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On Saturday, September 7 there will be a McKenzie County Senior Day Expo at the Veteran’s Memorial Building and Civic Center in Watford City. This free event will start at 1 p.m. and end at 6 p.m. The event will feature local professionals speaking every fifteen minutes about Healthcare, Wellness, Wealth Management, Insurance, Probate Law, Social Services, Family Caregiver Support, and the Senior Safety program available in McKenzie County. The Looney Lutherans, a comedic group out of the Twin Cities, will also be entertaining around 3:30 p...
A significant part of North Dakota's history begins around the time when settlers came across the prairie in wagon trains. These trains reached places that eventually became homesteads, towns, and cities. Although the days of the wagon trains are long gone, you can still experience what it was like long ago on the Long X Wagon Train - a train of covered horse-drawn wagons and riders based out of McKenzie County. This year the Long X Wagon train is celebrating 50 years of keeping the pioneer...
Funeral services for Karla K. Stoll-Drovdal, 57, of Watford City, ND were held at 1:11 pm., Tuesday, July 30 at Wilmington Lutheran Church in Arnegard, ND. Interment was held in Wilmington Cemetery in Arnegard, ND under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Watford City, ND. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Karla passed away on Thursday, July 25 at Trinity Health in Minot, ND....
Funeral services for Karla K. Stoll-Drovdal, 57, of Watford City, ND are at 1:11 pm., Tuesday, July 30 at Wilmington Lutheran Church in Arnegard, ND. Interment will be in Wilmington Cemetery in Arnegard, ND under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Watford City, ND. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Karla passed away on Thursday, July 25 at Trinity Health in Minot, ND....
Funeral services for Deborah C. Bertinuson, 93, of Sidney, MT formerly of Alexander, ND were held at 11 a.m. CST, on Monday, July 1 at the Wilmington Lutheran Church, Arnegard, ND. Interment was in Timber Creek Cemetery, Arnegard, ND. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT and Watford City, ND are caring for the family. Visitation was held Friday, June 28 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home in Watford City, ND. Deborah passed away on Monday, June 24 at Sidney Health Center Extended Care, Sidney,...
Mass of the Christian Burial for Renate “Jackie” Lyon, 78, of Arnegard, ND was at 11 a.m. CST on Saturday, June 29 at the Epiphany Catholic Church in Watford City, ND with Father Brian Gross as presider. Prayer service was at 5 p.m. CST on Friday, June 28 at Epiphany Catholic Church in Watford City, ND. Interment was in the Farland Cemetery, Watford City under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Watford City, ND. Visitation was held Friday, June 28 from 2:30 p.m. until prayer service time at the church and one hour before mass. Rem...
A memorial service for Roland Meidinger, 63, of Arnegard was held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 25 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alexander, ND with Pastor Kevin Beard officiating. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Roland passed away June 19 at his home in Arnegard....
The 2019 McKenzie County 4-H Consumer Decision Making Contest was held on June 10 at the NDSU Extension Office/McKenzie County in Watford City. Jessica Goetz of Killdeer was awarded the Grand Champion award in the Senior Division (14 to 18 years old). Gabby Larimer, also of Killdeer, followed with Reserve Champion honors. Jaden Murphy of Williston received a Grand Champion ribbon in the Junior Division (10 to 13 year olds) and Trey Larimer of Killdeer followed with the Reserve. Ephraim Arnold...
The 2019 4-H Clothing Revue was held on Friday, June 14 at First Lutheran Church in Watford City. This event is designed to develop leadership abilities, build character and assume citizenship responsibilities in youth. Participants will also have the opportunity to grow by experiencing the skills they need to plan, select and create clothing representative of their personality. Young 4-Hers can acquire poise, good posture and grooming habits through this event. The Sew and Show category is a...
The MonDak region has something to offer for everyone this 4th of July season, from parades and barbeques, to pies and fireworks. Bainville Start 4th of July celebrations early with Bainville, Montana's Heritage America event, beginning Friday, June 28, with a family movie in the park at dusk. On Saturday, breakfast is hosted by the Bainville Dollars for Scholars at the fire hall from 7-10 a.m., followed by the annual parade at 11 a.m. Parade registration is required, and is available on the...
Mass of the Christian Burial for Renate “Jackie” Lyon, 78, of Arnegard, ND will be at 11 a.m. CST on Saturday, June 29 at the Epiphany Catholic Church in Watford City, ND with Father Brian Gross as presider. Prayer service will be at 5 p.m. CST on Friday June 28 at Epiphany Catholic Church in Watford City, ND. Interment will be in the Farland Cemetery, Watford City under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Watford City, ND. Visitation will be Friday, June 28 from 2:30 p.m. until prayer service time at the church and one hour bef...
Funeral services for Deborah C. Bertinuson, 93, of Sidney, MT formerly of Alexander, ND are at 11 a.m. CST, on Monday, July 1 at the Wilmington Lutheran Church, Arnegard, ND. Interment will be in Timber Creek Cemetery, Arnegard, ND. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT and Watford City, ND are caring for the family. Visitation will be Friday, June 28 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home in Watford City, ND. Deborah passed away on Monday, June 24 at Sidney Health Center Extended Care, Sidney, MT....
The Arnegard Fire Department recently put their new fire hall into service. The previous fire hall was located behind the city hall for the past 30 years. Over the past six years call volume in the area increased by 1200%. This signaled the need for an expanded facility to handle the needs of the quickly growing community and oilfield activity. The new $1.5 million facility was paid for in large part by private donations. The project took two years to complete and gives the department the...
The Arnegard Fire Department held a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 4 in their new fire hall. Local officials and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford spoke at the event....
The Arnegard Fire Department recently put their new fire hall into service. The previous fire hall was located behind the city hall for the past 30 years. Over the past six years call volume in the area increased by 1200%. This signaled the need for an expanded facility to handle the needs of the quickly growing community and oilfield activity. The new $1.5 million facility was paid for in large part by private donations. The project took two years to complete and gives the department the...
The McKenzie County Sheriff's Office utilizes the latest in technology to investigate, deter, and apprehend criminals adequately. They work with other city, state, and federal agencies that operate in the confines of the county to ensure the safety and security of McKenzie county citizens. They provide law enforcement and public safety services to 2,800 square miles including the cities of Alexander, Arnegard, Cartwright, Fairview, Grassy Butte, Keene, Watford City, and a portion of the Fort...
Virginia Elliot will remain in her seat as mayor of Arnegard after a recall election. The efforts to remove the mayor failed by a 63-47 vote margin on Monday, March 11. Running against Elliot in the recall election was Arnegard’s previous mayor, Jeff Kindle. A petition was circulated last November to recall Elliot due to claims of nepotism centering on the hiring of her son’s construction company to do work for the city. Also cited in the recall petition was Elliot’s allegedly failing health and...
McKenzie County Juniors received first place team honors in the Junior Bare Bow category of the Badlands Roundup 4-H Archery Match held on Saturday, January 26 at the Rough Rider Center in Watford City. Receiving first place honors in the Junior Division was Jake Ceynar, son of Dustin and Sara Ceynar of Arnegard. Ryan Pingel, son of Brent and Sandra Pingel of Watford City, came in with second place honors. Jeremiah Patten, son of Jane and Tony Patten of Watford City, followed by placing 5th...
Fourteen McKenzie County 4-Hers participated in the Southwest 4-H Archery Match held on January 12 at the Nishu Bowmen Archery Complex in Bismarck. Receiving third place honors in the Junior Division of the Freestyle Bow Category was Jake Ceynar, son of Dustin and Sara Ceynar of Arnegard. Other top placings were: Sixth place in Junior Bare Bow—Ryan Pingel, son of Brent and Sandra Pingel of Watford City Seventh place in Senior Bare Bow—Hosanna Patten, daughter of Tony and Jane Patten of Wat...
The McKenzie County Community Foundation, in partnership with Conoco Phillips, provided granting gifts for seven local programs and projects in December of 2018. Recipients were: Arnegard Rural Fire-Purchase Trauma Gear Marketplace for Kids-materials for Watford City event First Lutheran Church-Free Community Thanksgiving McKenzie County Emergency Management-Project ALICE Watford City Police-Blue Santa McKenzie County Pioneer Museum-Children's Program Long X Arts Foundation-Art in the Park...
The July 4 activities will start out with a 5K-Colored Spud Run. Registration for this run starts at 8 a.m. with the 5K run starting at 9 a.m. Registration fees for the 5K run are $20 for adults, $10 for kids and $50 for a family pack. July 4th festivities will continue on with a parade at 11 a.m. down Main Street, turning at 1st Street and following around Railroad Avenue and back up Main Street. All are welcome to join in the parade or set up along the route to view. Around noon the BBQ beef lunch sponsored by the Samuelson Family will begin...
Families on a budget this summer can still have lots of affordable fun at many of the free camping, fishing and swimming locations available in the MonDak. From Richland and Dawson Counties in Montana, to Williams and McKenzie Counties in North Dakota, there are plenty of opportunities to take advantage of public outdoor locations that offer access to water and wildlife for free or little charge. For those in the Richland County area, free camping can be found at Seven Sisters Wildlife...
The McKenzie County Ambulance Service has remained strong through the oil boom, despite a 328% increase in the number of calls. At the height of the oil boom, in 2014, the Service responded to about 1200 calls total. For comparison, ten years ago, the Service responded to 280 calls per year. This year, they have responded to about 70 calls per month, on track to reach about 840 calls in 2018, according to Jim Johnsrud, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Squad Leader for the McKenzie County...
