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On June 16, 2015 the North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) submitted over 21,000 signatures to Secretary of State Al Jaeger in attempts to overturn a newly-passed law that would allow corporations to buy, rent or lease farmland in North Dakota for dairy and swine operations. The law, SB 2351, provides an exemption from the state's corporate farming ban. Mark Watne, NDFU president, said in a previous statement "While some folks want to see changing the Corporate Farming Law as the only real solution...
Please join Dr. Chengci Chen, Professor of Agronomy and new Superintendent of the Eastern Agricultural Research Center as he’ll be presenting on pulse crop production in Montana, pulse crop variety evaluation for yield performance, and starch and protein contents. Sherry Turner, Research Associate at EARC will follow with a presentation on a chickpea fungicide trial and selecting disease resistant chickpea varieties for Eastern Montana....
DICKINSON, ND. June 29, 2015: Governor Jack Dalrymple joined hundreds of people today in celebrating the Grand Opening of Dakota Prairie Refining, the first greenfield fuels refinery to be built in the United States in nearly 40 years. The Dakota Prairie refinery which began construction in March 2013 and operation on May 4, 2015, is currently operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The plant is located on a 318-acre site in Stark County, approximately 4 miles west of Dickinson, ND. The sit...
Late Tuesday a federal judge in Wyoming ruled to temporarily halt the new federal regulations for hydraulic fracturing on Bureau of Land Managements (BLM) land. The ruling was made only hours before the regulations were scheduled to take effect. Plantiffs from North Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Western Energy Alliance and the Independent Petroleum Association were heard. Kathleen Sgamma, vice president of government affairs at the Western Energy Alliance, said in a statement “BLM was i...
In January 2015, Dakota Access, LLC, an Energy Transfer Company, filed its petitions for permit regarding a proposal to build a crude oil pipeline (the Dakota Access Pipeline, a.k.a. Bakken Pipeline). The Dakota Access Pipeline Project is a new approximate 1,134-mile, 30-inch diameter pipeline that will connect the Bakken and Three Forks production areas in North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois, traveling through 50 counties in 4 states. The pipeline will enable domestically produced light sweet crud...
NEW YORK: Hess Corporation announced last week that it has agreed to sell a 50 percent interest in its Bakken midstream assets to Global Infrastructure Partners, a leading global infrastructure investor with an extensive midstream energy investment track record, for cash consideration of $2.675 billion. Hess and Global Infrastructure Partners will create a premier midstream joint venture – Hess Infrastructure Partners. Upon closing, the joint venture will incur $600 million of debt through a 5...
FRIDAY: The Watford City annual Homefest kicks off on Friday, June 26th with an all-day Art Show at the Long X Visitor Center, followed by the Trish Gravos Memorial Golf Scramble at Fox Hills Golf Course at 3:00 p.m. Scranton, ND native and a contestant on season 6 of The Voice, Kat Perkins will be wrapping up the first night of Homefest with a free performance on Main Street beginning at 6:00 p.m. SATURDAY: The Art Show will continue and run throughout the day at the Long X Visitor Center,...
ONEOK, Inc. is the sole general partner of ONEOK Partners, L.P., a publicly traded master limited partnership engaged in the natural gas gathering and processing, natural gas liquids and natural gas pipelines businesses. As ONEOK has evolved from a traditional natural gas distributor into a pure-play general partner, they've kept their focus in the right place – on their stakeholders and their mission to operate safely, reliably and environmentally responsibly. As of March 31, 2015, ONEOK o...
WILLISTON: – CHI-Mercy Medical Center is pleased to announce a significant enhancement for their patients and visitors. Later this summer Mercy will complete a major renovation of the hospital cafeteria, including the addition of a new coffee bar featuring the 'We Proudly Serve' Starbucks® program. Drink options will include a full line of coffee, espressos and teas. Mercy will implement these changes through a new contract with Catholic Health Initiatives' and Sodexo which brings new r...
WILLISTON: The 2015 Mercy Golf Classic, formerly known as Hackfest, is scheduled for June 19, 2015 at Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Williston. The game will consist of a 4 person scramble, noon shotgun start and 144 people. Team prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 18th and last place. Everyone has a chance to win! The proceeds will be used to purchase a much needed commercial washing machine for the Mercy laundry department. Laundry at Mercy has an impact on nearly every patient that walks th...
DENVER: American Midstream Partners, LP (AMID) (the “Partnership”) announced on Friday that American Midstream Bakken, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership, is conducting a binding open season for a proposed approximately 50-mile Bakken crude oil gathering and transportation system in the core of McKenzie County, North Dakota (the “Bakken System”) to transport up to 40,000 barrels per day (Bbl/d) of crude oil for delivery to major intrastate and interstate pipeline systems beginni...
WILLISTON: Light Up the Wild West is a 2-day festival style concert featuring 10 big bands from Christian, Country, and Rock music - offering a wide range of music. Held at the Raymond Family Community Center with Vegas Sound and Lighting, one of the best sound and light systems in the world, this event is sure to offer something for everybody. There are 2 days with 10 big bands, Vegas quality production, air-conditioned venue, concession food. Doors open at 6 o’clock – first performance sta...
WILLISTON: Light Up the Wild West is a 2-day festival style concert featuring 10 big bands from Christian, Country, and Rock music - offering a wide range of music. Held at the Raymond Family Community Center with Vegas Sound and Lighting, one of the best sound and light systems in the world, this event is sure to offer something for everybody. There are 2 days with 10 big bands, Vegas quality production, air-conditioned venue, concession food. Doors open at 6 o’clock – first performance sta...
WASHINGTON – On May 1, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced a final rule for transporting crude by rail. The rule focuses on safety improvements that are designed to prevent accidents, mitigate consequences in the event of an accident, and support emergency response. The rule does the following: Unveils a new, enhanced tank car standard and an aggressive, risk-based retrofitting schedule for older tank cars carrying crude oil and ethanol; Requires a new braking standard for c...
WILLISTON: Light Up the Wild West is a 2-day festival style concert featuring 10 big bands from Christian, Country, and Rock music - offering a wide range of music. Held at the Raymond Family Community Center with Vegas Sound and Lighting, one of the best sound and light systems in the world, this event is sure to offer something for everybody. There are 2 days with 10 big bands, Vegas quality production, air-conditioned venue, concession food. Doors open at 6 o’clock – first performance sta...
WILLISTON: In March 2014, the Williston Area Recreation Center (ARC) opened its new 236,117 sq. ft. facility at 822 18th St. East in Williston. The first year alone over 431,000 people took advantage of this remarkable new facility and everything it has to offer. The ARC has tennis courts, a turf field, batting/pitching cages, basketball courts, track, an indoor playground, child sitting, teen lounge, birthday party rooms, a boardroom, meeting rooms, a senior activity room, a teaching/catering...
In a December 2014 news release - PRNewswire/ -- Republic Services, Inc. and Calgary, Alberta-based Tervita Corporation announced that the companies had entered into a definitive agreement whereby a subsidiary of Republic Services would acquire Tervita, LLC, a subsidiary of Tervita Corporation. Tervita is a leading pure-play environmental waste solutions provider serving oil and natural gas producers in the United States. Tervita's geographic footprint spans across some of the most attractive...
What is Colorectal cancer? The American Cancer Society describes Colorectal cancer as "a term used for cancer that starts in the colon or the rectum. These cancers can also be referred to separately as colon cancer or rectal cancer, depending on where they start. Colon cancer and rectal cancer have many features in common." The colon (or large intestine) is approximately six feet long, with the rectum being the last eight to ten inches. Over a period of years, colorectal cancer can develop from...
People with arthritis often claim they can predict the weather, based on their joint pain level, and with good reason. Studies show a variety of weather factors can increase pain, especially changes. A study from Tufts University in 2007 found that every 10-degree drop in temperature corresponded with an incremental increase in arthritis pain. In addition, relatively low barometric pressure, low temperatures and precipitation can increase pain. Researchers aren't sure why this happens. They susp...
Survey finds that nearly half of homeowners who plan to dig this year will put themselves and others at risk by not calling 811 before starting Making a free call to Montana811 or North Dakota One Call at 811 before digging for landscaping and other projects can prevent damage to underground utility lines and keep communities safe In a recent National Safe Digging Month omnibus survey, conducted Feb. 25 – March 1, 2015, by the national association Common Ground Alliance, 646 homeowners were a...
WILLISTON: Danielle Steinhoff, formerly of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, and now a resident of Williston, ND, recently began her employment with the NDSU Extension Service as the new Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent. Steinhoff graduated from NDSU in December 2014 with a Natural Resources Management degree and a minor in Range Science. During the summer of 2012 she worked at Lewis and Clark State Park in Epping, ND as the park interpreter. In addition to being NEPA concepts certified,...
WILLISTON: On Sunday, April 19th, the 4-H Communication Arts Program will be hosting an arts contest at the Broadway Commons Building at 302 E. Broadway in Williston. The 4-H Communication Arts program helps participants develop communication skills that are useful throughout a lifetime. It provides participants an opportunity to practice their skills before a group and to gather and organize information, equipment and props for public presentation. It develops participants' confidence in...
Located in Williston, ND with products and services covering Northwest North Dakota and Northeast Montana, McCody offers a wide array of concrete and construction services to meet your every need. If you are looking to make some simple or even extravagant improvements to your yard or home, McCody can help you create your vision. They are a manufacturing, retail and service company with an interest base in concrete and construction. If you are looking to build, insulated concrete forms offer ease...
According to the U.S. Administration on Aging, the number of adults age 65 and older will double to more than 70 million by 2030. The rapid change in demographics as the baby boomer generation ages will place increasing demands on the nation’s health-care system. Chronic diseases affecting physical health and cognitive functioning impact a higher proportion of older adults, decreasing their quality of life and increasing health-care costs. As the population ages, chronic diseases may affect a...
On Tuesday, March 31, the Richland County DES, USDA Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab, Richland County NRCS Office and Richland County Extension Office will be joining forces to conduct a pipeline reclamation workshop. This workshop will begin at 9:00 AM and lunch will be provided. The theme for the workshop is 'reclamation,' and although there will be some education presented in regards to restoring ground to its original state after a pipeline has been constructed, the primary focus...
