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Filing deadline looms for local elections
Candidates for city, county and school positions have until April 11 to file necessary paperwork
Posted 4/05/16 (Tue)read more »
Keene man sentenced to five years for possession of child pornography
Posted 4/05/16 (Tue)read more »
Traumatic brain injury has forever changed Omlid’s life
Family struggles to find support to provide the 24/7 care needed for Omlid following motor vehicle accident
Posted 4/05/16 (Tue)read more »
Conference room named in honor of fallen police officer
Keith Braddock, a 16½-year veteran of Watford City Police Department, was slain in line of duty 20 years ago
Posted 3/29/16 (Tue)read more »
Deputy pleads not guilty to Reckless Endangerment
Cpl. Travis Bateman was accused of purposefully hitting a speeding motorcyclist with his patrol vehicle following a high speed pursuit
Posted 3/29/16 (Tue)read more »
Watford City teen charged following weekend shooting
A Watford City teen, Colton DeFoe, has been charged with two counts of Reckless Endangerment and one count of Criminal Mischief following a shooting at Tobacco Gardens
Posted 3/29/16 (Tue)read more »
County imposes fire ban
Two grass fires on March 13 burn over 1,100 acres in McKenzie County
Posted 3/22/16 (Tue)read more »
County gets tough on water pipeline companies
Companies without Conditional Use Permits have until March 22 to come into compliance or face injunction, lawsuit or pipeline removal
Posted 3/22/16 (Tue)read more »
Park to see $670,000 expansion
Park District renames Nature Park, the Kent Pelton Nature Park
Posted 3/22/16 (Tue)read more »
Feeling the pinch of fewer city sales tax dollars
Roughrider Fund Committee puts a hold on future projects
Posted 3/15/16 (Tue)read more »
State’s oil production continues downward slide
While oil prices started showing signs of a minor rebound in March, low oil prices in January continued to have a downward effect on the state’s oil production
Posted 3/15/16 (Tue)read more »
Bakken Oil Rush Ministry hanging on by a thread
Without funding, ministry that has served over 1,100 families could close
Posted 3/15/16 (Tue)read more »
Radioactive waste landfill in county raises concerns
Indian Hills Disposal Solids Management LLC, an oilfield landfill located just north of Alexander, is the first facility in North Dakota to propose accepting radioactive waste under new rules.
Posted 3/08/16 (Tue)read more »
County okays funding for northern bypass linking U.S. 85 to N.D. 1806
Construction of $29.9 million Phase II of roadway to begin this Spring
Posted 3/08/16 (Tue)read more »
Kinder Morgan gives $300,000 donation for construction of new hospital facility
Kinder Morgan contributed $300,000 to McKenzie County Healthcare Systems’ (MCHS) new medical campus
Posted 3/08/16 (Tue)read more »
Ness: U.S. oil in war with foreign producers
It is pretty hard to sugarcoat the short-term outlook for the United State’s oil industry.
Posted 3/01/16 (Tue)read more »
Masons donate $325,000 to new hospital
Donation part of $1 million pledge by Ft. Union Lodge
Posted 3/01/16 (Tue)read more »
Foreman pleads guilty to sex abuse
Watford City man faces three more charges of sexual abuse of a child
Posted 3/01/16 (Tue)read more »
Watford airport has $5 million impact on local economy
Economic impact of Watford City’s Municipal Airport has greatly increased over the past five years.
Posted 3/01/16 (Tue)read more »
Watford City celebrates opening of new school
New $53 million high school welcomes students to first day of classes
Posted 2/23/16 (Tue)read more »
