BISMARCK, ND – In accordance with a directive from President Barack Obama, Governor Jack Dalrymple today directed all state government agencies and encouraged all North Dakotans to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff from sunrise until sunset tomorrow, Friday, August 31, as a mark of respect for the memory of Neil Armstrong, the American astronaut who became the first to walk on the moon.

BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Jack Dalrymple, Sen. Kent Conrad, Sen. John Hoeven and Congressman Rick Berg today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Dalrymple’s request to extend by six months the agency’s temporary housing program for Ward County  residents who were displaced by last year’s historic Mouse River flood.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Jack Dalrymple today will join Minot officials in celebrating three major construction projects that will help the growing community recover from flooding and meet its needs for additional classrooms, housing and commercial services.

Dalrymple will help kick off construction of Southgate Addition, a $109 million development in south Minot that will feature apartments, two hotels and a large retail center. He also will celebrate the opening of Minot State University’s (MSU) new Wellness Center and the groundbreaking for Minot Public Schools’ new middle school.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Governor Jack Dalrymple today joined Williston and Williams County officials in celebrating the completion of the city’s temporary truck bypass.  The 16-mile bypass is now open and will divert thousands of trucks around the western side of Williston every day, easing traffic congestion created by the region’s rapid development in oil and gas production.