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06/27/2024

Keep an eye on the weather community!
Stay safe and have your plan ready.

‼️ SEVERE WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️

The McKenzie County Sheriff's Office would like to inform the community of a continued threat of severe weather for our area. These threats include;

➡️ Tornado potential.
➡️ Damaging winds (up to 80mph).
➡️ Hail (up to baseball sized).

McKenzie County is currently at a threat level of 3 out of 5 and is expected to see severe weather between 4:00pm (CDT) and 9pm (CDT) on June 27, 2024.

It is important to have a plan during severe weather events. Know your shelter options and be prepared. If you have any questions regarding shelters throughout McKenzie County, please call us at 📞 701-842-6010.

Stay weather aware by following reliable local social media pages, paying attention to local radio broadcasts, downloading a dependable weather app and watching the local weather channel on your TV.

Link to updates:https://www.weather.gov/media/bis/DssPacket.pdf

06/26/2024

✅UPDATE: June 26, 2024 at 3:45am - Justice Almquist has been located and is safe!

‼️ The McKenzie County Sheriff's Office is seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing juvenile male. ‼️

On June 25, 2024, the McKenzie County Sheriff's Office was notified of a missing juvenile male. Justice Almquist was last seen at approximately 11:30 am on June 25, 2024 near the area of 125th Avenue NW and 32nd Street NW (Watford Landing Subdivision).

If you have information on the whereabouts of this missing juvenile, please contact the McKenzie County Sheriff's Office immediately at: 📞701-842-6010.

To submit a tip anonymously, text the keyword "MCSOTIP" and your message to 847411 or visit: www.mckenziesheriff.net and fill out a tip card. 🗣

06/20/2024

Hey McKenzie County, we need some McKenzie County Fair photos, do you have photos of your kids riding any rides, eating their favorite fair food, getting their face painted, or enjoying the kids zone? Please leave them below and you never know, it just might end up in the paper.

06/19/2024

Morning community. Stop by the Wolf Pup Learning Center today for some fresh lemonade or iced tea.

These gentlemen will be pouring refreshing drinks until 1:30!

06/18/2024

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06/16/2024

Hi folks, here's the latest update from Meteorologist Jacob Morse. Make sure you and your family are preparing for the possibility of severe weather. Shelters are open. Stay alert.

Our local law enforcement is out monitoring the weather in our area, thank you and be safe out there.

06/16/2024

Good evening everyone, here is the latest update from KFYR Meteorologist Jacob Morse.

Be alert and if you're not sure where the closest storm shelters are, go to McKenzie County Emergency Management to see the listing for McKenzie County.

Stay safe.

06/16/2024

Good evening everyone. Looks like western North Dakota is in for an interesting evening. Be weather aware. Stay safe. If you're unsure of where the shelters are in McKenzie County, there's information on McKenzie County Emergency Management

[UPDATE 2:00 AM CDT Sunday 6/15] This watch has been allowed to expire on time, and is now out of date.

[8:20 PM CDT Saturday 6/15] A Tornado Watch has been issued for much of western and central North Dakota until 2 AM CDT. A couple tornadoes are possible across the watch area, but our main concern is damaging wind gusts up to 85 mph and wind-driven hail. Please pay attention to the weather tonight and know where your shelter is, especially if you are outdoors!

06/14/2024

Don't forget to stop by and see McKenzie County Electric at the McKenzie County Fair!!

06/14/2024

The McKenzie County Farmer really enjoyed attending the McKenzie County Fair 4-H Livestock Sale today and is grateful for the opportunity to support our area youth. We are so proud of all the 4-H kids and all their hard work.

06/13/2024

Make sure to stop by and see McKenzie County Electric at the McKenzie County Fair!!

05/28/2024

Thank you First International Bank & Trust for thinking of us this morning. It is much appreciated ❤️

05/27/2024

Today, we gather in solemn remembrance to honor the courageous men and women who have laid down their lives in service to our country. Their sacrifice has ensured our freedoms and shaped the nation we are today. Let us never forget the cost of freedom, and let us always remember to express our deepest gratitude to the brave souls who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

05/26/2024

Congratulations to all McKenzie County Graduates!

05/03/2024

Let’s see those Paddlefish! Please send us a message with your photo and information on when and where you caught it. You never know it just might end up in the paper.

04/30/2024

NEW DETAILS EMERGE IN WATFORD CITY MURDER INVESTIGATION

Hugo Hernandez Jr., 32, of Watford City, N.D., is facing a Class C Felony charge of Negligent Homicide and a Class B Misdemeanor for Discharge of a weapon within the city, following the death of Brianne Anderson last March.
According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause filed with the Northwest Judicial District, information was relayed to the McKenzie County Dispatch Center that “Jane Doe” and Hugo Hernandez Jr. had both sustained gunshot wounds at approximately 11:42 p.m., on March 22, 2023, at a second-floor apartment located at the 700 block of Main Street in Watford City, N.D.
Hernandez, along with another man, Zachary King, and Doe were consuming alcohol at Hernandez’s residence when the shooting occurred.
The McKenzie County Farmer was able to confirm with a family member on March 23, 2023, that Jane Doe was 32-year-old Brianne Anderson of Dickinson, N.D. Anderson worked in Watford City as a marketing representative for The Farmer.
King was outside of the residence when law enforcement and first responders arrived. Upon entering the apartment, authorities found Anderson lying on the kitchen floor. First responders immediately began providing life-saving medical aid to Anderson as she had sustained a gunshot wound to her abdomen/thoracic cavity and was going into shock. It was noted that Hernandez sustained a superficial wound to the hand.
While performing live-saving measures to Anderson, first responders located a 40-caliber bullet casing inside the hood of the hooded sweatshirt she was wearing at the time of the shooting.

For the full story, visit www.watfordcitynd.com and subscribe to the McKenzie County Farmer today!
https://www.watfordcitynd.com/latest-news/new-details-emerge-in-watford-city-murder-investigation

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04/24/2024

JUST IN: HERNANDEZ HAS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE IN NORTH DAKOTA

Hugo Hernandez Jr., was transported to the McKenzie County Correctional Facility and booked on April 23.

Hernandez, along with his attorney, Kevin Chapman, appeared before a Northwest Judicial District Judge earlier today for his Bond Hearing.

The McKenzie County District Judge set Hernandez's bond at $10,000 cash or corporate surety. Sources tell The Farmer that Hernandez posted his bond shortly after the hearing.

More details on today's hearing and details of the charges Hernandez is facing will be in the next edition of the McKenzie County Farmer. And we will continue to update our readers on this developing case as details become available.

04/18/2024

https://www.watfordcitynd.com/latest-news/breaking-news-arrest-made-in-relation-to-the-march-2023-shooting-death-of-brianne-anderson/

BREAKING NEWS: Arrest made in relation to the March 2023 shooting death of Brianne Anderson

By: Patrice Bumstead
Farmer Editor

On Thursday, April 18, 2024, Hugo Hernandez was taken into custody in Gillette, Wyo. his arrest comes following a warrant that was issued on Monday, April 15, by the Northwest Judicial District for charges of Negligent Homicide, a Class C Felony and a Class B Misdemeanor for Discharge of a Firearm Within City Limits. Sources tell the Farmer that Hernandez’s arrest comes after an investigation of the 2023 shooting death of Brianne Anderson.

Brianne Anderson died on March 23, 2023, after sustaining a gunshot wound to the abdomen on the evening of March 22, 2023.

Anderson’s family received a copy of her death certificate in December 2023. The medical examiner deemed Anderson’s manner of death as a homicide, indicating that the injury occurred as a result of being “shot in the abdomen by another individual.”

Anderson was 32 years old at the time of her death. She left behind three small children.

The McKenzie County Farmer will continue to follow this story and update our readers as more information becomes available.

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