Dunn County Commission

MANNING — Occidental Petroleum Corp. likely won’t have any oil drilling or fracking activity in Dunn County through March, a representative told county commissioners Wednesday. It’s not too surprising, with the oil price drop and on the heels of news that the company will spend...

MANNING -- Dunn County Sheriff Clay Coker urged county commissioners Wednesday to start a plan for protocol when a homeless citizen needs a place to stay overnight in winter. He said the county is seeing “more and more indigent problems,” and while the department has only...

MANNING -- The recently-elected and newly-organized Dunn County Board of Commissioners met for the first time on Wednesday morning. During the meeting, the commission swore in the three recently elected commissioners, and voted on the board’s new chairman. In an unceremonious...

MANNING — A study on the use of oil-field produced water to control dust will continue to at least October, Dunn County commissioners decided Wednesday during a meeting at the Dunn County Courthouse. The county had originally signed on for $220,000 from the North Dakota Industrial...

MANNING — As the first day of an expansion project commenced at Weydahl Field Airport in Killdeer, Dunn County commissioners agreed to provide an additional $157,000 for the project. Commissioners had already agreed to provide the 20 percent match for the runway expansion project,...

MANNING — The Dunn County Commission does not support North Dakota State University’s Killdeer Mountain battlefield study as presented. Commissioners voted to unanimously reject the document Wednesday during a regular meeting, which outlines the significance of a battle between...

MANNING — The North Dakota Department of Transportation’s liaison with the western, oil-impacted part of the state paid a visit to the Dunn County Commission on Wednesday. Dave Leftwich visits county meetings and connects with local officials to serve as a conduit. He said with...

With signed letters in hand from residents who look unfavorably upon a potential crew camp development near Killdeer, the Dunn County Commission on Wednesday approved in a 4-1 vote a rezoning request to change 120 acres of rural preservation land to rural development. Commissioner...

A number of residents near Dodge are concerned about what an oil field waste site could do to area water, traffic and more, they said Wednesday during a press conference attended by about a dozen people at Dodge's City Hall. Bismarck-based Waste Solutions LLP wants to put a dumpsite...

MANNING -- Dunn County Sheriff Don Rockvoy said he fired a deputy Wednesday, who caused three automobile accidents in a 13-month period. Rockvoy added that it is "unfortunate" former deputy Leif Anderson is no longer working for the county, but maintains it was the right decision. "I...

MANNING -- After deciding to post weight restriction signs near a bridge between Killdeer and Halliday on Wednesday, Dunn County commissioners are washing their hands of any problems inattentive truck drivers may run into. Commissioners discussed ways to protect the worn and torn...