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Foundation to funnel donations to school district
Watford City High School Alumni Scholarship Fund and the North Dakota Community Foundation to funnel donations to school district
Posted 4/11/13 (Thu)read more »
County leads state in traffic fatalities
Nine people have died in vehicle accidents since beginning of the year
Posted 4/10/13 (Wed)read more »
Watford third grader is city’s “Mayor for a Day”
Being the mayor of Watford City is not easy for many reasons. But perhaps the job would be easier without the constraints of adult life and adult rules.
Posted 4/10/13 (Wed)read more »
Funding, roads top forum topics
Taking care of the immediate needs of the state, as well as providing additional state funding for oil-impacted counties in northwestern North Dakota are the two main issues facing the North Dakota Legislature this session.
Posted 4/03/13 (Wed)read more »
Dealing with tons of trash
County landfill sees collections jump from 20 tons/day to 350 tons/day
Posted 4/03/13 (Wed)read more »
Doing more with less
Use of pad wells allow oil companies to drill more wells with fewer rigs
Posted 4/03/13 (Wed)read more »
Fire site closed due to possible contamination
State finds cyanide present at site
Posted 4/03/13 (Wed)read more »
New Census numbers don’t tell us much
City, county officials say lag in data results in misleading numbers
Posted 3/27/13 (Wed)read more »
Watford City property owners to see increase in taxable values
With property values escalating in Watford City so are taxable valuations
Posted 3/27/13 (Wed)read more »
County zone plan approved
New zoning ordinances will become effective April 26
Posted 3/27/13 (Wed)read more »
Fire destroys business
A structure fire at Steve’s Sprayfoam Insulation, located at the junction of 12th Street Southeast and 11th Avenue Southeast, caused quite a scene on the morning of Tuesday, March 12.
Posted 3/20/13 (Wed)read more »
Rankin resigns as sheriff
Effective July 1, 2013, Ron Rankin will officially retire as McKenzie County Sheriff and bring to a close his long career in the field of law enforcement.
Posted 3/20/13 (Wed)read more »
Squeezing in one more classroom
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.
Posted 3/20/13 (Wed)read more »
Mega-producers spark interest in Banks Field
McKenzie County wells that are producing nearly 5,000 barrels a day have industry excited
Posted 3/20/13 (Wed)read more »
Council: Time is not right for golf course expansion
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.
Posted 3/13/13 (Wed)read more »
Two Watford City teens killed, one injured in collision with semi
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.
Posted 3/13/13 (Wed)read more »
City tells MDU, McKenzie Electric to work together
Electric utilities told to provide city with service area map
Posted 3/13/13 (Wed)read more »
Oppidan breaks ground on $20 million development
Cash Wise Grocery, Alco, chinese buffet to anchor new retail complex
Posted 3/06/13 (Wed)read more »
