around 1 p.m. on Saturday. Aug. 31. She drove the Chevrolet Impala off the road into a slough, and the vehicle came to rest in the slough on the south side of the road facing southwest. Knodel-Sayler was treated on scene for minor injuries...
The Carrington Medical Center Foundation is your host for Harvest Fest 2024. It's the fundraising event of the season, brimming with bushels of good eats and quality live entertainment. It all takes place at the Foster County Fairgrounds west of Carrington on Saturday, Sept. 28. The three course, buffet style meal will be served at 5:30 p.m., with a cash bar provided by Headlock's. Then kick back and take in the talents of Duelly Noted, a one-of-a-kind female dueling piano act, sponsored by Carr...
Carrington Public Schools will hold their first day of classes on Tuesday, Aug. 20. A reflection of the time of year, the board meeting held one week before show time was relatively short and ended with the annual tour of the school and grounds. The sole action item on the agenda for Tuesday, Aug. 13 was the final financial report for the 2023-24 school year. Business Manager Kimary Edland went over the revenues and expenditures, as well as stats from the year that was. Overall, the district...
Tuesday night trap! That's just one of the many activities available to residents and visitors at the shooting range west of Carrington. Courtesy of grant dollars and a lot of elbow grease, the community once again has access to a trap shooting facility right here at home. Owned by the City of Carrington and operated by the Central Dakota Sportsmen's Club, the range is open to the public 24/7 and includes pistol, 100-meter rifle and trap shooting areas. More than a dozen youth took part in the...
On Sunday, Sept. 8, all are invited to the 3rd Annual Carrington Out of the Darkness Walk. The event will take place at the Carrington City Park, starting with a freewill donation meal at 12:30 p.m. Registration opens at 1 p.m., and the Opening Ceremony gets underway at 2 p.m. Out of the Darkness Walks, led by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and organized locally by Carrington Health Communities Coalition, raise awareness and funds to send the message that suicide can be...
Most of us have likely seen it at least once before. We’re in the middle of an important task, such as entering thousands of entries into an Excel spreadsheet or posting our latest update to Facebook, and all of a sudden the computer screen turns blue. About a week ago, the screens of an estimated 8.5 million Windows computers came down with the blue screen of death. It was like watching Inside Out 2, when orange-haired Anxiety takes over our beloved Riley. The multi-day tech flub, dubbed the ...
Phase 1 of the Foster County courthouse basement renovation is nearly complete, and work on Phase 2 is ahead of schedule. Social Service staff have moved into their new offices. The photo above was taken Monday, July 15, after the permanent lighting was installed. The new office space includes a private waiting room for residents seeking services, as well as a reception area and individual offices for staff. The new lower level restrooms, located just across the hallway from the elevator, were...
An essential service will return to Carrington this week. Main Street Laundry, a coin-operated laundromat on west Main Street, opens July 22. The laundromat is located in the former JOB Welding building on the 1300 block of Main. Tyler and Preston Carr purchased the property in 2022, which they use as a shop for their construction business, Carr Construction. In March, they started remodeling the building into a salon and laundromat, and as of Tuesday, gas line connections to the dryers and...
July has been a memorable month for severe summer weather, and as I write this we are only halfway through! On July 4, mother nature declared her independence. It was an experience I will not soon forget. I watched lightning web through sky off to the northeast as I drove to Carrington that afternoon, headed for the 5 p.m. Independence Day parade. Considering the pavement on Hwy. 281 was already wet, I assumed the storm was traveling east away from town, not toward us. The weather was...
Bowdon is 125 years old! Hundreds of alumni and visitors rolled into town for the festivities July 12-14, and there were over 100 entries in the parade on Saturday morning. All in attendance had the opportunity to vote for their favorite parade entry, and "People's Choice" winners were named afterwards. The first place winner was "Through the Years" by the Suckut family (shown above), which recounted the 125-year history of Bowdon, listing many of its Main Street businesses over the years....
Carrington School District voters were nearly split down the middle at Tuesday's special election. On the ballot was one question: Should the school board have the authority to increase the building fund levy from 5 to 10 mills? According to unofficial results released Tuesday evening, the measure failed to garner the 60 percent support necessary to pass. With 341 total votes cast, the tally was as follows: • 176 yes votes, or 51.61 percent. • 165 no votes, or 48.39 percent. The votes will be...
For the first time since I’ve been in business, I had to file an insurance claim. The electricity went out in Carrington during a severe thunderstorm the night of Monday, June 17. When Independent staff came to work Tuesday morning, they discovered that some of our office equipment was not working properly. The main office printer wouldn’t turn on, so they made the call to Central Business Systems, the company that maintains our printer. It turns out that the surge protector box had done its job...
Plans have been finalized for the upcoming Carrington School District special election on July 9. That day, voters will return to the polls to decide whether to give the Carrington School Board the authority to increase the building fund levy from 5 mills to 10 mills. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 11, board members decided to take information about the proposal out into the community as the campaign enters its final month. A presentation to the Kiwanis Club generated good discussion...
“It’s like going to a family reunion where they all actually like you.” “You would never have known it was their first time hosting a convention.” “That is one of the best, most beautiful rooms I’ve ever stayed in. It’s right up there with resorts in big cities.” That’s what members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles had to say about their time in New Rockford and Carrington this past weekend, as New Rockford Aerie 2923 hosted the Dakota State Convention. In total, more than 200 people from across...
Carrington School District patrons have had their say about who will represent them for the next three years. On Tuesday, June 4, a total of 379 voters cast ballots in the CHS West Commons. When all the votes were counted, challenger Joseph Irmen had garnered nearly 100 more votes than the incumbent rural member, Kevin Wolsky. In unofficial results provided by Business Manager Kimary Edland, Irmen received 234 votes to Wolsky's 142. Wolsky served on the Carrington School Board for nine years....
This primary season has been quite the experience. On one hand, it’s positive to see so many North Dakotans interested in running for political office. We’re seeing primary challenges in both state and local government races, which means voters have choices in who they want to represent them over the next few years. On the other hand, more candidates means more political advertising. Citizens have started write-in campaigns, and announced their candidacy in newspapers, radio, TV and all ove...
GUARDS NEEDED! We are at crunch time!! We are in need of SEVERAL more guards!!! Accepting full- and part-time applicants, hours are flexible! Teenagers, the Carrington Community Pool needs your help! This is my third summer as publisher of the Independent, and I’ve seen a similar scene play out every year. There are also some open coaching positions in New Rockford, and seemingly every local business needs one, a few or many workers to fill their roster. The popular job site, Indeed.com, c...
Carrington native Walker Carr is returning home. The decorated law enforcement officer won’t be in uniform, though. Instead, he has been offered a contract with the Carrington Public School. Carr will replace Karla Michaelson as the high school social studies teacher. Carr has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He is scheduled to take his American Board certification soon, which upon his successful completion he will earn his teaching license. Superintendent Janelle Helm also reported at...
Our job as journalists is to keep citizens informed about what matters most and hold our government officials accountable for the actions they take. Some days we have it all figured out. Other days, not so much. This past week, we fell a bit short. An article printed on the front page of the May 13th edition of the Independent missed the mark. In fact, it was one of those articles worthy of winning “The Devil Make Me Do It” award. (Yes, that used to be a real award in the NDNA Better New...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and local health care professionals want the community to know that mental health is just as important as physical health. They are organizing a Mental Health Fair to illustrate the importance of taking care of the whole person – mind, body, and soul. The fair will be held this Wednesday, May 15, from 5-7 at the Carrington City Park. The event will have 10 table sponsors, each offering a service that can help support or improve one's mental health. The t...
"Recognizing and prioritizing the value of maintaining our facilities is a progressive investment in the long-term sustainability and success of our school and community." Those were the words of Superintendent Janelle Helm at a community meeting on Thursday, April 25. Carrington School District officials held the meetings after both performances of the elementary concert that day, fielding questions from patrons about a proposal to increase the building fund levy from 5 to 10 mills. There were...
“My name is Derek Petteway. I have been out of MRCC custody since November 28th, 2023. While at MRCC I was able to obtain my CDL, and since have found a very fulfilling career path because of it. I started a job as a crane rigger about two months ago. This job has treated me very well and it will provide me with outstanding benefits and a great retirement plan. The end goal for me is to eventually become a certified crane operator one day. “None of this would have happened if it wasn’t for t...
From the center of war to the Central City. Carrington officials have approved a grant program that provides support for residents who want to sponsor Ukrainian citizens fleeing Russia's invasion of their country. The Carrington City Council approved the financial incentive program at their April 8 meeting. Carrington's efforts are part of a federal program called Uniting for Ukraine, administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Uniting for Ukraine provides a pathway fo...
