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Bakken Media Is Live: Straight Talk From the Bakken

Watford City changes fast. New buildings go up, old ones come down, rigs move in and out, and decisions get made at city hall every couple of weeks. A lot of it is easy to miss if you're working long hours out here. Bakken Media is a place to keep up with it. What we cover City hall and the county. We read the council and planning agendas so you know what's being voted on, what it costs, and who's asking for it. Police, fire, and the courts. Arrests, crashes, lawsuits, and what's moving through the system, from official records and sources. The oilfield. Rig counts, layoffs, new companies coming to town, and what it all means for people who work out here. Community issues and drama. The stuff everyone in town is talking about: blowups at public meetings, neighborhood fights, arrests, and the issues that split Watford City. We'll lay it out fairly, with every side. Local business. Who's opening, who's closing, and what's going in that empty ...