The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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The Carrington track teams had their second indoor event of the young season, and the Cardinal girls are in prime early spring form. At the Thundering Herd Classic from the Shelly Ellig Track Complex at NDSU in Fargo last Monday, April 1, the Cards won the girls' portion of the meet with 72 points, edging out the Fergus Falls Otters for the title. Senior Madison Johnson won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:26.43, and she was also third in the 1,600 with a 5:19.84 clocking. Kenadie Pazdernik...
The HWC track and field team traveled to the Minot State University Dome for the CNDC Indoor meet on Thursday, March 28. Bottineau claimed the top spot on both the boys' and girls' side, but the HWC boys scored 71.5 points to finish in third while the girls scored 31, finishing in ninth place. The boys picked up three first place finishes on the day, as Kayl Sieg claimed the top spot in the 200-meter dash and Tallen Thorson claimed the 55 hurdle race. The Hornets also took the 4x160, with...
The Carrington Pitcrew youth wrestling club had two teams on the mat at state competition from the Bismarck Event Center Friday, March 22. At the North Dakota USA State Folkstyle Dual Tournament, the Pitcrew wrestled to a 4-1 record to take third place in the Large Team division, or Group 1. Carrington took a narrow 33-32 loss to the Bison Wrestling Club in the first round, but won the final four matches against the Valley City Express (58-12), Grand Forks Gladiators (46-26), and got some...
We live in a world of point, click, instant access and information. Patience is a rare commodity, but when it comes to hunting and fishing, it's not an option. Waiting for the right deer or the hot bite is as important as finding the right lure or spot. In the same way, maintaining, enhancing and growing wildlife populations like deer and pheasants is a long-term investment. It's not practical to think simply stocking fish or dumping food for wildlife is much more than a short-term feel good at...
It's no small task. Contractors have been hard at it for months, preserving the Foster County Courthouse from the ground up. The Foster County Commission accepted a $2,175,000 bid from General Roofing & Construction, a local firm owned by Leo Straley. In January, the firm went to work on Phase One, which covers the majority of the basement square footage. On Monday, Project Manager Ted Keller gave the Independent an exclusive look behind the scenes at the major overhaul underway. As shown in the...
Members of the Carrington Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter attended the 57th annual North Dakota FBLA State Leadership Conference March 24- 26, 2024. Over 60 FBLA chapters from across the state participated in this conference, connecting approximately 1,300 middle and high school students to test business skills against their peers from around the state. The most exciting aspect of the conference is the competitive events program. Students have the opportunity to test the...
High Rollers - Week 28 Creative Impressions. 119.5 48.5 Leevers Foods 97.0 71.0 Cork & Barrel 86.0 82.0 L.R. Floucers 79.5 88.5 CK Construction 73.0 92.0 Bye 0.0 0.0 High Team Game: Leevers Foods, 809; Creative Impressions, 795; CK Construction, 781 High Team Series: Creative Impressions, 2322; Leevers Foods, 2168; CK Construction, 2135 High Individual Game: Randy Peterson, 240; Davis Roberts, 235; Bill Merriman, 225 High Individual Series: Randy Peterson, 675; Red Johnson, 614; Tom Carr, 564; Curtis Brandner, 564 TEN PINS LEAGUE - Week 28...
Carrington School District Regular School Board Meeting Date: Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 Place: High School ITV Room I. CALL TO ORDER: 4:00 p.m. II. REGULAR ITEMS A. Additions or Corrections to the Agenda B. Approve Minutes • March 12, 2024 C. Approve Financial Reports 1. Activities Fund 2. Revolving Fund 3. Lunch Fund 4. General Fund 5. Fund Balance Reports D. Presentation of Bills and Check Register III. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Administrative Reports 1. Mrs. Helseth 2. Mr. Weber 3. Mrs. Helm B. Committee Reports IV. ACTION ITEMS 1. Motion to A...
The Carrington FFA Chapter held their Annual Parent/Member and Awards Banquet Tuesday, April 2 in the Carrington High School Commons. The annual banquet recognizes the members of the Carrington FFA Chapter for their accomplishments throughout the year. It also serves to recognize those businesses and individuals that have helped to support the local chapter throughout the year. The banquet received greetings from the State FFA Treasurer, Anna Hauge from Flasher. The chapter recognized Janelle...
"You took away my sweet baby. We now have to sit here in constant pain, seeing other kids his age do everything for the first time, as tears run down my face wondering who our sweet son would be today." Those were the gut-wrenching words of Brittany Nelson, as she fought back tears to deliver an intense victim-impact statement in front of a packed Foster County Courthouse on Tuesday, April 9. Listening was Patricia Ann Wick, the former Carrington daycare owner accused of murdering Nelson's... Full story
