New Town News - News
Finishing the job
With more than a dozen big projects winding down, including the massive state Main Street reconstruction, talking about more construction is likely the last thing on the mind of New Town residents.
Main Street to open in one week
After 30 straight weeks of blocked roads, detours, no sidewalks and using the back door, the Main Street reconstruction project is down to its final seven days.
DOT seeks input on finishing bypass
The original plans for the New Town Highway 23 Bypass, or Truck Reliever Route, called for the bypass to avoid the city completely.
Upside down system
For Frank Felix, things are getting out of hand in the White Shield area.
End may be in sight for Main Street Project
Things are really hopping on Main Street. With just four weeks left in the schedule, Marschuetz Construction Project Manager Roger Watson is increasingly hopeful that traffic will be moving through New Town before the snow flies.
Awareness is key to suicide prevention
September is Suicide Prevention Month. Willow Smith knows that better than anyone and as Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Boys and Girls programs on Fort Berthold worked diligently with children in her neighborhoods.
Final stages starting on Main Street Project
This week will mark some major milestones in the progress of the Main Street Project, which is scheduled to be completed in just one month.
City projects winding down
Along with the state’s reconstruction of Main Street, New Town residents have been coping with a dozen city projects going on at the same time.
Local foods for sustainable community
For centuries, the Mandan and Hidatsa people lived on the banks of the Missouri River, raising magnificent gardens of corn, beans and squash.
Population boom finally catches up with New Town Schools
Since 2007 and the birth of the Bakken Boom, most schools in western North Dakota have faced a flood of new students, most notably in Watford City which is likely to be boosted from the ranks of Class B schools to Class A next year.
