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Meters, fire hall top items at city council
The New Town City Council was thinking about water bills and fire protection at its meetings in January.
Meetings look to boost Main Street
The roller coaster ride of the oil boom and subsequent bust have created a tough environment to start, sustain or sell a business on the Main Street of New Town or Parshall.
Tribe studying potential Sakakawea bridge plan
A part of its plan to create a comprehensive regional transportation plan, the Three Affiliated Tribes is studying the possibility of connecting the communities of the Fort Berthold Reservation by bridge.
Armoring up
Most of New Town’s police officers work their shifts alone, but Officer Darren Carter has a partner, K-9 Officer Delphi.
Saving lives doesn’t wait on the cold
For people who don’t take sub zero temperatures seriously, Aaron Hawkins, a paramedic with the New Town Ambulance suggests that taking precautions against the bitter cold is still a good idea.
Bakken turnaround continues for a second quarter in 2017
For the first time since 2014, North Dakota saw taxable sales and purchases increase for two consecutive quarters, indicating that the state continues to climb out of the economic doldrums.
Police Department gets ready for big move
The New Town Police Department is close to moving into its new, permanent home.
Fighting the cold to keep the lights on
Brrr. That temperature gauge just seems to be dropping lower and lower. Sub zero temperatures have been commonplace these days.
Stories of the Year 2017
Bar and liquor store owners were caught in the middle of a dispute between the Three Affiliated Tribes and the State of North Dakota this year.
Legislators come to Reservation to discuss tribal taxation issues
Committees of the North Dakota Legislature rarely meet outside of the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck. But the growing tension between tribes and the state led the Interim Tribal Taxation Committee to hold a field hearing on the Fort Berthold Reservation.
