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Since its grand opening during the McKenzie County Fair in Watford City, the new McKenzie County Ag Expo Center has hosted a wide range of events, from the NDRA Finals in September to Western Wonderland in December. The facility boasts a 53,000 square foot livestock indoor arena, three exhibit halls between 4000 and 7000 square feet, an outdoor arena with grandstands, parking lot with RV spots, kitchen, bar, and concessions. Director Chris Kubal, along with assistant director Kylee Roff, and...
7 was a potentially profitable year for McKenzie County, North Dakota. Several things happened that might serve to benefit the county’s economy over the following years. February KUMV The North Dakota Department of Transportation has approved a contract to begin construction work to expand Highway 85. They started work to create a four-lane highway between Watford City and the Long X Bridge in March according to a Roundup article and, “The expansion of the highway will safely accommodate more industrial, agricultural, and passenger tra...
Each year, the McKenzie County Community Foundation provides grants to organizations doing charitable work in McKenzie County. This year, they are awarding $13,180 towards area projects. 2023 Community Foundation awardees include: Long X Arts Foundation for their Missoula Children's Theater program; Benefit Fund of McKenzie County Healthcare Systems towards an Infant Bereavement Program and Chronic Care Management Program; Watford City Park District for remote control car kits for youth...
The North Dakota Petroleum Council recognized ND Senator Dale Patten Watford City for his service to the state and it's oil and gas industry at their annual meeting on Sept. 20, in Watford City. Patten was awarded NDPC's Outstanding Public Service Award for his career going above and beyond the "normal call of duty to make our state a better place to live and work". The award is designated to shine a spotlight on and thank elected officials, legislators, and public servants for "excellence in pu...
Dallas, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodnight Midstream LLC ("Goodnight"), a portfolio company of Tailwater Capital LLC ("Tailwater") and leading provider of produced water handling services in Permian Basin, Bakken, and Eagle Ford, recently announced Matthew Osborn will serve as the company's president and chief operating officer (COO). "We are honored to have Matt join our team and look forward to the leadership he will bring to our company," said Grant Adams, Goodnight Midstream CEO. "He...
Martha’s Place, a non-profit organization established to develop a home-like environment for the residents in eastern Montana, will be holding a barn dance Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Richland County Fairgrounds. It will be a fundraiser for the construction that needs to be done to bring the future hospice into existence. On Aug. 9, 2022, a ribbon cutting for a new non-profit hospice house, just south of Sidney, tasked with providing the dying with a safe and supportive environment for them to move to the other side. Martha Nugent and her h...
The Long X Arts Foundation's Watford City Area Concert Series is excited to announce the lineup for the 2023-24 Concert Series, the fifth series for the organization that is committed to providing high quality entertainment at an affordable rate for members of the community. The Watford City Area Concert Series is a membership-based organization that brings in nationally acclaimed entertainers throughout the year. Kicking off the Concert Series on Sept. 28 is the West Coast 11-piece "little big...
Martha’s Place, a non-profit organization established to develop a home-like environment for the residents in eastern Montana, will be holding a barn dance Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Richland County Fairgrounds. It will be a fundraiser for the construction that needs to be done to bring the future hospice into existence. On Aug. 9, 2022, a ribbon cutting for a new non-profit hospice house, just south of Sidney, tasked with providing the dying with a safe and supportive environment for them to move to the other side. Martha Nugent and her h...
Martha’s Place, a non-profit organization established to develop a home-like environment for the residents in eastern Montana, will be holding a barn dance Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Richland County Fairgrounds. It will be a fundraiser for the construction that needs to be done to bring the future hospice into existence. On Aug. 9, 2022, a ribbon cutting for a new non-profit hospice house, just south of Sidney, tasked with providing the dying with a safe and supportive environment for them to move to the other side. Martha Nugent and her h...
The Bakken Rocks Cookfest, which is in its 14th year, was held again this year in Killdeer, coming full circle. The Cookfest began in 2009, being held in the towns of Killdeer and Belden that first year. Over the next 12 years there would be two Cookfest's each year in various towns around the western third of North Dakota. The past fests were held at: 2009: Belden and Killdeer; 2010: New Town and Tioga; 2011: Crosby and Watford City; 2012: Belfield and Ray; 2013: Parshall and Powers Lake; 2014:...
Martha’s Place, a non-profit organization established to develop a home-like environment for the residents in eastern Montana, will be holding a barn dance Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Richland County Fairgrounds. It will be a fundraiser for the construction that needs to be done to bring the future hospice into existence. On Aug. 9, 2022, a ribbon cutting for a new non-profit hospice house, just south of Sidney, tasked with providing the dying with a safe and supportive environment for them to move to the other side. Martha Nugent and her h...
A hundred years is a long time to keep a great show going, but Killdeer has been doing exactly that as of 2023. Sam Rhoades started the event in 1924 with true wild horses off the Porter and McCloud ranches, but today Sparky at J Bar J Pro Rodeo, Circle, MT, and Pickett Pro Rodeo, Fairfield, TX, supply the roughstock. While the rodeo evolving from a wild show of cowboy ability to a professional rodeo on the PRCA Badlands circuit isn’t a new change, there are plenty of new events this year! Kicking off July 1 at 12 p.m. with the Killdeer Mountai...
Watford City, ND - Last year's inaugural Food Truck Rodeo brought many area and statewide food trucks to the Bakken for a weekend full of flavor. In its second year, promoters are eager to grow not only the culinary offerings, but the family fun options in and around the festival site. Something they say moving the event back one weekend to June 9-11, and joining forces with the Rough Rider Center will accomplish. "There's so much more happening in conjunction with this year's event," says Mike...
Meagan Dotson The Bakken Global Recruitment of Oilfield Workers (GROW) Program is looking for sponsors for Ukrainian workers, with intentions of welcoming 25 new workers to North Dakota by July 2023. The North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC) launched this program in the spring of 2023 as a way to address the oil and gas industry's shortage of workers. "Due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, many Ukrainian citizens want to flee their country and come to America and work to make money to send...
A hundred years is a long time to keep a great show going, but Killdeer has been doing exactly that as of 2023. Sam Rhoades started the event in 1924 with true wild horses off the Porter and McCloud ranches, but today Sparky at J Bar J Pro Rodeo, Circle, MT, and Pickett Pro Rodeo, Fairfield, TX, supply the roughstock. While the rodeo evolving from a wild show of cowboy ability to a professional rodeo on the PRCA Badlands circuit isn't a new change, there are plenty of new events this year!...
Watford City, ND - Last year’s inaugural Food Truck Rodeo brought many area and statewide food trucks to the Bakken for a weekend full of flavor. In its second year, promoters are eager to grow not only the culinary offerings, but the family fun options in and around the festival site. Something they say moving the event back one weekend to June 9-11, and joining forces with the Rough Rider Center will accomplish. “There’s so much more happening in conjunction with this year’s event,” says Mike Schmitz, event producer and owner of 701 Food...
(Sidney) - Watford City, ND musician and children’s author Jessie Veeder will be live in-concert on Saturday, June 10, at 5 p.m. Jessie Veeder has been a symbol of folk music in western North Dakota since she released her first original album when she was only 16 years old. It was an effort that took her from performing at fairs and festivals around her home state to managing a national college and coffeehouse tour and launching a music career that recently landed her in Nashville to record her fifth original album. Since then, she has gone o...
Watford City, ND - Last year’s inaugural Food Truck Rodeo brought many area and statewide food trucks to the Bakken for a weekend full of flavor. In its second year, promoters are eager to grow not only the culinary offerings, but the family fun options in and around the festival site. Something they say moving the event back one weekend and joining forces with the Rough Rider Center will accomplish. “There’s so much more happening in conjunction with this year’s event,” says Mike Schmitz, event producer and owner of 701 Food Trucks. Attendance...
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Phoenix Capital Group Holdings, LLC, doing business as Phoenix Capital Group, is excited to announce it has acquired more than 560 net mineral acres for a purchase price that exceeds $6 million. The mineral interests are all located in Williams County, ND, and more specifically in township 158N range 96W. This most recent acquisition helps to expand Phoenix Capital Group’s geographic reach across the state of North Dakota while also further diversifying its expansive mineral portfolio. Williams County is a highly d...
Williston Basin School District #7 is reeling from the loss of four students who were involved in two separate vehicle accidents last night. The sudden loss of our students is an unimaginable tragedy for all, not just for our district, but for our entire community. We have mobilized our crisis team to provide support and counseling at Williston High School and Bakken Elementary for our students and staff that are undoubtedly affected by this. We will continue to provide support as we deal with the aftermath of this. Please keep all of the...
After eight years of planning, the Fairview-West project is set to break ground this week. According to the Montana Department of Transportation's website, www.mdt.mt.gov, the Fairview West project is a locally driven effort to reduce crashes by improving a segment of Highway 201 (MT 201) west of Fairview. The project will cost just over $34 million. It will reconstruct six miles of roadway, including two miles of new alignment north of the Fairview Airport, to improve safety while alleviating...
Construction for the Bakken Area Skills Center kicked off with a groundbreaking ceremony July 18. This is a big step for the center as it has been in the works since 2016. Construction is anticipated to be finished by late 2023. The center will be located near Watford City High School, across from the Rough Rider Center’s baseball field. Once the project is completed, this one-of-a-kind facility will “up-skill” area employers’ current workforce, create more opportunities for students, and provide a variety of services to the area. The school...
Otto Sovig, 89, Watford City, ND, formerly of Williston, ND passed away peacefully Dec. 14, 2022 with family by his side. Otto was born Feb. 13, 1933 on the family farm near Arnegard, ND, where he was raised. The youngest of ten children, he made his mark with his winsome mischievous smile and curious nature that captured everyone's heart. He attended school in Arnegard and openly admitted his emphasis was on playing basketball and baseball. He met the love of his life in his first-grade class...
Otto Sovig, 89, of Watford City, ND, formerly of Williston, ND passed away peacefully December 14, 2022 with family by his side. Otto was born February 13th, 1933 on the family farm near Arnegard, ND where he was raised. The youngest of ten children, he made his mark with his winsome mischievous smile and curious nature that captured everyone’s heart. He attended school in Arnegard and openly admitted his emphasis was on playing basketball and baseball. He met the love of his life in his f...
BISMARCK, ND, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE: MDU) recently announced its plans to make capital investments totaling $3.5 billion over the five-year period from 2023 to 2027. "Our capital investment plan includes a number of key projects that are expected to provide organic growth across our businesses, with particular emphasis on upgrades and expansions to our electric transmission and distribution infrastructure and our natural gas transportation and...
