[4] The settlement was originally named for its founder, Landis Clark, who incorporated the town in June 2000 and was its first mayor.

The town spent $15,000 on an air quality test, which found elevated levels of several chemicals including benzene.

The agency concluded that: The information obtained from this investigation did not indicate that community-wide exposures from gas wells or compressor stations were occurring in the sample population.

Other sources of exposure such as cigarette smoking, the presence of disinfectant by-products in drinking water, and consumer or occupational/hobby related products could explain many of the findings.

In the January 10, 2006, episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, correspondent Ed Helms presented a segment about DISH.