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Alexander residents prefer 85 bypass to go west of city
“Go West,” was almost the unanimous consensus of the nearly 75 Alexander residents who attended the first public meeting on a proposed U.S. Highway 85 bypass or truck reliever route around the community.
Posted 3/07/12 (Wed)read more »
Allen shares his passion for basketball and life
Have you ever met someone and automatically thought, “This is a truly amazing person?”
Posted 3/07/12 (Wed)read more »
Group welcomes new moms to Watford
MOPS group helps new families connect to a new community
Posted 2/29/12 (Wed)read more »
Library bustling with activity
Libraries aren’t just for quiet research and studying anymore, at least not in McKenzie County.
Posted 2/29/12 (Wed)read more »
Proposed High Prairie Pipeline will move 150,000 barrels of crude
It’s ‘open season’ right now for a Colorado company seeking shipping commitments from oil producers.
Posted 2/29/12 (Wed)read more »
School okays girls fast pitch softball
When the call goes out to “play ball” this spring, it won’t just be the boys that will be picking up their bats and balls at Watford City High School.
Posted 2/22/12 (Wed)read more »
Wellness Center still running toward finish line
The Healthy Hearts Wellness Center has recently received a face-lift.
Posted 2/22/12 (Wed)read more »
School closer to finalizing expansion plans
Students in McKenzie County are having to sit a little bit closer together than they were before.
Posted 2/22/12 (Wed)read more »
Proposed truck reliever route draws criticism
Residents along 24th Ave. SW say truck route would destroy neighborhood
Posted 2/15/12 (Wed)read more »
Bakken keeps rock’n
State’s oil and gas industry sets new production records
Posted 2/15/12 (Wed)read more »
County zoning board to begin work
County appoints members to new zoning board
Posted 2/15/12 (Wed)read more »
Making the world a safer place
Karmen Lawrence, a 20-year-old native of Watford City, has spent the last six months of her life on an overseas journey, familiarizing herself with the global human trafficking industry and the victims it creates.
Posted 2/08/12 (Wed)read more »
County landfill nears capacity
Landfill taking in over 70 tons of garbage per day
Posted 2/08/12 (Wed)read more »
Housing is still No. 1 issue facing city
Watford City struggles to develop affordable housing
Posted 2/01/12 (Wed)read more »
Long locks gone for a good cause
What began as a common battle between parent and child over hair has ended in an act of giving.
Posted 2/01/12 (Wed)read more »
City, school officials have concerns about Measure 2
Proposed constitutional amendment would eliminate state's property tax
Posted 2/01/12 (Wed)read more »
“The Patch” funds sailing trip of a lifetime
Jesse Osborn joins work crews flooding into landlocked North Dakota
Posted 1/25/12 (Wed)read more »
DOT moves forward with Alexander bypass plans
The North Dakota Department of Transportation’s (NDDOT) State Traffic Improvement Program (STIP) is out for 2012-2015 and it contains some exciting things for McKenzie County.
Posted 1/25/12 (Wed)read more »
Getting oil trucks off the road
Last Friday, state and federal officials, along with a number of local industry leaders and landowners flocked to McKenzie County to celebrate the commissioning of Bridger Pipeline’s new Four Bears Pipeline.
Posted 1/25/12 (Wed)read more »
Extinguishing the gas flares
The bright lights of the burning natural gas flares that make western North Dakota visible from outer space are going to be a little dimmer now that the Garden Creek natural gas processing plant is online.
Posted 1/25/12 (Wed)read more »
