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NDAD INSIGHTS If you have special needs, emergency preparedness plan should be high priority
With flood risks about to increase quickly in parts of the Northern Plains, and with a spring and summer of weather warnings ahead, the need for emergency preparedness becomes more apparent. Thats es...
Posted on 4/24/13 at 1:02 PM
REAL OILFIELD WIVES So You're Moving to BoomTown, USA... Now What?
You hear about oilfield boomtowns everywhere in the media, some outlets even going so far as to compare them to a modern-day Wild West. The thought of actually moving to one of these towns can be daun...
Posted on 3/4/13 at 1:42 PM
THE NEW FORTY A commentary on a comment...
I try and publish all the comments submitted on my blog. Occasionally I will choose not to publish a comment, either because it adds nothing constructive to the discussion or is downright hateful or d...
Posted on 2/18/13 at 8:58 AM
THE RACING LIFE Storage Wars - Barry Weiss
For you Storage Wars fans... Barry Weiss knows his racing! He was in Fargo to do The Christopher Gabriel Program where I work and so I gave him a couple of The Racing Life on DVD. He said he was plann...
Posted on 1/30/12 at 7:00 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Today's Ask Your Government
Dear readers, A few weeks ago, I put out a call for nominations of local heroes. Ill return to your Ask Your Government questions next week, but thought it appropriate this week to run the hero respo...
Posted on 9/10/11 at 8:57 PM
Williston beefs up police patrols when bars close 
Williston Police Officer Walter Hall pulled on his gloves and hat, gearing up for the chilly night at about 12:45 a.m. on a recent Sunday morning. Hall, who has worked in Williston since 2008 after moving from Montana, said the strategy of increasing presence in the area around closing time, implemented early in the summer, has improved safety by cutting down on incidents and promoting officers' communication with business owners and the public.
By Jenna Ebersole , December 31, 2012
Williston amends bypass to avoid Indian artifacts
Williston officials say plans to build a permanent truck bypass around the city have been amended to avoid American Indian artifacts.
By Associated Press , December 28, 2012
Bad debt rises in Williston, heart of oil patch
The influx of job seekers flooding western North Dakota's oil patch has a growing price tag for the city at the heart of the activity: Williston is owed more than $360,000 by people who used its ambulance service in 2012 but didn't pay their bills.
By Associated Press , December 16, 2012
Williston voters shoot down school bond issue
Voters in Williston have shot down a $55 million school bond issue and tax increase to pay for school construction.
By Associated Press , December 13, 2012
Bogus bills surfacing in ND oil boom town
Police Detective Cory Collings says that it's a problem that surfaces partly because of the high number of customers passing through the oil patch boom town.
By Associated Press , December 06, 2012
Old Williston school to become senior apartments
Officials are launching a project to turn a historic building in Williston into affordable housing for senior citizens.
By Associated Press , November 27, 2012
Vote set on $55 million Williston school measure
Residents of the Williston School District will vote next month on whether to approve up to $55 million in bonding for a new middle school and a new elementary school.
By Associated Press , November 21, 2012
Big housing development proposed for Williston
Officials say a proposed 164-acre housing development will be the largest in the oil boom town of Williston.
By Associated Press , November 17, 2012
Acme Tools to open Williston store
Grand Forks tool distributor Acme Tools will build a store in Williston, N.D., to take advantage of the region’s oil-driven economy, the company announced this week.
By Herald Staff Report , November 17, 2012
Building permits set record in Williston
Building permits have set a record in the booming North Dakota oil patch city of Williston.
By Associated Press , November 14, 2012
2 heavy equipment dealers expanding in Bismarck
Two heavy equipment dealers are expanding their Bismarck operations, and a tool distributor is opening a store in Williston.
By Associated Press , November 14, 2012
FACES OF THE BOOM: New York brothers feel helpless as storm devastates their home
New York natives Kyle and Brian Nestor are in Williston looking for work, but their hearts are 2,000 miles away in New York. The brothers who moved to North Dakota about three weeks ago feel helpless as they follow the news of superstorm Sandy’s devastation to their home community in the Breezy Point area of Queens.
By Amy Dalrymple , November 05, 2012
Pipeline expansion critical for Bakken, but landowners are getting weary
Some landowners are getting weary after dealing with multiple pipeline companies. Some have not followed through in their promise to promptly repair damaged soil. But industry officials say building more pipelines is the only way to get trucks off the road.
By Amy Dalrymple , November 04, 2012
‘A piece of cake’ : Couple move, refurbish old schoolhouse
Mark and Mary Pettersen could have built a conventional home near Williston. But the Pettersens are not conventional.
By Amy Dalrymple , October 29, 2012
Food sellers brace for Williston mobile eats ban
Food truck operators who serve Williston's oil field workers are preparing for a city ban on their operations. Starting Jan. 1, mobile restaurants will be prohibited in Williston, except for coffee kiosks.
By Associated Press , October 21, 2012
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