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Dickinson could double in size within 10 years

Dickinson City commissioners got a better idea of how much the city could grow Monday at a commission meeting at City Hall.

• Pickett

Partial solar eclipse appears in skies over western North Dakota

First annual eclipse in 18 years

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Cruising Along

Dickinson resident Teal Cummisk, left, and John Paul Wialias of San Franscisco enjoy the warm Saturday afternoon as they skateboard down Second Street West near Dickinson State University.

• Cruising

Billings County to get crew camp

Plans for Billings County’s first crew camp are moving ahead, officials said Friday, almost a year after construction was supposed to begin.

• Model

Sleeping man found in spa after break-in

A man sought shelter from the rain in a hot tub Saturday morning, and that’s where the Dickinson Police Department found him, authorities said.

• Break-in

Extra ballots ordered throughout western ND for June 12

County officials in western North Dakota ordered more ballots for the June 12 elections, but there are mixed feelings if it will be the record year state officials think it will be.

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Polling place dress codes may apply this year

Hettinger County may have a dress code for election workers who tend to voters June 12.

Dickinson Police Department finds drunken man in hot tub

A man trying to get out of the rain found himself in a hot tub Saturday morning, but not before the Dickinson Police Department woke him up first.

UND may study coal gasification in western ND

Coal veins in western North Dakota could be the key to a potential form of energy used across the world, officials said Friday.

• Zeng

Officials: Gravel pit on Elkhorn Ranch jeopardizes historic site

A potential gravel pit on the Elkhorn Ranch near Theodore Roosevelt National Park South Unit should have limited effects on wildlife in the area, but park officials and environmentalists say both are in jeopardy.

• Elkhorn

Columns

Wisconsin man makes career move

The diversity of Dickinson continues to grow as more and more people from all parts of the country and walks of life move to western North Dakota for employment.

• Kass