New Town News - News
At long last bypass construction begins
All New Town Mayor Dan Uran wanted was to see New Town’s Main Street fixed up. That was in 2007.
At long last, a place to live
Even before the Bakken Boom, there were not enough places to live in New Town. Monday, the North Segment Development Corporation took the first of what may be many steps this summer to make affordable housing available in New Town.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A tiger by the tail?
Is the State of North Dakota ready for the big spill? State Department of Health officials think so.
Sovereignty an issue in oil development
The Three Affiliated Tribes will exercise its sovereignty when it comes to regulating oil development on the reservation.
Behind the berm, refinery site takes shape
Richard Meyer has heard the rumors.
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.
