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One more try for Outlot 2
The ongoing saga of Outlot 2 took another turn as the New Town City Council rejected two bids to swap the 39 lot development on Sand Hill for a number of units for city employee housing.
Posted 5/15/14 (Thu) read more »
Looking Forward: School district eyes expansion
New Town Public Schools haven’t grown like other schools around the Bakken. Part the reason is that New Town had a housing shortage that predates the oil boom and has only gotten worse, said School Superintendent Marc Bluestone.
Posted 5/15/14 (Thu) read more »
Newspaper ‘hall’ dedicated
The North Dakota Newspaper Association Hall of Fame has found a prominent place in the new addition to the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck.
Posted 5/08/14 (Thu) read more »
A tiger by the tail?
Is the State of North Dakota ready for the big spill? State Department of Health officials think so.
Posted 5/01/14 (Thu) read more »
Law enforcement focus of Town Hall
"This is not the place we used to know." Those were the words of Mountrail County Sheriff Ken Halvorson, as he spoke at a North Segment Town Hall meeting at the Northern Lights Community Center in New Town.
Posted 5/01/14 (Thu) read more »
Behind the berm, refinery site takes shape
Richard Meyer has heard the rumors.
Posted 4/24/14 (Thu) read more »
Sovereignty an issue in oil development
The Three Affiliated Tribes will exercise its sovereignty when it comes to regulating oil development on the reservation.
Posted 4/24/14 (Thu) read more »
School board looks forward to graduation and next school year
The New Town School Board got an update on this year’s graduating class and started getting ready for the 2014-15 school year and beyond.
Posted 4/17/14 (Thu) read more »
Working together to protect the land
Kandi Mossett is a former New Town resident who now lives in Billings and works with the Indigenous Environmental Network. She traveled to Washington, D.C., about 18 months ago with a group of students to meet with officials of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice.
Posted 4/17/14 (Thu) read more »
4 Bears expansion continues
A new 4,000-plus seat event center and current makeover to the gaming floor are part of a six-year plan for 4 Bears Casino located four miles west of New Town.
Posted 4/10/14 (Thu) read more »