‘Giving Tree” offers a chance to help

Residents asked to help fill the needs of others this Christmas season

Posted 12/02/14 (Tue)read more »

Healthcare system looking forward to growth

This past year’s accomplishments and the optimistic future of the McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS) were the highlights of this year’s 2014 Report to the Community luncheon and meeting that took place Friday, Nov. 21.

Posted 11/25/14 (Tue)read more »

Parade of Lights to start Christmas season

Watford City kicks off holiday festivities

Posted 11/25/14 (Tue)read more »

Bringing a new look to county commission

Skarda, Best will officially join the county commission in December

Posted 11/25/14 (Tue)read more »

Bakken Oil Rush Ministry running out of funds

Immediate goal is to find a temporary building for Mobile Free Thrift Center

Posted 11/25/14 (Tue)read more »

Board looks to build second elementary school

Existing school too small to meet new student growth

Posted 11/18/14 (Tue)read more »

Drilling activity slows

Drilling begins shift to the “Heart of the Bakken”

Posted 11/18/14 (Tue)read more »

Post Office is overwhelmed and understaffed leading into holidays

With the holidays fast approaching, the local Watford City Post Office is feeling the pressure of trying to adequately meet the needs of their customers with an insufficient amount of staffing and an enormous amount of mail volume.

Posted 11/18/14 (Tue)read more »

Voters elect first female county commissoners

Schwartzenberger elected sheriff; Skarda, Best to serve on McKenzie County Board of County Commissioners; Republicans head to State Legislature

Posted 11/12/14 (Wed)read more »

Woman arrested after shooting man in the face

Shooting incident results in four being arrested for involvement in drug ring

Posted 11/12/14 (Wed)read more »

Brother, sister charged with kidnapping their uncle

Niece had uncle sign over oil well rights, loan her and her family more than $20,000 before kidnapping him

Posted 11/12/14 (Wed)read more »

Watford City bypasses finally open

Opening of U.S. Highway 85 and N.D. 23 bypasses reroutes 5,000 trucks per day from city’s streets and intersections

Posted 11/04/14 (Tue)read more »

Fedorenko earned a Purple Heart during Korean War

Posted 11/04/14 (Tue)read more »

Alco files for bankruptcy

Impacts on Watford store not known

Posted 11/04/14 (Tue)read more »

County commission, sheriff races will be key local races

Nov. 4 election will decide fate of state, local candidates

Posted 10/28/14 (Tue)read more »

A lot is taking shape in Watford City’s ‘backyard’

Over $110 million in housing projects currently underway in 10 subdivisions

Posted 10/28/14 (Tue)read more »

Sanford donates $1 million to new hospital in Watford

A healthcare partnership in Watford City is expanding to greatly enhance growing community’s needs

Posted 10/28/14 (Tue)read more »

Falling oil prices could hurt state’s drilling activity

McKenzie County will be least impacted as oil prices fall

Posted 10/21/14 (Tue)read more »

Four-story office building going up on Watford’s Main Street

Developer breaks ground on 40,000 square foot new office, retail building

Posted 10/21/14 (Tue)read more »

Work begins on new high school

With footings and foundation work underway for the new Watford City High School, members of the McKenzie County Public School District No. 1 School Board spent last Monday discussing options that they have to increase the maximum capacity of the school to 800 students.

Posted 10/21/14 (Tue)read more »