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Fishing with no license violations increase in ND

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The influx of people from around the country into the western North Dakota Oil Patch has resulted in an increase in citations for fishing without a license.

October 16, 2012

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Pace of construction in Oil Patch quickens: Officials in Williston, Dickinson keeping up with demand

Pace of construction in Oil Patch quickens: Officials in Williston, Dickinson keeping up with demand WILLISTON — When the Williston Building Department receives a delivery of new plans to review, they joke with the delivery driver to take them back. The department is trying to keep up as it’s on track to break last year’s record of 929 building permits totaling nearly $358 million.

By Amy Dalrymple , October 13, 2012

Gubernatorial Debate: Candidates square off on oil boom challenges

Gubernatorial Debate: Candidates square off on oil boom challenges FARGO — The candidates in the North Dakota governor’s race clashed in a debate Friday over their differing approaches to dealing with challenges brought by the oil boom.

By Patrick Springer , October 06, 2012

Patch airports bombarded with traffic

BISMARCK — Small western North Dakota airfields built decades ago for crop sprayers and single-engine planes are now supporting sleek business jets and freight- and personnel-laden turboprops that have descended on towns with the rise in oil activity.

By James MacPherson , September 29, 2012

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North Dakota governor outlines housing plan

BISMARCK — Responding to a new prediction that North Dakota’s population will jump 25 percent by 2025, Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Tuesday he will advocate boosting state subsidies for public works and low-income housing.

By By Dale Wetzel , September 26, 2012

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NDUS chancellor orders Williston State College to stop workers program

A college in North Dakota's booming Oil Patch said Wednesday that it will stop housing foreign workers who are part of a program meant to fill temporary jobs, leaving service industry businesses wondering how they will find employees in a city with a massive housing shortage and just 1 percent unemployment.

September 20, 2012

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Utah man dies after ND Oil Patch explosion

WILLISTON (AP) — A Utah man has died of injuries suffered in an oil rig explosion in western North Dakota.

September 17, 2012

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Dickinson men’s hockey rec league growing with players who work Oil Patch

A majority of fantasy football owners are done with their drafts. But there’s still one place, no matter the level of knowledge or skill, where someone in Dickinson can still be a part of a draft in a sport involving pads — just a different kind.

By Royal McGregor , September 16, 2012

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'Strength and stability'; Williston's longtime mayor deals with city's growth all the while dealing with his health challenges

'Strength and stability'; Williston's longtime mayor deals with city's growth all the while dealing with his health challenges WILLISTON — Two years ago, Williston Mayor Ward Koeser was ready to step down after 16 years and let someone younger take the office.

By Amy Dalrymple , September 16, 2012

Vaccine clinics offered for students in Oil Patch

Vaccine clinics offered for students in Oil Patch WILLISTON — With an influx of new students moving to the Oil Patch and North Dakota on track to double the number of reported whooping cough cases this year, health officials are taking action.

By Amy Dalrymple , September 16, 2012

Oil Patch truck enforcement nets violations

Oil Patch truck enforcement nets violations WILLISTON — A North Dakota Highway Patrol crackdown on truck enforcement in the Oil Patch resulted in 42 equipment violations that required trucks to be placed out of service.

By Amy Dalrymple , September 05, 2012

The cost of putting food on the table

The banana could be considered a minor miracle of global trade. Every day of the year, even in winter, a shopper in Grand Forks can purchase fruit grown in the tropics and shipped thousands of miles to be sold during short period before it turns black, at a price, as of last month, of 58 cents per pound.

By By Christopher Bjorke , September 02, 2012

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What does boom do for you? Survey shows Oil Patch attitudes

WILLISTON — A survey of Oil Patch residents bears out the old saying that money can’t buy happiness.

By Amy Dalrymple , September 02, 2012

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OSHA investigating worker death in Williston area

The Bismarck Area Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating a fatality in the Williston area, Eric Brooks, assistant director for the Bismarck Area office said this morning.

August 29, 2012

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Kansas man turns himself in for Williston bank robbery

BISMARCK — Kent Anthony Clemens returned home to Kansas after a short stay in North Dakota’s booming Oil Patch with a stack of crisp $50 bills, sharing what authorities say was ill-gotten booty with his sister.

By James MacPherson , August 29, 2012

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