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New Town starts police force
The New Town Police Force took over law enforcement in New Town on January 1 from the Mountrail County Sheriff’s Department.
Law enforcement clash comes to a head
New Town has a new police commissioner as disagreements over the handling of city police department boiled over at the regular New Town City Council meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Area residents featured in documentary
Dakota Resource Council has released a film about living in the Bakken, titled, "This Is Our Country: Living with the Wild West Oil Boom."
School absenteeism still a problem
Students will have one less opportunity to make up absences in the New Town School District.
Lend a hand with a one can
A little competition, it is said, is a good thing. Two oilfield companies have set up a competition for local businesses across the oil patch with the intention of doing a very good thing for hungry people across the Bakken.
Weather creates dangerous road conditions in area
As the region settles in for a second week of a cold snap, icy roads have created hazardous conditions that have led to accidents on area roads.
New Town boy to meet LaBron James
Paul Staples wondered what was going on as a troop of people, including his family trooped into the gymnasium as basketball practice ended. The 16 year old freshman at New Town High School was about to find out that, sometimes, dreams do come true.
TAT Boys, Girls Club takes to the runway
In 2001, the Three Affiliated Tribes Boys and Girls Club was officially chartered. A dozen years later, the club has facilities in all six segments of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and has provided recreational, education and leadership opportunities for hundreds of youth in New Town, Parshall, Four Bears, White Shield, Mandaree and Twin Buttes.
Council ponders 2014 projects
With the weeks in year rapidly fleeting, the New Town City Council mulled over plans for projects it hopes to accomplish in the New Year.
Finding a way to prosperity
From two miles below the surface, a river of black gold climbs to the surface of the Fort Berthold Reservation.
