Shoppers Holiday: Dickinson store owners, managers prepare for Thanksgiving,...
Sara Spradley puts a tool set on a rack at Newby’s Ace Hardware on Wednesday in preparation for the store’s early morning opening on Friday. Lenny Johnson calls the sound similar to a “stampede of...
View ArticleConstructive homecoming: Boom helps Dickinson native return home, coordinate...
Marc Mellmer, an operations coordinator for JE Dunn Construction in Dickinson, stands on the outside of the St. Joseph’s Hospital construction site. Mellmer, a Dickinson native, has climbed the ladder...
View ArticleEmergency Services Center ‘huge’ for New England
New England Fire Chief Joey Kathrein stands Wednesday at the construction site of the new city’s Emergency Services Center, which will serve the city’s rural fire department and ambulance service and...
View ArticleRebels with a vision: Brothers open shop specializing in cylinder repair
Ryan Rebel, left, and Ross Rebel, right, show off one of their machines that repairs cylinder heads during a walkthrough of Rebel Customs on Feb. 6 in Taylor. TAYLOR — Inside the newest building in...
View ArticleSculpting success: Oil boom helps Dickinson native’s welding business take off
Mike Gayda stands outside of the Iron Works Welding shop in north Dickinson. Mike Gayda tried going to college. After attending Dickinson State University for a short time he acknowledged, “College...
View ArticleThe boom’s ‘epicenter:’ Oil Patch hub Watford City adjusts to burgeoning...
A 4 p.m. traffic snarl along Highway 85 in south Watford City like this one on Feb. 13 is a typical sight in the town that went from 1,744 to more than 7,500 since 2010. WATFORD CITY — There are days,...
View ArticleThe B.A.R. strives to be ‘town’s bar’ in New England
Carol and Steve LaFramboise stand behind the bar at The B.A.R. in New England on Feb. 9. The owner of The B.A. bowling alley and restaurant, Steve partnered with Randy Schwartz and several volunteers...
View ArticleLarsens handle ‘controlled chaos:’ Watford City family-owned drug store sees...
Pharmacist Larry Larsen, right, works with his daughter and pharmacist Jenna Wahlstrom on Feb. 13 at their store, Larsen Service Drug on Main Street in Watford City. WATFORD CITY — Larry and Debbie...
View ArticleA century of shaping Scranton: More than just an elevator, Scranton Equity...
Scranton Equity Exchange General Manager Roger Goodfellow, who retires in April, stands in front of the elevator. SCRANTON — Mike Wedwick chuckles when asked about what this small town would be like...
View ArticleA place for Teddy: Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library plans taking shape
An image of Theodore Roosevelt from the Dickinson State University’s Theodore Roosevelt Center digital archive. Dickinson could one day be home to a library for one of the most revered presidents in...
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