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Fargo Public Schools’ Meal Distribution changing to summer hours

May 27, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–Fargo Public Schools will continue to provide grab and go meals during the month of June, but on a new schedule. Meals will only be distributed on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Two days of meals will be distributed on Mondays and three on Fridays. Children 18 and under are eligible for the meals. Children do not need to be…

West Fargo Public Schools to allow guests at graduations

Graduates will be allowed to bring two guests to their graduation ceremony.

May 27, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. – One day after Fargo made changes, West Fargo is now allowing in-person graduation ceremonies. After receiving guidance from Fargo Cass Public Health and other healthcare providers, Sheyenne, West Fargo and Community High School will allow two guests with each graduate. School leaders are encouraging guests to wear masks and social distance. They also partnered with Essentia…

LIVE: Long-Term Care Center Task Force

The coronavirus ravaged the centers. Now loneliness is doing its part.

May 27, 2020

Emily Welker,

North Dakota task force leaders are looking for your help crafting a strategy to help families get back together with their loved ones in long-term care facilities across the state. Nursing homes and other facilities across the country have been ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. That prompted Governor Doug Burgum to close long-term care facilities off to visitors on April…

Body Found at House Fire in South Fargo

May 26, 2020

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FARGO, ND — A body was found in a home where Fargo firefighters were called to an attic fire. They responded to a call to 1123 South University Drive just after noon. Fargo Police are also on the scene. In a Facebook post, Fargo Police said, “Today, at 12:37 p.m., Fargo Officers were dispatched to a structure fire in the…

Eagles Elementary to hold “clap out” graduation for fifth graders

The "Clap Out" is set to begin at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday.

May 26, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–Fifth grade students at Eagles Elementary will be among the many students experiencing a unique graduation in 2020. The elementary school plans to hold a graduation “Clap Out” for the soon-to-be sixth graders. On May 28, students and their parents will drive through the Eagles Elementary parking lot as the staff members cheer on the students. The staff will…

North Dakota National Guard Honors Fallen Heroes

For veterans across the country like Major Strebe, Memorial Day is a reminder that the cost of freedom is never free.

May 25, 2020

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MANDAN, N.D. — “We are deeply and eternally grateful to the brave men and women who stood in harms way to protect our nation and defend the values we hold dear,” said Governor Doug Burgum, “Now more then ever, we must never forget that freedom isn’t free.” Retired Major Arnie Strebe never forgets the price of freedom. “For those who…

Fargo National Cemetery hosts virtual Memorial Day ceremony

The cemetery honored fallen soldiers on the holiday with the help from North Dakota and Minnesota politicians

May 25, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — This Memorial Day is the first since the Fargo National Cemetery opened it’s gates in September of last year. It is the first and only national veterans cemetery in North Dakota. The cemetery had big plans to hold it’s inaugural Memorial Day celebration this year, but things were forced to change amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Still, they…

Fargo fence displays free face masks

This is the fourth time Katie Lewis has displayed the homemade masks on her parent's fence for the public to take at no cost

May 25, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — A fence in Fargo was decked out with face masks on Monday that were free for the taking once again. For the fourth time since the coronavirus pandemic began, Katie Lewis filled her parent’s fence on 52nd Avenue and University Drive with homemade face coverings. She encouraged people who pass by to take one at no cost…

LIVE: Senior Volunteer and Companion Program

Staying home is keeping them safe from the virus. It's also putting them at risk for depression and loneliness.

May 25, 2020

Emily Welker,

As we spend this Memorial Day with our family members, thanking our lucky stars we’ve made it through lockdown and into the first big holiday since the coronavirus struck, you might not realize not everyone in our community is seeing much change. Those are some of our seniors, who are in the highest-risk categories and who often don’t have family…

Northern Cass Hosts Graduation In-Person Without Mandating Face Masks

Every graduating senior attended the ceremony.

May 24, 2020

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HUNTER, N.D. — All 37 graduating seniors at Northern Cass in Hunter took the final walk of their high school careers. However, at this graduation, you can see plenty of smiling faces in the crowds and on the students as masks were not mandated beyond passing a four question health screening forum. The questions include asking if they had excessive…