WILLISTON ND
New Williston resident to brave the storm in a tent 
As most people prepare to hunker down for the weekend storm, one new Williston resident wants to see what it’s like to ride out a North Dakota blizzard in a tent. Illinois man Jim Menter bought a tent this week after hearing about the forecast.
By Amy Dalrymple , January 11, 2013
Postal Service out to ‘restore faith’ of Oil Patch
The U.S. Postal Service has carriers working into the night -- delivering mail at 8 p.m. or later -- as it has struggled to keep up with North Dakota’s oil boom, but an official visiting the area this week says that’s going to change.
By Amy Dalrymple , January 10, 2013
'Dynamic' growth lures city planner back to North Dakota
A Fargo native who had left North Dakota for California couldn't resist the opportunity to become a city planner in the midst of the state's booming oil patch.
By Associated Press , January 01, 2013
Williston, N.D., airport booms with oil activity
Officials say Williston's airport is bursting at the seams because of activity in western North Dakota's booming oil patch.
January 01, 2013
Williston, N.D., plans major land annexation
The city of Williston has announced plans to annex 4,800 acres north of the city. City officials say the annexation is needed to keep pace with the region's oil boom.
By Associated Press , December 26, 2012
FACES OF THE BOOM: Delivery driver keeps his cool
For UPS driver Zack Reyes, 30, every second counts.
Delivering packages to a booming city with new addresses added daily is challenging any time of the year.
By Amy Dalrymple , December 24, 2012
Bad debt soars in ND oil town
Williston officials say the amount of uncollected bills is soaring in the oil boom town city.
By Associated Press , December 23, 2012
FACES OF THE BOOM: N.D. natives return to lead boomtown Salvation Army
Salvation Army Captains Joshua and Rhegan Stansbury were vocal about their desire to someday return to their home state of North Dakota. They got their wish with a transfer to Williston about a year-and-a-half ago, but the city in the heart of an oil boom is not quite the North Dakota they remembered.
By Amy Dalrymple , December 17, 2012
Oil development poses risks for livestock
Jacki Schilke likes to say her black angus cattle live in harmony with the cats and dogs on her rural Williston ranch.
But recently, Schilke’s ranch has not been in harmony with oil development expanding around her 160 acres. Report of cows losing their tails raises concerns.
By Amy Dalrymple , December 09, 2012
Williston to vote on school bond issue next week
Voters in Williston on Tuesday will be asked to approve a $55 million school bond issue. Superintendent Viola LaFontaine tells the Minot Daily News that taxes would go up about $370 per year for every $100,000 of a home's value.
By Associated Press , December 06, 2012
U.S. oil production at highest level since 1998
North Dakota oil production has helped lift U.S. monthly oil production to the highest level since 1998.
By Amy Dalrymple , December 04, 2012
Faces of the Boom: Flying rocks help glass repair business take off
If anybody has job security in the Oil Patch, it’s Preston Geving. Geving owns a mobile auto glass repair business in the Williston area, where he estimates he can find five vehicles in any city block that need windshield repairs.
By Amy Dalrymple , December 02, 2012
Native artifacts complicate truck bypass in Williston
Truck traffic kept interrupting a press conference here Monday that marked the opening of a new truck bypass, and that couldn’t have made Williston Mayor Ward Koeser any happier.
By Amy Dalrymple , November 29, 2012
Fargo company buys Williston accounting firm
Fargo-based accounting and consulting firm is acquiring a similar company in Williston.
By Associated Press , November 25, 2012
Faces of the Boom: Driving in pursuit of life as an artist
Kurt Wensmann is an oilfield truck driver with a dream on hold. The 26-year-old artist is working long hours now so he can be debt-free by 27 and open a ceramics studio.
By Amy Dalrymple , November 25, 2012
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