FACES OF THE BOOM
FOTB: ‘Cheesy’ videos of travels from Washington to Williston's Oil Patch become ‘awesome responsibility’
WILLISTON — Washington artist Gregg Thompson uses YouTube to document his adventures in his new home of Williston.
By Amy Dalrymple , May 27, 2012
FOTB: ND native John Zimmerman puts oil investments to work
WILLISTON — John Zimmerman brings his Wall Street expertise to North Dakota oil fields.
By Amy Dalrymple , May 20, 2012
FOTB: Persistence pays off in the oil fields
WILLISTON — Twenty-year-old Justin Day moved to North Dakota with no oil field experience.
By Amy Dalrymple , May 13, 2012
FOTB: Women also call crew camps home
WILLISTON — While most of 19-year-old Chasitie Hurst’s friends are off at college, she’s living in a different style of dormitory: a crew camp.
The Frisco, Texas, native moved to Williston to work for the Target Logistics Bear Paw Lodge, a temporary housing facility primarily for oil field workers.
By Amy Dalrymple , May 06, 2012
Hardworking woman proves herself in the oil field
WILLISTON — As a woman working in the oil field, Ale Broschat has a motto she lives by: “The muddier you are, the better you are.”
By Amy Dalrymple , April 29, 2012
FOTB: Kentucky father, son look for fresh start in Oil Patch
WILLISTON — David Knuckles is proud of the time he spent training Iraqi police officers and helping that country rebuild, but it meant spending a lot of time away from his son.
By Amy Dalrymple , April 22, 2012
FOTB: Wayne Biberdorf, the eyes and ears of the Oil Patch
WILLISTON — Wayne Biberdorf is now the official eyes and ears of the Oil Patch.
By Amy Dalrymple , April 15, 2012
FOTB: Brothers move to Oil Patch to pay off student loans
WILLISTON — After four nights of sleeping in a pickup in the Williston Walmart parking lot in January, Levi Steff was ready to go home.
By Amy Dalrymple , April 01, 2012
Hawaii natives bring taste of home to North Dakota
WILLISTON — Hawaiian Mike Kim used to joke with his wife about moving to North Dakota to get some space from their families.
By Amy Dalrymple , March 25, 2012
FOTB: Trooper Kent protects oil field roads
WILLISTON — Trooper Neil Kent isn’t afraid to take on the heavyweights.
Kent, stationed with the North Dakota Highway Patrol’s Williston district, spends the bulk of his time monitoring the busy truck traffic and enforcing weight restrictions.
By Amy Dalrymple , March 18, 2012
FOTB: For Jayson Jarvis and family North Dakota's boom is a bust
WILLISTON — A North Dakota family is spending $2,385 each month this winter to live in an RV near Williston, not including what they’ve invested in heat lamps under the camper and plywood skirting to keep out the cold.
By Amy Dalrymple , March 11, 2012
FOTB: From Detroit to Williston: An answered prayer
WILLISTON — To Detroit native Rhonda Bradley, moving to Williston was a prayer answered.
By Amy Dalrymple , March 04, 2012
Leading The Way: Nadolny seeing Williston State College through tumultuous times
WILLISTON — Most know Ray Nadolny as president of Williston State College.
But you could also call him manager of a mobile home park.
By Amy Dalrymple , February 26, 2012
Architect a visionary for Oil Patch
STANLEY — City leaders here knew right away that Dean Dovolis was different than the 417 developers who came before him.
By By Amy Dalrymple , February 19, 2012
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