Searching for answers: Watford City mayor suggests lower speed limit for Highway 85
WATFORD CITY — Driving on U.S. Highway 85 between here and Williston is “like taking your life in your hands,” says Watford City Mayor Brent Sanford.Forum News Service, 04/12/2013
Faces of the Boom: New director puts passion toward Williston builders group"
WILLISTON — Jessica Taylor spent three months trying to find the right job in Williston. Instead, she found a career.Forum News Service, 04/07/2013
Tribal oil tax accountability still an issue
BISMARCK — An amendment to a bill that includes parameters for a new oil tax agreement with the Three Affiliated Tribes moved forward Friday, but legislators indicated it may get more scrutiny at a future hearing.Forum News Service, 04/06/2013
New oil tax agreement for Three Affiliated Tribes in the works
NEW TOWN — Oil drilling on the Fort Berthold Reservation could be in danger if state legislators and tribal leaders can’t reach an agreement on how to share the oil tax revenue.Forum News Service, 04/05/2013
Three Affiliated Tribes chastise Cramer comments
NEW TOWN — The business council of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation says it cannot condone or tolerate recent comments from Rep. Kevin Cramer and requests an immediate meeting with Cramer.Forum News Service, 04/04/2013
Heitkamp says reservation housing problems ‘extreme’
NEW TOWN — American Indians are often a forgotten population in Washington, U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp said Wednesday.Forum News Service, 04/04/2013
Roosevelt descendant comes to park's defense
WILLISTON — A descendant of Theodore Roosevelt is outraged by how oil development threatens his great-great-grandfather’s legacy and is urging people to take action.Forum News Service, 04/03/2013
Table’s turned: Lynn Helms goes from oil industry to oil regulator
BISMARCK -- During a contentious hearing about drilling for oil in the Killdeer Mountains, a critic of Lynn Helms, North Dakota’s top oil and gas regulator, inadvertently called him “Mr. Hess.”Forum News Service, 04/01/2013
Mixing gas and oil: Energy stocks, contributions raise questions
BISMARCK — When an oil company wanted to drill for oil near a beloved North Dakota landmark, it brought to light a possible ethical question for Gov. Jack Dalrymple.Forum News Service, 03/31/2013
FOTB: Missing rural North Dakota; Leaders of landowner group active at Capitol
BISMARCK - Farmers Myron Hanson and Troy Coons miss the rural North Dakota they used to know. That’s why they’re volunteering their time at the state Capitol this legislative session to advocate for farmers and ranchers who are being significantly affected by the oil boom.The Dickinson Press, 03/31/2013
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