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Petition for sheriff’s removal details lack of trust
Attorney General’s Office says Schwartzenberger’s writ of prohibition does not prevent petition from moving forward
Concert to raise funds for Veterans Memorial Park
Head East, Starship, Kat Perkins to appear at Rough Rider Center
Six vie for three county commissioner seats
Recent sheriff controversy weighs on new commission candidates’ minds as they head to Nov. 8 General Election
County’s harassment language changed before VBI investigation
Memories still remain in Charbonneau
Town of zero stands empty on McKenzie County prairie
STEM activities build skills at Alex school
W.C.H.S. students prepare for one-act play competition
Watford City to host Region IX drama competition
Sheriff sues commissioners
Schwartzenberger files against commissioners’ ‘unlawful interference’
Pit bull owners take on breed ban
Online petition circulates as owners rally
State land board affirms state’s mineral ownership under Sakakawea
Attorney questions communication among state agencies about minerals
Sheriff controversy impacts state’s attorney hire
Bighorn sheep season opens after pneumonia sweeps badlands
Keeping the Maah Daah Hey Trail alive
Ybarra founds non-profit to aid in maintaining Maah Daah Hey
Pipe Liner Diner denied restaurant permit
Diner feeding oilfield workers at Johnson Corners closes for the winter
Commissioners to ask governor for sheriff’s removal
Schwartzenberger refuses to put Schmitz on administrative leave following commissioner’s motion
Complainants say sheriff runs MCSO ‘like his own little Marine Corps’
A badlands waterfall?
Noisy splash in TRNP wilderness could be state’s second waterfall
State’s oil production drops
Dunn County could edge McKenzie in productivity
City, county sales continue downward spiral
Watford’s sales down 38 percent in second quarter
City okays $61 million budget
Most Watford City property owners will not see a tax increase this year
Commission, sheriff tackle lack of trust at final budget review
$124.7M approved for 2017 county budget after sheriff’s budget reviewed
Judge dismisses mineral rights case
Federal government found to be a necessary party among private, state claims over minerals under Lake Sakakawea
Keene FD grows under Rolfsrud
Rural department sees more trucks, training
Oil royalties tied up in alleged state land grab
No comments from state on where it owns minerals
Autumn rains welcome to ag, bad for roads
Over 4” of rain falls in parts of county
Building awareness, battling cancer
Breast cancer patient hopes examination reminders start larger advocacy
Rough Rider Center opens
Watford opens 269,000 square foot, $101 million center
Commission reverses legal defense fund bill approval
County denies reimbursement funding for sheriff’s command staff
Highway 85 work, lights to be finished in Nov.
Watford moving forward with installation of turning lanes
Steady time for local housing
Apartment prices adjusting after hitting bottom