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PSC approves siting permit for Sacagawea Pipeline Project
The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a siting permit for a crude oil pipeline that will be built in McKenzie and Mountrail Counties.
The bloom is off the boom
Figures on taxable sales and purchases in North Dakota for the third quarter of 2015 show the steep impact of falling oil prices in the Bakken. Most communities in the region saw drops between one third and one half from the same period in 2014.
2015: The year Main Street was closed
It has been a tumultuous year for New Town in 2015. No bigger reason for this disruption was the beginning and completion of the long delayed renovation of Main Street.
2015: City Council totals up construction costs
The New Town City Council devoted a lot of money to construction projects in 2015.
Top shooters gather for pool tourney
Myrna Bear didn’t start the KJ Johnson Pool Tournament to bring some of the best pool players in the state to New Town, she just wanted to remember her nephew Kevin, who loved the game.
Sharing Christmas memories
When you talk to people about Christmas, they will almost always include special memories about their families, traditions and experiences.
Grade school students explore science
It’s ooey, it’s gooey and it’s SCIENCE!
Bringing back the old mercantile
"It will carry everything except coffee and flour."
New face on Main Street
With the end of construction in and around New Town, many are hoping that the community will attract new businesses to the city’s refurbished Main Street.
Chamber chafes at truck rule enforcement
The New Town Chamber is glad to a lighter traffic load up and down Main Street these days. They just don’t want the new rules of the road to scare off business.
