News in McKenzie, North Dakota
ND land oil lease sale expected to draw interest
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:46:29 -0800
North Dakota officials are selling the rights to drill for oil on almost 70,000 acres of state land.
High School Roundup
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:51:08 -0800
High School Roundup Bianka Bell 5 0-0 12 Tekarah Coward 0 0-0 0 Jovan Kingwood 3 1-2 8 Jasmine Fuller 0 0-0 0 Tory Wainwright 5 0-0 10 Aly Furgiuele 0 1-2 1 Jerlissa Thomas 0 1-4 1 McKenzie Stone 0 2-2 2 Brianna Mann 0 1-2 1 Alex Danas 0 0-0 0 Tyanna Palmer 0 0-0 0 Amber James 4 2-2 10 Katie Edwards 0 0-0 0 Totals: 17 8-17 44 boys basketball WOOSTER (5-6): Nate Brisson 0 1-2 1; Matt Levy 3 2 ...
ND board approves bigger oil royalty rate
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:19:38 -0800
Oil companies seeking to lease drilling rights on state land in seven western North Dakota counties should pay a larger share of their income to a trust fund that benefits schools, a state board decided ...
Saturday's high school roundup: ND-Fairfield, Trumbull, Milford, Masuk skaters win
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:35:58 -0800
Records: ND-Fairfield 6-8, Fermi/Enfield 7-7. Goals: NDF--Christian La Croix 2, Brandon Walsh 2; F/E-- Cameron Korona . Assists: NDF--Dave Canfarotta, C.J. Litwin , Cam Barquinero, Sal Sereno, Peter Petrino ; F/E--Ryan Zetterholm, Avery Boissy . Goalies: NDF-- Scott Kline (13 saves); F/E--Aaron Lickwar (18). Shots: NDF--22; F/E--14.
Western ND officials detail oil boom problems
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:29:55 -0800
In the last two years, Williston school superintendent Viola LaFontaine has had to manage an influx of 480 new students brought by the region's oil boom, an increase of 22 percent. Next year, she's planning for another 1,200.
WRESTLING: Hopewell Valley dominates Mercer County meet again
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:42:36 -0800
ROBBINSVILLE — Although it was almost certainly going to win it anyway, the worst thing that could have happened for the field at this year’s Mercer County Wrestling Tourney was Hopewell Valley suffering a shocking dual-match defeat to Allentown earlier in the week.
OBIT: Robert F. “Bob” Durbin
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:08:55 -0800
Robert F. “Bob” Durbin, 88, of Devils Lake, ND, passed away on Friday evening, January 20, 2012 at Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake.
Tesoro Picketers
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:45:32 -0800
Picketers -- are outside of Mandan's Tesoro Refinery. Union workers and the company apparently aren't seeing eye to eye...tonight at midnight work contracts will expire. Right now industry representatives
ND Pipeline Authority Comments on Pipeline
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:09:56 -0800
While no final decision has been made on the pipeline. North Dakota Pipeline Authority spokesperson Justin Kringstad says this weeks decision is a set back. He says the Keystone XL Pipeline will be a huge
ND economic leaders discuss Belle Fouche oil boom
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:31:20 -0800
The curiosity in Belle Fourche was palpable Thursday, as hundreds gathered to discuss the potential local impact of North Dakota's oil boom. Transportation and economic leaders from oil- rich regions