Hazen Star News
Heavy equipment dealer opening in TGW building
An out-of-state construction equipment dealer will soon be operating out of the old Tiffany Glass Works auction house in west Hazen.
Case closed
The case of the missing Mercer County money is closed, which leaves the county the option of taking civil action to recover its lost $100,000.
Get a ‘Taste of Hazen’ Monday
Meet up with friends, eat well, and support your Hazen Chamber of Commerce all at once at the 2012 Taste of Hazen Monday at Hazen City Hall.
Countywide Stage II Burn Ban in effect
The Mercer County Commission has approved a countywide Stage II Burn Ban for Mercer County.
Red Flag Warning in effect
The National Weather Service Office in Bismarck has issued a Red Flag Warning for Monday, a High Wind Watch for Monday, and a Fire Weather Watch for Tuesday.
Prairie fire torches 2,000 acres Monday
More than 50 firefighters from Mercer and Oliver counties responded to a grass fire that consumed an estimated 2,000 acres Monday afternoon just east of Hazen.
Mercer County on the outside looking in
If the forecasters are right, Mercer County is unlikely to see much oil well-drilling activity. At least not the the level of activity seen in nearby counties to the west.
Fire Weather Watch in effect
The Bismarck Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for all of west and central North Dakota for Friday from late morning through mid evening.
District 33 and state agree on Santorum
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Rick Santorum was the Republican presidential candidate of choice in both District 33 and North Dakota as indicated by Super Tuesday's caucus polls results.
North Dakota notches victory in haggle over haze
Coal Country, and the entire state of North Dakota, made big headway in its ongoing struggle with the Environmental Protection Agency when the EPA agreed Friday to most of the state’s clean air plan for regional haze.