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Highway Patrol has it hands full
Patrol shifting workforce to oil country
Posted 11/07/12 (Wed)read more »
Voters head to the polls
McKenzie County voters will be joining the rest of the nation on Tuesday, Nov. 6 to cast their vote for the president of the United States.
Posted 10/31/12 (Wed)read more »
Overwhelmed and understaffed
Watford City Post Office struggles with ever increasing volume of mail, loss of postmaster
Posted 10/31/12 (Wed)read more »
DOT begins talks on four-laning of U.S. 85
While the four-laning of the heavily traveled stretch of U.S. Highway 85 between Watford City and Williston could still be several years in the future, the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) has begun the process of upgrading the highway.
Posted 10/31/12 (Wed)read more »
Healthcare System to host annual Women’s Day
Every year the McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS) Women’s Day Event focuses on the mental, physical, spiritual and emotional health of one of the community’s and society’s biggest contributors, women.
Posted 10/24/12 (Wed)read more »
Bakken is booming
While state rig count down, McKenzie County drilling activity increasing
Posted 10/24/12 (Wed)read more »
Postal Service to cut hours for small offices
Post Offices in Alexander, Arnegard, Cartwright and Mandaree could see their retail hours cut in half
Posted 10/23/12 (Tue)read more »
County zoning plan almost done
The McKenzie County Planning Board is in the final stages of putting together a comprehensive plan and land use ordinance for McKenzie County.
Posted 10/17/12 (Wed)read more »
Deadly at any speed
Northwest North Dakota leads state in number of traffic fatalities
Posted 10/17/12 (Wed)read more »
County adopts $95.8 million budget for 2013
County taxpayers on the hook for only $1.39 million of total county spending
Posted 10/10/12 (Wed)read more »
Building boom underway
Watford issues over $86.8 million in building permits in first nine months of 2012
Posted 10/10/12 (Wed)read more »
City says “OK” to unlimited off-sale licenses
While no one can say for sure how many off-sale liquor licenses will be issued in Watford City in the future, the Watford City City Council decided last Monday night that only having one off-sale license was not enough.
Posted 10/10/12 (Wed)read more »
McKenzie County leads state in taxable sales increase
Watford’s taxable sales top $49.9 million in second quarter
Posted 10/10/12 (Wed)read more »
Area fire, ambulance, and police departments receive over $1 million in Oil Impact funds
McKenzie County’s emergency responders, fire departments and law enforcement agencies have received over $1 million in the latest round of Oil Impact Funding grants.
Posted 10/03/12 (Wed)read more »
Firemen push safety during Fire Prevention Week
Department to give away 100 smoke detectors
Posted 10/03/12 (Wed)read more »
Rash of break-ins has area residents on edge
In the past two weeks, McKenzie County has seen a surge of crime involving the break-in of three county homes and a body that was found near Power Fuels under suspicious circumstances.
Posted 10/03/12 (Wed)read more »
County’s population projected to triple
A newly-released study says that McKenzie County’s population could triple in the next 15 years. And that projected growth only fuels the need for more housing.
Posted 10/03/12 (Wed)read more »
City’s newest hotel holds grand opening
The Watford Hotel offers 77 guest rooms
Posted 9/26/12 (Wed)read more »
Nowhere to put the prisoners
Full jails force local law enforcement officers, courts to consider other options
Posted 9/26/12 (Wed)read more »
Picking up the pieces
One week after tragic accident, Johnson Corners Christian Academy finalizes plans to reopen school
Posted 9/26/12 (Wed)read more »
