Dunn County has a new sheriff: Coker accepts offer for administrative position
MANNING — Dunn County will have a new sheriff on Monday. Denise Giffin, who handles human resources for the county, informed the Dunn County commissioners Wednesday at their regular monthly meeting in the Dunn County Courthouse that Clayton Coker has accepted the position as sheriff, and he will officially take over on Monday.The Dickinson Press, 06/06/2013
Visiting with Cardinal Burke: Revered Catholic leads retreat for 40 priests in Richardton
RICHARDTON - A prince of the Roman Catholic Church who conducted the first public visit of any cardinal in western North Dakota has been here visiting Assumption Abbey, where he is leading a retreat for 40 priests of the Bismarck Diocese.The Dickinson Press, 06/05/2013
Number of vets using benefits increasing
They’ve been to places most Americans will never see, under conditions no one wants to think about, in countries with names most people cannot spell. Now, more than half of the country’s nearly 22 million living veterans are receiving at least one benefit or service guaranteed to them because of their service to the nation — an increase of more than 1 million veterans over four years, said Meagan Lutz, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs in Washington, D.C.The Dickinson Press, 06/01/2013
Where has the winter wheat gone?
This year’s North Dakota winter wheat crop is predicted to be down 56 percent from 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service’s North Dakota Office. Though winter wheat is down by 400,000 acres from 2012, the average yield is still projected to be 52 bushels per acre in North Dakota, according to the USDA. In all, the nation’s winter wheat production in 2013 was down 10 percent from last year.The Dickinson Press, 05/31/2013
ND veterans using GI Bill for education; GI Jobs names DSU a military-friendly school
All things must come to an end — war included. When the time comes for veterans to return to American soil from Iraq and Afghanistan, many have sought to recapture a sense of normalcy — as well as their dreams — through the North Dakota University System, using the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill to make it all possible.The Dickinson Press, 05/31/2013
Walmart wants more veterans in its ranks
Driving down First Street East in Dickinson, nothing at first glance seemed amiss Tuesday morning — workers rushed through crosswalks in suits and heels just before 8 a.m. like they do every weekday morning, as the American flag at the U.S. Post Office waved above the traffic. Dozens of Old Glory’s hanging on street poles nearby only days before were gone, a reminder that Memorial Day was over and it was back to the daily grind.The Dickinson Press, 05/30/2013
Cardinal Burke to visit North Dakota
Western North Dakota will receive its first public visit by a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church when Cardinal Raymond Burke hosts a private retreat for 40 priests with the Bismarck Diocese on Sunday at the Assumption Abbey in Richardton.The Dickinson Press, 05/29/2013
In memory of
Old Glory blows in the breeze in Dickinson at dozens of gravesites of deceased veterans of the U.S. military, remembered during Monday’s observance of Memorial Day.The Dickinson Press, 05/28/2013
America's veterans organizations are losing ground
When the newspaper printed an obituary on a World War II veteran, a young Randy Raasch never missed a word, finding inspiration from the Greatest Generation’s actions in war and service to their fellow soldiers at home through work with veteran’s organizations.The Dickinson Press, 05/28/2013
Treading water
A silver-colored Buick makes a splash as it makes a turn through a large puddle on Highway 22 leaving Walmart in Dickinson on Monday afternoon.The Dickinson Press, 05/28/2013
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