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So you want to write about the oil boom....
Well, have I got a deal for you... Sorry, couldn't resist that cheesy line. But it's the truth. I've spoken to a few people with very strong opinions about life in the oil boom of western North Dako...
Posted on 6/19/12 at 3:25 PM
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Blown out oil well spewing mist near Lake Sakakawea

Blown out oil well spewing mist near Lake Sakakawea PARSHALL, N.D. – An oil well that began to malfunction Wednesday evening continued to spray a mist of oil into the air late Thursday but is expected to be contained Friday, an official at the scene said.

By Amy Dalrymple , December 14, 2012

Williston, ND, could have 44,000 by 2017

City leaders need population estimates, including the number of temporary residents, to plan how large to build a sewage treatment plant, how many police and city staff to add and other city services.

By Amy Dalrymple , December 14, 2012

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Oil not only way to benefit from ND boom

Oil not only way to benefit from ND boom South Dakota poised to profit by supporting industry, speakers tell crowd.

By Denise Ross , December 12, 2012

Famous Bakken formation named for North Dakota homesteaders

Famous Bakken formation named for North Dakota homesteaders TIOGA, N.D. – Lorin Bakken recalls it was 2007 when he began seeing his name in the newspaper and on TV frequently as the oil boom started to heat up.

By Amy Dalrymple , December 02, 2012

Airlines adding service in ND’s oil patch area

Williston’s Sloulin Field International Airport was built to handle 6,000 passenger boardings per year. Officials expect more than 10 times that many next year.

By JOSHUA FREED , September 18, 2012

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Oil boom brings scarcity of workers in small towns

Oil boom brings scarcity of workers in small towns WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) — The local prison is so short on guards that inmates can sometimes just walk away. A gas station barely has enough cashiers to keep up with the trucks filling the parking lot. And "help wanted" signs seem to hang from every restaurant and shop.

August 13, 2012

State geologist: SD oil potential vast, unexplored

SPEARFISH (AP) — South Dakota has significant potential for oil development, but that potential has largely been unexplored, the state geologist said at the Black Hills Bakken Conference.

May 04, 2012

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ND officials help SD leaders prepare for oil boom

Spearfish Economic Development Director Bryan Walker said officials plan a trip to Williston in the heart of the North Dakota oil patch in the next couple of weeks, to get a firsthand look at what that city is dealing with.

May 03, 2012

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Sioux Falls has record year for building permits

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Building is booming in South Dakota's largest city, but big projects aren't the norm.

January 05, 2012

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Baby boy boom at Mitchell hospital

Baby boy boom at Mitchell hospital 11 boys, 1 girl born at Avera Queen of Peace in recent days - probably a record.

By Ross Dolan , December 22, 2011

Oil drilling boom brings surge in crime to smaller towns

Oil drilling boom brings surge in crime to smaller towns TOWANDA, Pa. (AP) — In a modern-day echo of the raucous Old West, small towns enjoying a boom in oil and gas drilling are seeing a sharp increase in drunken driving, bar fights and other hell-raising, blamed largely on an influx of young men who find themselves with lots of money in their pockets and nothing to do after they get off work.

October 27, 2011

ND’s booming oil patch swelling south

Flurry of recent leasing activity in SD tied to hopes for Tyler Formation, also known as the Minnelusa Formation.

October 20, 2011

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Tiny ND town bans oil workers' 'man camps'

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Concerned that a Colorado company appeared to be turning an old school building in the tiny town of Almont into dormitory-style housing for oil workers, city officials called a rare special meeting and banned such so-called man camps.

October 11, 2011

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