March went out like a lion Monday in southwest North Dakota.
An early spring blizzard brought life to a crawl much of the day after the area was slammed with nearly a foot of heavy, wet snow and high winds late Sunday night and Monday morning. The snow fell on top of slush and icy roads created by Sunday afternoon rainfall and was later kicked up by wind gusts before settling down early in the afternoon.
The storm caused multiple accidents and calls for stuck vehicles, authorities said.
SCRANTON — Mike Wedwick chuckles when asked about what this small town would be like without the Scranton Equity Exchange.
“It’d be just like Bucyrus. How about Gascoyne?” said Mike Wedwick, the Equity’s grain manager, evoking a similar chuckle from general manager Roger Goodfellow.
Wedwick’s assumption of Scranton turning into a ghost town may not be far off — at least not in the eyes of the Equity’s employees.
“It’s basically the community,” said Kim Hodell, the Equity’s truck shop manager and an employee of 32 years.
The other day, there was a three-car accident on State Avenue next to Dickinson High School.
I don’t remember exactly what day it was, but does that really matter? This happens far too often for it to be news.
Is it time for accidents like this to be a thing of the past?
A little crowdsourcing says it is.
The way things are shaping up, western North Dakota’s legislative elections are going to be one-horse races.
There is a little more than two weeks remaining until the April 7 filing deadline for party candidacy in the 2014 election and the Democrat-NPL party hasn’t had a single person announce their candidacy in western North Dakota’s five legislative districts — including the three that encompass much of The Dickinson Press’ coverage area.
If for nothing else than the sake of democracy, North Dakota Democrat’s need to get candidates lined up in the west and get them on the campaign trail.
Continue reading “Democrats can’t afford to wait for candidates”
WATFORD CITY — Larry and Debbie Larsen know the benefits and pitfalls of owning a small business in an Oil Patch boomtown.
Despite being flush with new clients and busier than ever, Larry said keeping up can be “a struggle.”
“A lot of times, we just call it controlled chaos,” he said.
Dustin Monke 