4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (221+ words) SELFRIDGE, N.D. — An 83-year-old Selfridge woman was killed after turning her side-by-side in front of a semi-truck Tuesday, Sept. 8, in south-central North Dakota. According to a North Dakota Highway Patrol crash report, at approximately 3:05 p.m. Central Time Tuesday, the woman was…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1538+ words) Businesses have come and gone since the Bakken oil boom transformed McKenzie County, but despite enormous growth, residents continue to identify shopping, dining and entertainment as areas where the county has room to grow. Go back to Watford City in…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (519+ words) McKenzie County’s organized townships now have a new set of rates to consider as they begin looking ahead to their 2028 budgets and determining whether to continue contracting with the county for road maintenance. The McKenzie County Board of Commissioners approved…...

5+ day, 18+ min ago   (15+ words) McKenzie County Farmer Tracking a few more warm days...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (614+ words) Discussions that began amid questions over McKenzie County’s emergency communications and 911 system are continuing, but the effort has evolved into a broader attempt to improve communication, cooperation and trust among the agencies responsible for responding when residents call for help....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1203+ words) A series of recent incidents in the Hunters Run development has drawn increased attention from Watford City Police, but department officials say the amount of visible police activity in the neighborhood should not necessarily be interpreted as evidence that Hunters…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (297+ words) Rural emergency preparedness in southern McKenzie County received a major boost on August 18, after county commissioners approved funding assistance for a permanent backup power generator at Homesteader's Gap. Larry Novak, representing the Alexander Rural Fire Department, presented project estimates to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (593+ words) Recently, the Williston Area Woodworkers, a local organization that consists of artists dedicated to learning and teaching techniques of good craftmanship generously donates their proceeds from money received at the 2026 McKenzie County Fair to the McKenzie County 4-H program. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (369+ words) MINOT — A new report by the American Experiment North Dakota is critical of our state's finances. We spend too much, the report claims, though it also proposes more spending — specifically on a school choice program for those lucky enough to…...