Articles

ND woman proud of return to state, oil business

NEW TOWN, N.D. – Erin Wanner grew up in a family that owned an oil service company, but she never thought about the industry as a career option for herself.

• Erin Wanner

Long-distance dads: Fathers work to stay connected while providing for families far away

WILLISTON, N.D. – Jonathan Heaton’s four kids are old enough to understand that Dad has to be in North Dakota to pay the bills. Once, when the truck driver was home, his kids brought him their piggy banks to try to get him to stay in Utah.

• Long-distance dads
• Jonathan Heaton has four children
• Dad's day: Impact made by fathers still being felt by area athletic figures
• Bittersweet Father's Day: Women who lost their dads to pancreatic cancer recall their impact
• When did you know you morphed into your father?

Williston motorcycle enthusiast plans city’s first rally

WILLISTON, N.D. – As soon as last year’s Rockin’ the Bakken motorcycle fun run ended, people asked organizer Roger Stout when he’d have the next one planned.

• Roger Stout

Rain could stop truck traffic in oil-rich ND county

WATFORD CITY, N.D. – Truck traffic in the North Dakota county with the most oil drilling could come to a halt this weekend to prevent further damage to rain-soaked gravel roads.

Miss North Dakota organizers make adjustments to deal with oil boom

WILLISTON, N.D. – As the young women wearing crowns filed into Wildcat Pizza here, every head turned.

• Miss North Dakota finalists
• To see the 2013 state finalists, click here.

Faces of the Boom: Busy barber finds new home in Williston

WILLISTON, N.D. – During the first four minutes of his workday Friday, Williston barber Jason Johnson had five walk-in customers.

• Jason Johnson gives a haircut

Downtown revitalization plan creates divide in Williston

WILLISTON, N.D. – A Chicago developer wants to revitalize downtown Williston with a $16 million investment, but opponents say the loss of an existing parking lot would be detrimental to businesses.

• The Renaissance on Main project proposed in Williston

Victim identified in death at ND oil rig was father of 3

POWERS LAKE, N.D. -- The man who died over the weekend in an accident at a drilling rig site was identified today as Coby Thibodeaux, 35, Eunice, La., the Burke County Sheriff’s Office said.

After stint in oil industry, Williston cop returns to force

WILLISTON, N.D. – High wages in the oil industry lured Williston police Officer Caleb Fry away from his calling.

• Sgt. Detective Caleb Fry

Williams County cracks down on crew camps where two homicides, stabbing have occurred

WILLISTON, N.D. – Oil-field crew camps where two homicides and a stabbing have occurred need to beef up security or be forced to shut down, according to Williams County officials.

Columns

Dalrymple column: Highway safety hot topic out west

I feared that driving from Williston to Watford City in heavy rain Thursday on a deadly stretch of Oil Patch highway to a news conference on road safety might make me another statistic.

• Amy Dalrymple

Dalrymple: Another reality check for North Dakota

WILLISTON, N.D. - The creators of an upcoming reality TV show called “Guntucky” are in North Dakota looking for their next show.

• TV producers Adam Fox, center, and Evan Stone, right
• Amy Dalrymple

Higher Education Notebook: MSCTC named among top 10 percent of community colleges

Minnesota State Community and Technical College is among the top 10 percent of community colleges in the country, according to the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program.

• Amy Dalrymple

Higher education notebook: NDSU students are big on giving

FARGO - Hundreds of North Dakota State University students will give back to the community in a big way this week.

• Amy Dalrymple

Higher Education Notebook: NDSU provost finalists begin campus visits

FARGO - The search for a new North Dakota State University provost and vice president for academic affairs enters the final four this week.

• Amy Dalrymple

Higher Education Notebook: Tri-College University to limit course exchanges

The Tri-College University is changing the way it allows students to do course exchanges with other campuses.

• Amy Dalrymple

Higher education notebook: NDSU to host international conference

An international physics conference that was most recently held in Rome and Beijing will be in Fargo this summer. North Dakota State University will host the Discrete Simulation of Fluid Dynamics conference Aug. 8-12.

• Amy Dalrymple

Higher Education Notebook: MSUM film wins first place in nation

A 2010 television documentary produced by students at Minnesota State University Moorhead has won a national award.

• Amy Dalrymple

Higher education notebook: Student campaign aims to improve financial literacy

Improving students’ financial literacy is the focus of a campaign by Minnesota State University Moorhead public relations students.

• Amy Dalrymple

Higher Education Notebook: NDSU reaches highest ranking for research school

North Dakota State University has joined an elite group. NDSU is now categorized as a research university with “very high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

• Amy Dalrymple