Submitted Photo Hess Corporation representatives presented a $5,000 check on Tuesday for the North Dakota Suicide Prevention Coalition. From left to right: Kit Christensen, Hess senior specialist, Human Relations; Brent Lohnes, Hess general manager North Dakota; Alison Traynor, Human Relations counselor, North Dakota Suicide Prevention Coalition; and Kora Dockter, chair, N.D. Suicide Prevention Coalition. Another $5,000 goes to Northern Lights Youth Services to develop an app geared toward youth mental health services. According to the N.D. Suicide Prevention Coalition, North Dakota’s suicide rate has increased more than any other state in the country, rising 58% since 1999.

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