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New coffee shop

Meg-A-Latte has announced it will be soon be opening a coffee shop in Watford City. With three locations already in Williston, the specialty coffee shop serves gourmet coffee, teas, smoothies, shakes, bakery, and lunch items. The Watford City location will be at 109 6th Ave SE– the site of the former Taco Johns.

New Dentist

  Legendary Smiles has added a third dentist to their staff. Earlier this month Dr. Danielle DeMorrow joined the growing team. She joins Dr. Bulzomi and Dr. Burbach. Legendary Smiles is open 8am-5pm Monday-Thursday and is located at 361 N Main Street Watford City.

BurgerSear opens

The Smiling Moose Rocky Mountain Deli location in Watford City announced the expansion of their product line through the addition of BurgerSear. In addition to the hand-formed, smashed and seared burgers, they offer new sides including mac & cheese, waffle fries and more. Find them at 1005 S Main St, Watford City.

Workplace vaccination opportunity

The North Dakota Department of Health may be able to provide assistance to businesses interested in getting workplace COVID-19 vaccination set up. To indicate interest complete this survey.

Area petroleum employers talk Bakken plans and performance

According to this Reuters article, Continental Resources plans to increase its 2021 capital expenditures from between $1.2-1.3 billion to $1.4 billion. According to this Natural Gas Intelligence article Hess Corp has a goal to increase the number of rigs in the Bakken to four by the end of this year. That would allow Hess’s Bakken production to be held even at 200,000 barrels/day […]

March economy at a glance

The March Economy at a Glance is now available. Some data of note include: Oil production for McKenzie County dropped from 14.9 million barrels in December 2020 to 14.1 million barrels in January 2021. Year to date visits to the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park have increased from 1,684 to 3,768. Brookledge apartments increased […]

Sanford Health announces expansion

Sanford Health has announced a plan with the City of Williston that will allow for a new clinic and hospital to be built for the region. The plan is for it to be located in the Williston Square which is 800 acres that was recently vacated with the moving of the Williston airport to a location outside […]

Film auditions to be held

The story of the last lynching in North Dakota is being turned into a movie, and is planned on being filmed entirely in McKenzie County this summer! The End of the Rope is based on the story true story of the infamous Charles Bannon case of 1931 in McKenzie County. Auditions will be held for supporting […]

Updated school enrollment projections

Board members for McKenzie County School District #1 received updated enrollment projections for the next 10 years at their recent meeting. Projections are for continued growth, but at a rate slower than the past 10 years of extremely rapid growth.

Highlighting Career and Technical Education

February is Career and Technical Education month and Watford City High School recently released a video highlighting current career and technical education opportunities. Currently there is coursework offered in Agriculture, Healthcare, Family and Consumer Science, Information Technology, and Business. Work is underway in how to continue to improve the offerings and experience to help students […]