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    March 12, 2018
    This is a rendering of the inlet structure near Horace, N.D., looking downstream from the dam. Courtesy Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Authority.
    ND treasurer opposes tapping Legacy Fund for infrastructure loan program
    FARGO — North Dakota Treasurer Kelly Schmidt has come out against a legislative proposal to tap the Legacy Fund to create a revolving loan...
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 12, 2018 - 5:30pm
    March 11, 2018
    Commentary: Legacy Fund loan idea is promising -- but should go further
    The North Dakota Legacy Fund is fed by a portion of the state's share of petroleum revenues. The fund, which started collecting deposits in 2011, now has a balance of more than $4.2 billion and the cash is pouring in lately at the rate of between $42 million and $45 million a month....
    opinion/editorialsMarch 11, 2018 - 7:00am
    December 20, 2017
    Lift Station 1, at South Fourth Avenue East and East Broadway, is getting a $1.7 million upgrade in 2019. An order for designs was approved by the city commissioners Monday. (Brandon L. Summers / The Dickinson Press)
    Lift station to get $1.7M overhaul
    Lift Station 1 is getting a needed $1.7 million upgrade in 2018. Renovations to the station, located at Fourth Avenue East and Broadway, are...
    newsDecember 20, 2017 - 8:19pm
    November 10, 2017
    Dickinson's current landfill site may be poised for expansion. (Grady McGregor / The Dickinson Press)
    Garbage time: City explores landfill expansion
    Just to the southeast of Dickinson, a few miles down Lehigh road, lies Dickinson's landfill where all of the trash generated by residents of...
    newsNovember 10, 2017 - 1:50pm
    August 23, 2017
    A recycling program could extend the life of Dickinson's current landfill, picture above. (Sophie Zinser / The Dickinson Press)
    Curb your recycling: Dickinson finalizing curbside recycling plans
    Dickinson is just about set to roll out a new curbside recycling program, but its success will depend on one unpredictable element; the residents...
    newsAugust 23, 2017 - 8:24pm
    April 21, 2017
    Recycling could extend the life of Dickinson's landfill, which is costly to expand. Photo by Ellie Potter/The Dickinson Press
    Dickinson works to be green
    The Dickinson Fire Department will be putting on the annual Spring Clean Up April 28 through May 13, a week after Earth Day, to benefit the community....
    newsApril 21, 2017 - 8:35pm
    Dickinson Fire Marshal Mark Selles, left, appeared with Deb Barros, Dickinson Fire Department assistant fire chief of support services, and Fire Department Chief Bob Sivak to present the department’s 2015 annual report to the City Commission Monday night. (Press Photo by Andrew Haffner)
    Dickinson Fire Department records an increase in response capability
    While the Dickinson Fire Department’s response times improved over 2015 compared to the year prior, they still fall below the recommendations...
    newsMarch 21, 2016 - 10:13pm
    February 7, 2016
    Southwest Water Authority Manager and CEO Mary Massad stands in front of the construction site for SWA’s new water treatment facility being built in Dickinson off Broadway Street on Jan. 29. (Andrew Wernette/The Dickinson Press)
    Getting into the flow of things: Authorities discuss Dickinson, southwest ND’s water projects
    It’s all around us. At home, at work and elsewhere, we all use it in our everyday lives, though we often take it for granted. It’s the presence...
    businessFebruary 7, 2016 - 6:10am
    August 6, 2015
    Sewage flow becomes Williston's oil bust indicator
    WILLISTON -- The population of a U.S. oil boomtown that became a symbol of the fracking revolution is dropping fast because of the collapse in crude oil prices, according to an unusual metric: the amount of sewage produced. Williston has seen its population drop about 6...
    newsAugust 6, 2015 - 10:23am
    August 4, 2014
    North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, left, walks toward the new animal shelter Monday with City Administrator Shawn Kessel. The shelter and neighboring public works facility opened almost a year after they broke ground. Press Photo by Nadya Faulx
    Open for business: Ribbon cutting held for Dickinson's public works, animal shelter
    Dickinson’s new public works facility and animal shelter is open for business, a little more than a year after it broke ground. North...
    newsAugust 4, 2014 - 11:25pm
    July 29, 2014
    Bacteria found in water an 'isolated' incident
    A recent drinking water standard violation in Dickinson was likely the result of a pre-treatment or lime softener added to the sample site, city and health officials say. The City of Dickinson sent out a notice to customers earlier this month informing them that coliform bacteria...
    newsJuly 29, 2014 - 3:28pm
    October 15, 2013
    Dickinson Public Works Director Gary Zuroff
    Better know your leaders: Gary Zuroff
    Name: Gary Zuroff Hometown: Glendive, Mont. Positions with the city: Public Works Director For how long: February When did you move to Dickinson:...
    newsOctober 15, 2013 - 12:00am
    February 20, 2013
    Dickinson to get public works building: Multi-million dollar project planned on Broadway Street
    With a price tag of nearly $17 million, ground will be broken later this year for a new public works building that will consolidate three city buildings into one campus on Broadway Street in Dickinson. At its regular meeting Tuesday at City Hall, the Dickinson City Commission unanimously...
    newsFebruary 20, 2013 - 12:00am
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