Good morning, Williston.

The Williston Downtowners Association launches Summer Nights on Main (celebrating America's 250th anniversary) with live music, food vendors, and a best patriotic dressed contest on Main Street beginning June 30 and continuing every Thursday through the summer.

SBG Williston is opening soon to offer Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes, boxing and other programs for kids and adults (5 to 70), providing a family-friendly space where residents can build confidence and fitness while enjoying monthly socials to foster community ties.

The free second annual Roots & Wings Festival will be at Spring Lake Park on July 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hosted by Spring Lake Nature Center, the event will offer interactive exhibits & scavenger hunts, educational displays & a barbecue for local families to reconnect with nature.

Alayna Stiernagle turned her love of food into ownership of three local businesses — 3 Amigos, My Swirl, and A & M Catering — after moving here in 2014; her ventures are known for fresh flavors and local partnerships that earned her regional accolades.

At the four-day competition held June 10-13, Emma Tong of Williston became Miss North Dakota 2026 while Addison Pringle earned Miss North Dakota’s Teen 2026; they will represent ND in national pageants in Florida this September + Tong will march in a Philadelphia parade on July 3.

Williston-based composer Emily Black-Driscoll (the ND Music Teachers Association’s commissioned composer) invites church choirs and locals to email recordings of a simple Amen on an F chord by July 14; her original piece, A Dialog on Hope, will debut in Grand Forks on Aug.

5 and is free to attend.

Fireworks will light up North Dakota skies this Fourth of July as the nation marks its 250th birthday, reminding Williston residents that the pioneer spirit continues to inspire community efforts & unity.

The Williston City Commission approved a $1 million grant to McKenzie County Health – contingent on extra funding by July 1 – to support a new 12,000 sqft facility at Badlands Town Center.

The meeting also certified primary election results and appointed Chris Larsen to the STAR Fund Advisory Board.

Folk Music at the Fort

3-5 p.m. — Fort Buford State Historic Site — Free admission — Experience 19th century folk music and social dance in a historic setting.