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Gearing up for kindergarten
Elementary program designed to help reduce student, parent anxiety
Filing deadline looms for local elections
Candidates for city, county and school positions have until April 11 to file necessary paperwork
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
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
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
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
County imposes fire ban
Two grass fires on March 13 burn over 1,100 acres in McKenzie County
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
Park to see $670,000 expansion
Park District renames Nature Park, the Kent Pelton Nature Park
Feeling the pinch of fewer city sales tax dollars
Roughrider Fund Committee puts a hold on future projects
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
Bakken Oil Rush Ministry hanging on by a thread
Without funding, ministry that has served over 1,100 families could close
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.
Construction of $29.9 million Phase II of roadway to begin this Spring
Kinder Morgan contributed $300,000 to McKenzie County Healthcare Systems’ (MCHS) new medical campus
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.
Masons donate $325,000 to new hospital
Donation part of $1 million pledge by Ft. Union Lodge
Foreman pleads guilty to sex abuse
Watford City man faces three more charges of sexual abuse of a child
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.
Watford City celebrates opening of new school
New $53 million high school welcomes students to first day of classes
Oil prices won’t rebound until 2017
North Dakota’s oil, gas production continue on a downward slide
A pilot’s worst nightmare
Watford City pilot makes emergency landing on I-94
Hospital to offer surgery services
McKenzie County Healthcare System partners with UND Medical School to develop surgical program
Traffic fatalities still high on U.S. 85
Even after four-laning, 19 motorists died in vehicle accidents in 2015
County looks to have new land use plan by June
To continue on in their strategy of executing a new comprehensive plan for McKenzie County’s future development, the county is taking the next step forward by hosting a set of public meetings on Feb. 23 and 24.
New high school set to open
District to hold Open House for 167,000-square foot, $53 million school on Monday, Feb. 15
CornerStone Bank to build new bank in Watford City
Bank to open in new location in summer of 2017
County’s first baby arrives by ambulance
On the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 20, Traci Cole and her significant other, Jimmy Royster, did not think they would almost be delivering their new baby boy in the parking lot of a truck stop, let alone the back of an ambulance. But that is exactly what happened.
Watford’s Main Street welcomes new businesses
Five new businesses bring more retail, dining experiences