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Residents’ credit/debit card information stolen
Watford City residents need to be extra cautious when handing over their credit/debit cards for payment of services because a rash of credit/debit cards’ information has recently been stolen in the local area, affecting a large amount of victims in recent days.
Posted 5/05/15 (Tue)read more »
City’s Parks & Recreation grows to meet demands
Watford City’s Youth Soccer Program sees growth from 88 kids two years ago to record-breaking 220 this year
Posted 5/05/15 (Tue)read more »
Legislature provides help for the patch
Passage of HB1377 will provide city, county with funding from state Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund
Posted 4/28/15 (Tue)read more »
Combined Auditor/Treasurer’s office becomes effective May 1
Svihovec appointed to lead combined departments
Posted 4/28/15 (Tue)read more »
Watford plans four big road projects with surge money
City to use $32 million in surge funding to build roads
Posted 4/28/15 (Tue)read more »
Radioactive material discovered in dumpster at county landfill
Businesses asked to monitor for illegal dumping
Posted 4/28/15 (Tue)read more »
Oil production continues to decline
North Dakota sees two consecutive months of lower oil production
Posted 4/21/15 (Tue)read more »
Man charged with stabbing, attempted kidnapping of wife
A Watford City woman owes her life to the quick actions of bystanders, local law enforcement, and emergency responders who came to her aid during a moment of life or death.
Posted 4/21/15 (Tue)read more »
Oil well flare to blame for grass fire
High winds fans flames across 3,000 acres in north McKenzie County
Posted 4/21/15 (Tue)read more »
Watford posts record sales in fourth quarter
McKenzie County’s taxable sales top $100 million
Posted 4/15/15 (Wed)read more »
Taylor Ag Services changes ownership
Helena Chemical Company purchases Taylor Ag
Posted 4/15/15 (Wed)read more »
County decides to finance new law enforcement center project
Bids for two major county road projects come in lower than expected
Posted 4/15/15 (Wed)read more »
Watford City ready to ‘Pick Up The Patch’
Last year, local volunteers picked up over 8,000 tons of trash in just one day
Posted 4/15/15 (Wed)read more »
Watford man arrested for beating woman
Victim suffered bruising across her body and broken orbital bone
Posted 4/15/15 (Wed)read more »
Costs for healthcare facility come in $21 million high
McKenzie County Healthcare System faces tough choice of either raising more funds or cutting project size
Posted 4/07/15 (Tue)read more »
City property owners see big jump in taxable values
As a result of the oil boom, properties around Watford City, both commercial and residential, continue to see their values increase.
Posted 4/07/15 (Tue)read more »
Ambulance damaged in two-vehicle collision
Chalk up another major accident on the deadliest stretch of highway in North Dakota.
Posted 4/07/15 (Tue)read more »
Watford City pipe bomb suspect being charged federally
What ended with the Minot Police Department Bomb Squad being called in to a Watford City RV Park and the arrest of a 29-year-old Colorado man charged with Terrorizing, Reckless Endangerment, and Possession of Explosives, has now gone from being a state case to a federal case.
Posted 4/07/15 (Tue)read more »
McKenzie County is fastest growing county in nation
New census estimate says county’s population grew 18.3 percent in 2014
Posted 3/31/15 (Tue)read more »
Watford man threatens to kill two women
Inglis faces charges of felony terrorizing after being taken into custody following traffic stop
Posted 3/31/15 (Tue)read more »
