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North Dakotas legislative session starts this week. Heres a rundown of what lawmakers aim to tackle Leaders from both parties agree that the state budget and a bonding bill will be the sessions headliners, but Legislative Council Director John Bjornson said there will be plenty of other issues before lawmakers. He expects that more than 800 bills and resolutions will be introduced during the roughly four-month session. Written By: Jeremy Turley | × Senate Majority L...

Replies(13) How are you celebrating Christmas this year? (Shutterstock) ILLINOIS — The majority of Illinois Patch readers said they plan to limit their Christmas celebrations to their households only and do not plan to travel, but a larger portion of those who responded said they will gather for Christmas as usual despite the pandemic, compared with a similar survey regarding Thanksgiving. Of the nearly 2,000 who responded to Patchs non-scientific survey, more than 58 percent said they will c...

In a different time (pre-COVID) we would have put out the welcome mat and held a soiree to show off our front office improvements.

UpdatedTue, Dec 22, 2020 at 10:14 am CT Replies(288) How will you celebrate Christmas in Illinois? (Shutterstock) ILLINOIS — Not long after the United States passed a grim milestone — more than 300,000 dead from coronavirus — Illinois hit a somber number of its own, marking more than 15,000 dead due to the pandemic. State health officials have urged residents to change the way they celebrate by limiting holiday gatherings to their own households and gathering virtually with loved ones to ...

2020 In Review: One Of The Oil And Gas Industry’s Worst Years Approaches A Merciful End “Has the oil and gas industry ever had a worse year than it’s had in 2020?” That’s the question I was asked recently by host Kym Bolado on the weekly “In The Oil Patch” radio program that airs in various markets across Texas. It’s an interesting question, and one that comes with no easy answer. When contemplating the question, it’s easy to look back and 2015, or 1985 or some of the years du...

Grafton clinic serves migrant and agricultural workers from a new spot GRAFTON, N.D.--Earlier this summer, Community Health Service Inc., which offers healthcare to agricultural and migrant workers across North Dakota and Minnesota, opened a new clinic in Grafton. Written By: Emily Allen | × The new Community Health Service Inc., building in Grafton, N.D., features better visibility and a more inviting presence. (Photo/ Emily Allen, Grand Forks Herald) GRAFTON, N.D.-Earlier this ...

Become the ken and barbie of the oil patch and before long one man is missing and another dead and the suspected hit man has james on speed dial. and as for sarah, there was a shock in store for her too. >> emotionally you have a lot to deal with. >> oh, absolutely. its ruined my life. >> coming up. sarah becomes suspicious about her husband. >> did you think at the time, i wonder if james had something to do with this? >> it seemed fishy to me. >> then she gets a call from the sheriff. >> he sa...

And ahmed went to see suckow, to prepare him for his testimony. and thats where it all went south. suckow is bipolar. >> he was laying down on the floor of the prison cell in a fetal position. so this is two days before our star witness is going to testify. and hes basically sucking his thumb on the floor of a jail cell. were there at 10:00 at night, trying to make sure this guy gets his medication so he can effectively testify before a jury. >> would james henrikson, the desperado of the oil pa...

Investigators kept working other leads. and christmas happened. sort of. >> it was really a rough christmas. i look back on pictures. we had smiles on our faces but there was -- you werent really smiling. and my mom, it was so hard to watch her. she wanted to give the grandkids gifts but she was almost like a zombie. you cant just not have christmas, you know, but nobody felt like it. >> but grief wasnt all the family was feeling. the debilitating fear took hold, too. whoever killed their patria...

I got a hit on whats called a ripoff report which id never heard of. and i clicked on it and a flyer came up that said beware of these people. >> what do you know, the ken and barbie of the oil field. >> it said theyre known frauds. theyre running fraud scams in north dakota. dont do any business. >> grievances were rife around that oil project in which doug and james and others were involved. the ripoff report was put out as a flyer in stores and businesses all around the oil patch. it was pay ...