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Medora’s trip through time: Preserve America funds help western ND town connect visitors with the past

May 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MEDORA Looking back at the rocky cliffs outlining the northern edge of town after glancing at an 1884 photo taken outside of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Chuck and Laurinda Warczak didn’t notice much difference. Continue Reading

$1.1B for western North Dakota approved

May 2, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK Western North Dakota will see $1.1 billion to address issues due to the rapid energy development once Gov. Jack Dalrymple signs a bill passed Thursday. Continue Reading

For Sale – Humans: Fargo residents work to bring awareness to modern slavery epidemic, a practice occurring in western ND

March 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO After Lisa Hanson learned about human trafficking, she couldn’t sleep at night. Continue Reading

4 counties – Billings, Golden Valley, McKenzie and Slope – seek to build roads in western ND grasslands

September 8, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Four counties within the Little Missouri National Grassland have gone to court seeking authority to build roads in areas now managed as roadless and eligible for wilderness. Continue Reading

MATTERS AT HAND: Western N.D. may be catching up with oil boom

August 25, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

It may be that western North Dakota is catching up with the oil boom.
For me, the first indication was a pile of gravel. Continue Reading

Gene Veeder, Watford City, N.D., column: Report Oil Patch solutions as well as problems

March 1, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Keep the public informed about the challenges we face, but also report on the positive stories and begin looking ahead to the incredible opportunities for our state. Continue Reading

ND gets $3M in foreclosure-abuse settlement

February 9, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK (AP) North Dakota will use its share of a $25 billion multistate settlement with five mortgage lenders to boost housing in the western oil patch.
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Oil field workers strain Mont. law enforcement

January 28, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) As thousands of workers and their families move to North Dakota’s Bakken oil field in search of jobs, nearby rural Montana communities’ resources are being pushed to the limit.
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John Heiser, Grassy Butte, N.D., column: Think before turning Badlands into ‘Oil Patch’

January 23, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The majority of western North Dakotans have had it with this extreme “oil boom” and its disastrous consequences. Continue Reading

Oil Patch: An economic disaster area?

January 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS Reflecting a growing concern about the pace and scope of western North Dakota’s oil boom, a weekly newspaper editor in northwestern North Dakota recently appealed for the state to declare the region “an economic disaster area” because of the burgeoning oil industry.
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