Recreation isn’t the same this summer as it was before COVID-19. Packed lakes during the 4th of July weekend drew a lot of scorn. Trying to come up with a vacation plan can be a challenge if you want to social distance. I’ve got a few days off coming up later this month. I was originally going to the…
Try uncommon trees for disease resistance and variety. The Katsura tree’s blue-green leaves flutter in the wind and turn a clear yellow in fall when you may even notice a faint smell of cookies. The musclewood is a small scale shade tolerant tree. Its smooth gray bark, unique flowers and fruit along with the yellow, orange or red fall…
FARGO, N.D. — After being outscored 45-13 by the Winnipeg Goldeyes through the first five games of the season, the bats came alive for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks on Thursday night at Newman Outdoor Field. The RedHawks put up nine runs in the fifth inning that included by an RBI single from Christian Ibarra, a bases clearing three-run double from Cito…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Good news for North Dakota men’s basketball fans. Transfer guard Caleb Nero has been ruled eligible to play this season, making him a red shirt sophomore. The former Weber State Wildcat played in 33 games in 2018 averaging 6.5 points per game as a true freshman. Usually, division one transfers sit out a year due to…
DALTON, Minn. — As he watched windows shatter and the walls around him collapse, Nate Erickson of Battle Lake didn’t think he’d survive the tornado ripping through County Road 82. “Other than that Quadtrac saving my life, you can look around; we didn’t really stand a chance out here,” he said. His split-second decision to get under a tractor ended…
NEW YORK — (AP) Major League Baseball will open the 2021 season on April 1 and hopes to have every team play its first game on the same day for the first time since 1968. The league released the full schedule Thursday, two weeks before it plans to begin a 2020 season that’s been delayed and shortened by the coronavirus…
FARGO, N.D. — $650,000 is the amount of money the North Dakota State Athletic Department is expected make by have its football team play Oregon on September 5 in Eugene. That contest could very much be in jeopardy. The Big Ten Conference announced that all non-conference games won’t be played and instead just be played with in the conference if…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MN — The Otter Tail Sheriff’s Department released the name of the man killed in Wednesday’s tornado. 30 year old Seth Nelson, Battle Lake, MN, died as a result of the tornadoes. Officials say in the early evening hours of July 8 two tornadoes touched down in Otter Tail County. Nelson was working in a shed with…
We have a cat with a big personality who loves to be the center of attention. So let’s give him some attention right now. Meet Gami from Journey Home Animal Rescue in Grand Forks. Gami is a three-year-old make cat. He has a beautiful black and white coat. He would love to be the only cat in your home….
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN. – Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons says one person is dead and two people were injured after a tornado struck near Dalton around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The man killed was working in a shop when the twister hit. The conditions of those injured is not known. Last night, the sheriff’s emergency operations team completed searching…
