Author: Aaron Walling

‘Excited to support farm life’: Farm in the Dell Fall Festival celebrates another year of farming

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Farm in the Dell Fall Festival celebrated another year out in rural Moorhead. The farm, which is designed to teach those with disabilities on how they can work on a farm and grow produce. “They are really excited to support farm life,” said Anna Sather, the executive director at the farm. “They want to come…

Tattoo artists given chance to showcase talents at expo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Inside the Veterans Memorial Arena in West Fargo, numerous and numerous tattoo artists set up shop to showcase their artwork on living canvases. As part of the 2023 Roughrider Ink and Iron Expo. “I think it’s really awesome,” said Ethan Aune, a tattoo artist. “Everybody in the community gets together with a bunch of people…

Lost in the Valley closed due to weather conditions

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Lost in the Valley event has been closed for Sunday due to weather and field conditions. The Red River Valley Fair Association says tickets planned to be used for Sunday can be used on a different day. Except for the Dazed in the Maze event.

New straw maze set up at West Acres Mall

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Nestled in the West Acres Mall parking lot stands a new, massive straw maze. This structure is made of over 1,500 straw bales.  “It’s amazing, I can’t wait. It means a lot to us to see the community enjoy it and come out and get outdoors and make memories.” said Kathy Johnson, the co-owner of The…

New Leonardo da Vinci exhibit brought to life in Detroit Lakes

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – Within the Becker County Museum, replicas of Leonardo da Vinci’s artwork and drawings are on display. Showcasing the talented work by a man who lived long, long ago who thought of concepts for tanks, planes and parachutes before anyone else. “There are so many pieces,” said Becky Mitchell, the executive director at the museum. “There’s…

New community engagement tool launched in West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Lana Rakow and Kathi Schwan, two West Fargo residents, worked together to bring a new community engagement tool. It is called Civic West. “Civic West is this great new project for West Fargo that really is intended to bring some information and opportunities for residents to engage with the community.” said Rakow. “The community’s always…

Anime Fargo celebrates another year of culture

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Anime Fargo is soon closing for the weekend. The event celebrated arts, music and costumes inspired by Japanese animation. Within the Ramada By Wyndham, numerous people gathered to play games, sing music and build relationships. The group behind it brought in world-renowned voice actors as special guests to share their knowledge and tell stories from their…

2023 West Fest celebrates another successful year

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The 2023 West Fest is coming to a close here soon, which has been a huge celebration of West Fargo this weekend. The crown jewel of the festival is the parade down Sheyenne St. This year, thousands of people lined the street. The parade, which continues to get bigger and bigger each year, takes roughly…