New Town News - News
Challenges that evolve almost daily in the Bakken Oil play of western North Dakota hold many unknowns. This fact is surely true for Missouri River Resources, the Three Affiliated Tribes’ oil company. No one knows that better than Dave Williams, President and CEO of MRR.
Old lines cause electrical problems
Portions of New Town lost power on Sept. 27 and Oct. 3. Power was returned after a few hours in both cases.
Heitkamp meets with feds, students at FBCC
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp paid Fort Berthold Community College a visit this week.
New Town moves closer to annexation
New Town moved closer to expanding its borders after a public hearing on the annexation 1,260 acres of land into the city.
Grain cars trickle into area elevators
The good news is that grain cars have been trickling into area elevators. That makes elevator managers too busy to spend much time on the telephone.
New Town working through growing pains
The New Town City Council is looking forward to the challenges it will face after the expected annexation of hundreds of acres between the current city limits and the North Dakota Highway 23 Bypass next month.
Protest results in document release
The Three Affiliated Tribes Administration Building was the scene of a protest Monday by about 50 tribal members calling for the release of a document summarizing an investigation of Tribal Chairman Tex Hall relationship with a man suspected in a murder for hire case.
Fox, Williams win chairmanship primary
The Three Affililated Tribes will have a new Chairman.
Candidates look to persuade voters
Five of the six candidates for Tribal Chairman gathered at the Northern Lights Building in New Town Tuesday evening to spread their message to a crowd of 150.
Bakken counties share many concerns
The oil boom has brought many changes to the counties of Western North Dakota. Some of these changes have been positive, but the burden of having tens of thousands of new residents has stretched services and infrastructure to the breaking point in many communities.
