WATFORD CITY
Faces of the Boom: Couple working to build housing so other families can reunite
WATFORD CITY, N.D. Jake Walters spent about half of 2012 commuting from southern California to Watford City, sleeping on the floor of an RV and video chatting with his young family back home. Bein...
Posted on 3/11/13 at 9:12 AM
A commentary on a comment...
I try and publish all the comments submitted on my blog. Occasionally I will choose not to publish a comment, either because it adds nothing constructive to the discussion or is downright hateful or d...
Posted on 2/18/13 at 8:58 AM
UND Students to travel North Dakota during ‘alternative’ Spring Break tour starting Monday, March 12
Students enrolled in the University of North Dakotas Service & Rural Communities course will leave Monday, March 12, on an alternative spring break trip. The weeklong Stone Soup Bus Tour, sponsore...
Posted on 3/8/12 at 3:58 PM
VIDEO: Poverty in western North Dakota's oil country
BISMARCK--A few weeks ago, Jamestown Sun photographer John Steiner and I headed to Watford City to learn more about poverty in the Oil Patch. There have been a lot of stories written about all of the...
Posted on 8/14/11 at 9:45 AM
North Dakota’s first indoor RV park opening in July 
WILLISTON, N.D. – A family joke about living in an RV parked in a pole barn has led a Minnesota contractor to come up with a new housing solution for the Oil Patch: an indoor RV park.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , May 02, 2012
ND not feeling the slump 
Oil boom props economy up as envy of other US states
WATFORD CITY, N.D. – If people anywhere in the nation should feel good about the economy, it’s those living in North Dakota, where an oil boom is creating so many jobs that even taco joints offer $15 an hour to attract employees.
By McClatchy Newspapers , October 05, 2011
Head-on collision kills man near Watford City 
WATFORD CITY, N.D. – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says an Idaho man died after his pickup crossed the center line and collided head-on with a semitrailer near Watford City.
By Associated Press , September 19, 2011
Man killed in head-on collision near Watford City 
WATFORD CITY, N.D. — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says an Idaho man died after his sport utility vehicle crossed the center line and collided head-on with a semitrailer near Watford City.
By Associated Press , September 18, 2011
Poverty in the Oil Patch: Not everyone is sharing in the wealth from high-paying energy jobs in western North Dakota 
WATFORD CITY, N.D. - In one of the state’s wealthiest counties, the line of people waiting for the food pantry to open shows another side of the state’s oil boom story.
August 14, 2011
- Volunteers load a vehicle
- Graphic: Average wages in North Dakota counties
- Map: Food to the oilfields
- Cody Rebone, left, and Rob Snyder load a vehicle with food
- Tina, D.J., Samantha and Donald Baseler check out the goods
- Holly Flatau, member relations and outreach manager for the Great Plains Food Bank
- Pete Goth, left, and Steve Shoup wait in Watford City
- Talk about this topic
- Video: Mobile Food Bank in Watford City
NDDOT seeks comments on upcoming projects 
The North Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking comments on an amendment to the 2011-14 State Transportation Improvement Program for inclusion of the following previously unpublished projects in 2011.
State projects include:
By Forum staff reports , December 18, 2010
Veteran charged in rampage pleads not guilty 
WATFORD CITY, N.D. – An Iraq war veteran accused of going on a suicidal rampage in North Dakota has pleaded not guilty to four charges.
By Associated Press , December 17, 2010
Veteran charged in ND rampage pleads not guilty 
WATFORD CITY, N.D. — An Iraq war veteran accused of going on a suicidal rampage in North Dakota has pleaded not guilty to four charges.
By Associated Press , December 16, 2010
North Dakota to up natural gas processing 
PSC approves $175M plant to be built near Watford City
BISMARCK – A new $175 million natural gas processing plant will help reduce the amount of gas that is burned off and wasted because of North Dakota’s rapidly rising oil production, state regulators said Friday.
By Dale Wetzel, Associated Press , November 20, 2010
Semi driver killed in crash northeast of Watford City 
BISMARCK (AP) — A driver is dead after his tractor-trailer hit a ditch and rolled over in northwest North Dakota.
By Associated Press , September 21, 2010
Part of Theodore Roosevelt National Park road to close for repairs 
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — A portion of the scenic drive in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park will be closed for emergency repairs for two weeks beginning Monday.
By Associated Press , September 11, 2010
A century of service: First International Bank and Trust 
May 08, 2010
Texas man dies in ND crash 
WATFORD CITY, N.D. — A Texas man is dead after a vehicle crashed into a tree in Watford City.
By Associated Press , April 28, 2010
Watford City rollover kills Reynolds man 
WATFORD CITY, N.D. - The driver was killed in a vehicle rollover accident south of Watford City.
By Forum staff reports , October 06, 2009
Heavy traffic on on North Dakota Highway 13 causing concern 
By Associated Press , August 31, 2009
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