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"Boomtowners" plunges into a modern-day "gold rush" that's attracting thousands of people from all over the country to the Bakken, a region of North Dakota. An oil boom has turned the area into the epicenter of a white-hot industrial revolution, but a rise in jobs has also led to a surge in population and living costs. Experience this phenomenon first-hand through the eyes of newcomers and longtime residents trying to make a living there in this groundbreaking new docu-series about tapping into...
The Meadowlark Public House and Brewing will be holding the “Dos de Mayo Fun Run” Saturday, May 2nd with registration beginning at 8:30. It is a 5K or 10K family friendly walk or run that will raise funds for the Richland Community Complex (RCC). Since the RCC will benefit so many families in the area, the event is being promoted as a fun way to get everyone involved. The sign up cost is $40 for adults with $50 being a generous donation and $30 for children; kids can ride bikes as long as the...
The Meadowlark Public House and Brewing will be holding the “Dos de Mayo Fun Run” Saturday, May 2nd with registration beginning at 8:30. It is a 5K or 10K family friendly walk or run that will raise funds for the Richland Community Complex (RCC). Since the RCC will benefit so many families in the area, the event is being promoted as a fun way to get everyone involved. The sign up cost is $40 for adults with $50 being a generous donation and $30 for children; kids can ride bikes as long as the...
April is ‘ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH’ and Richland County DUI Task Force and District II Alcohol and Drug Program work diligently throughout the year to bring education, awareness, prevention and treatment to the community, with focus on alcohol issues. Collection of data, awareness campaigns, trainings and policy development are all part of the effort to make Richland County a safe and healthy place to live. In 2014 there were 319 DUIs, which was an increase of 104 DUIs over 2013, with numbers steadily increasing over the last four years. Why...
Meadowlark Brewing was voted Best Brewery and White Noise from Uberbrew out of Billings, MT was voted Best Beer during the 2015 Brewfest held Saturday April 18 at the Sidney Event Center. Above: Torsten from Bayern Brewing taps the firken amid an awaiting audience....
The 1st Annual Bakken Boom Run in Sidney will be 10:00 am Sat., May 16th! Come join the new Wild Wild West 1st annual BBR at the Richland County Health Dept, 1201 W Holly on May 16th! This event is for the whole family with a 4 mile loop for runners/walkers and a 1/2 mile race for the kiddos. Chip timing for the race done by Competitive Timing. Prizes for the top 3 finishers for each event in addition to door prizes! Part of the proceeds from this event will go towards the Richland County Community Complex. For any questions/comments email:...
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...
One of Sidney’s premier social events, the Bakken Brewfest, will take place from 7-10pm on Saturday, April 18 at the Richland County Fair Event Center, sponsored by the Sidney Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. Each year, the Sidney Chamber designates a portion of the profits from Brewfest to a local entity. This year the Richland Community Complex will benefit. Enjoy 60 plus brews in your free sampling glass, complimentary food catered by the Ranger Lounge, a free Sidney shuttle pass, and music by Holler n’ Pine from Bozeman, all for onl...
The 1st Annual Bakken Boom Run in Sidney will be 10:00 am Sat., May 16th! Come join the new Wild Wild West 1st annual BBR at the Richland County Health Dept, 1201 W Holly on May 16th! This event is for the whole family with a 4 mile loop for runners/walkers and a 1/2 mile race for the kiddos. Chip timing for the race done by Competitive Timing. Prizes for the top 3 finishers for each event in addition to door prizes! Part of the proceeds from this event will go towards the Richland County Community Complex. For any questions/comments email:...
One of Sidney's premier social events, the Bakken Brewfest, will take place from 7-10pm on Saturday, April 18 at the Richland County Fair Event Center, sponsored by the Sidney Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. Each year, the Sidney Chamber designates a portion of the profits from Brewfest to a local entity. This year the Richland Community Complex will benefit. Enjoy 60 plus brews in your free sampling glass, complimentary food catered by the Ranger Lounge, a free Sidney shuttle pass, and...
MISSOULA – Twenty students from the University of Montana’s School of Law are currently taking a 1,400-mile, five-day bus tour across Montana to see firsthand the various forms of energy development in the state. The Energy Facilities Field Trip is a course designed to provide law students an on-the-ground experience of the energy developments about which they study. They are accompanied by law school Interim Dean Greg Munro. The trip will include a tour of the hydroelectric facility at Rainbow Dam in Great Falls, followed by a visit to the...
The fourth annual Bakken Brewfest, one of three fundraisers for the Chamber of Commerce, will be held Saturday April 18th at the Event Center in Sidney. It will be an evening of entertainment with good food, good music and a variety of different brews to be sampled. There will be approximately sixty types of beer with fifteen brews from Montana breweries. The Laughing Sun Brewery out of Bismark, ND will be there and Blue Rock will also be providing microbrews, specialty beers that are produced...
The fourth annual Bakken Brewfest, one of three fundraisers for the Chamber of Commerce, will be held Saturday April 18th at the Event Center in Sidney. It will be an evening of entertainment with good food, good music and a variety of different brews to be sampled. There will be approximately sixty types of beer with fifteen brews from Montana breweries. The Laughing Sun Brewery out of Bismark, ND will be there and Blue Rock will also be providing microbrews, specialty beers that are produced...
Watford City, N.D.—The Watford City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Watford City Economic Development Corporation are pleased to announce that the annual meeting is scheduled for March 4th, 2015 at 5:30 pm and will be held at the Outlaw’s Ballroom in Watford City. The event will include a social hour starting at 5:30 pm followed by dinner at 6:30 pm. This year’s featured speaker is Dr. Loren C. Scott, founder of Loren C. Scott & Associates, a Louisiana based consulting firm. Dr. Scott’s presentation, “The Price of Oil: What Happened;...
The fourth annual Bakken Brewfest, one of three fundraisers for the Chamber of Commerce, will be held Saturday April 18th at the Event Center in Sidney. It will be an evening of entertainment with good food, good music and a variety of different brews to be sampled. There will be approximately sixty types of beer with fifteen brews from Montana breweries. The Laughing Sun Brewery out of Bismark, ND will be there and Blue Rock will also be providing microbrews, specialty beers that are produced...
Thank you to everyone who helped make last week’s 2 C BBB/GBB a success…the workers from our school district, from bench crew, to crowd control, organizational and tournament staff, and custodians, all elements worked together to make the tournament run smoothly. There were many complements passed on as to your efforts. Community involvement was also integral to the daily operation…the outstanding effort by the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and it’s volunteers, the “Taste of the Bakken” special dining on Saturday afternoon, the support of...
In a Feb. 5, 2015 news release, Triangle Petroleum Corporation announced their capital expenditures budget for its fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2016, a budget that represents a 71 percent year-over-year capex reduction. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Triangle Petroleum Corporation holds leasehold interests in the Williston Basin, the majority of which are located in McKenzie and Williams counties in North Dakota and eastern Roosevelt and Sheridan counties in Montana. Since entering the basin...
Watford City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Corp. annual meeting featured speaker to discuss global oil market Watford City, N.D.-The Watford City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Watford City Economic Development Corporation are pleased to announce that the annual meeting is scheduled for March 4th, 2015 at 5:30 pm and will be held at the Outlaw's Ballroom in Watford City. The event will include a social hour starting at 5:30 pm followed by dinner at 6:30 pm. This year's...
Close to 80 leaders from the Williston Area Construction and Real Estate Industry gathered on February February 19 to share their outlooks on the construction, housing and development markets for 2015 in the wake of the recent drop in oil prices. Mike Dolbec of Windsong Construction, John Sessions of Bakken Housing Company , Bob Horab of McCody Concrete Products, and Scott Meske, President of the Williston Area Chamber of Commerce participated in an open forum, moderated by Jim Rasche of Spec Ops Construction Services. The panel discussion was...
MOUNT CARBON, WV: A train carrying more than 3 million gallons of crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken shale derailed in a snowstorm in an unincorporated area near Mount Carbon, West Virginia on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, shooting flames into the sky and evacuating hundreds of nearby residents from their homes. At this time, it is unsure how many gallons out of the 3 million gallons of crude oil onboard spilled into a Kanawha River tributary. According to the train company, CSX, one h...
Integrated Solutions Consulting, of Fargo, N.D., has been awarded the contract to review and update Roosevelt County’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan in collaboration with Valley, Daniels and Sheridan County’s joint PDM Grant. The four counties are working together through the shared grant, with each county receiving its own personalized plan to fit its hazards-needs for mitigating natural and manmade disasters. On Feb. 10, ISC met with the County’s Local Emergency Planning Committee to prese...
Conventional horizontal drilling and production methods in Montana's Bakken Oil Field extract 9 to 15 percent of available oil. The remainder – which is to say the great majority – is never touched. The Montana DNRC, through the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation (BOGC), is funding research that could alter the recovery equation and take oil production to a new level. In 2011, three members of the Montana Tech Petroleum Engineering Department approached the Montana Board of Oil and Gas...
WASHINGTON: Earlier this month, White House press secretary Josh Earnest, said "As a general matter, the impact of falling energy prices has been good for the U.S. economy... It certainly is good for middle class families that are being pinched, and when they go to the pump and they see that the prices at the pump are up to $1.00 cheaper than they were last year - that certainly means more money in the pockets of the middle class families. . . It's also a testament to the success that the U.S ha...
WILLISTON: Selected from dozens of potential candidates by the Talkin' the Bakken editorial board, Jon McCreary, owner of JMAC Resources, was chosen as the first annual Bakken Person of the Year 2014. The title of Bakken Person of the Year is given to a person who affects the community in a very positive manner: somebody who displays leadership, selflessness, innovation and gives back to their community. McCreary, who grew up on a farm in the Columbian Basin Irrigation Project in a giving...
7 proved to be a great year for ONEOK, one of the nation's premier energy companies involved in the natural gas and natural gas liquids businesses. In February 2014, ONEOK successfully completed the separation of the company's natural gas distribution business into a stand-alone, publicly traded company that is now called ONE Gas, Inc. The separation allowed each company to have a greater focus on its individual strategy, financial strength and growth potential. The "New ONEOK" is now the...
