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DICKINSON, N.D. — The city of Dickinson has collected more than $83,000 in fines from overweight trucks since the beginning of the year, according to the Dickinson Municipal Court records. This amount is an increase from last year, when the city collected $56,590, though part of...

BELFIELD—The company trying to build an oil refinery just three miles from Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Billings County isn't slowing down its efforts, even after the Dakota Prairie Refinery sold at a loss earlier this week. Thomas Johnson, chief operating officer of...

Timeline 2010 - Ordinance 925 went into effect, allowing crew camps in Williston 2012 - Six-month moratorium on crew camps in city 2012 - Williston annexes land to the west, gaining four crew camps 2013 - Williston annexes land to the north, gaining four more camps Sept. 2013 - Closure...

WILLISTON, N.D. — Job-seeker Kenneth Winter set a deadline for himself Wednesday at Williston's job fair: If he doesn't find work in one month, he's moving to Las Vegas. More than 700 people attended the first day of a two-day Job Service fair in Williston, including many...

WILLISTON, N.D. — This week's two-day job fair in the heart of the Oil Patch has been completely filled by companies vying for workers, a prospect that is expected to draw similar numbers of job seekers as seen in previous years. North Dakota Job Services Manager Cindy Sanford...

BAINVILLE, Mont. —Williston may be shutting down its man camps, but that doesn't necessarily mean there won't be any man camps within driving distance for displaced oil and gas sector workers. Those camps just won't be within Williston — or maybe even within North Dakota's...

WILLISTON, N.D. — In efforts to encourage the Williston City Commission to reconsider the allowance of crew camps where they may still fit a viable niche in the community, 31 oil and energy related companies have banded together and formed an alliance.