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With the number of projected students entering the Watford City Elementary School hitting the highest numbers in recent history, the McKenzie County School District No. 1 school board has decided that it has to try to squeeze one more classroom into a new addition that is scheduled to open this fall.

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McKenzie County wells that are producing nearly 5,000 barrels a day have industry excited

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Electric utilities told to provide city with service area map

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Two Watford City teenagers were killed and a third teenager was severely injured in a two-vehicle accident that occurred at 1:04 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3 west of Watford City on U.S. Highway 85.

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The plans for a nine-hole expansion of the Fox Hills Golf Course & Country Club in Watford City that would use a PILOT (payment in lieu of tax) program to pay for the expansion ran into some serious concerns from members of the Watford City City Council at last Monday’s city council meeting.

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March 13, 2013

Math whiz kids

W.C.H.S. MathCounts team wins State championship

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Cash Wise Grocery, Alco, chinese buffet to anchor new retail complex

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Customers see improvement in service

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Five months after semi smashed into the school, students return to new classrooms

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Elementary students to be bussed to high school for lunch

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Roughrider Fund is pouring millions of dollars into community projects

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Route of U.S. 85 around Alexander to become part of four-lane highway from Williston to Watford City

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February 27, 2013

Center opens to rave reviews

New wellness center sees jump in membership

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City uncovers oilfiled waste in dumpsters

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While the McKenzie County Public School District may be a few years away from deciding whether or not its growing student numbers will require the district to build a new high school, one developer thinks his company has the perfect solution.

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February 20, 2013

It’s a gusher

New well north of Watford City producing 5,000 barrels of oil, 12 million cubic feet of gas a day

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February 20, 2013

Outgrowing its space

Much needed remodeling project to add more jail and office space at County Law Enforcement Center

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House Bill 1433 is proposing to send the state’s tobacco tax to the North Dakota Department of Health, and for $20 million of that money to be set aside as grants to help pay the bad debts of oil-impacted hospitals

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Oil companies donate $300,000 toward Wolf Pup Daycare project

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Connie Wold Wellness Center to offer access to state-of-the-art fitness equipment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

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Watford City's City Council approves preliminary subdivision map for a new residential area that could provide apartments, townhomes and single family homes for 502 people in the northwest corner of the city.

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The Western Area Water Supply Authority (WAWSA) was created as a result of the last North Dakota Legislative Assembly and has made tremendous progress since then.

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February 6, 2013

Embracing technology

W.C.H.S. Geography class replaces textbooks with iPads

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Three bills are being introduced in the 63rd Legislative Session that could greatly change the formula of oil and gas production taxes that are returned to impacted western North Dakota counties.

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Natural gas service to Watford City and Arnegard was lost when a natural gas transmission line about 2½ miles east of Alexander was struck by a contractor who was working in the area on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 26.

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January 30, 2013

A building boom coming

New housing, retail coming to Watford City in 2013

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Hazen dentist expands operations to Watford City

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McKenzie County could have 8,636 wells by 2025

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There has been a changing of the guard at the Watford City Police Department following the surprise resignation of Slade Herfindahl as the chief of police and the appointment of Jesse Wellen as the city’s new police chief.

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New Connie Wold Wellness Center nears completion

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