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Fargo Air Museum Creates Stronger Relationships Between Veterans

the Fargo VA helped give veterans rides so they could hang out with one another

FARGO, ND — Veterans were able to share life stories with one another while enjoying some coffee and donuts. It was the Fargo Air Museum’s way of trying to get veterans to meet and bond with some of the other people who have served their country. Fargo’s Veterans Affairs provided most of the veterans that came free bus rides to the…

West Fargo’s Website is “On the Grow”

The City of West Fargo Lets Residents Know What New Features and Updates Their Website Has

WEST FARGO, ND — The City of West Fargo has updated their website in hopes to build a stronger connection with people and neighborhoods. For the past year, the City of West Fargo has been looking for ways to freshen up their website. The new site is set to go live Thursday. One new feature to customize your experience is…

Get Ready to Vote for the New Oreo Flavor

The new flavors will be available and open to voting by May

  NATIONAL — Three finalists have been named in Nabisco’s “My Oreo Creation” contest and you’ll have a chance to vote on which one you think should stick around for good. Pina Colada, Cherry Cola and Kettle Corn are the top three contenders. The Pina Colada Oreo is described by Nabisco as having a pineapple-coconut crème filling. The Cherry Cola…

Grand Forks CodeRed Alert System Changes Numbers

Starting today, the number for the CodeRed alert will change to 76993

  GRAND FORKS, ND — Grand Forks city officials want you to know about a change in the CodeRed alert system. Starting today, the number for the CodeRed alert will change to 76993. These alerts come from the city of Grand Forks and are ways emergency services can get messages out to the public quickly and efficiently. These messages include…

U.S. Postal Service Unveils 2018 Stamps

The state of Illinois is also being featured on a stamp in 2018

NATIONAL — A few familiar faces are being honored by the U.S. Postal Service and getting their own stamp. Legendary musicians, John Lennon and Lena Horne will be featured on stamps in 2018. Other faces include Fred Rogers, or as we know him, Mr. Rogers, and the first American woman in space, Sally Ride. The state of Illinois is also…

Family of NDSCS Student Inviting Campus Community to His Visitation

The family is encouraging people to wear purple in honor of suicide awareness

  WAHPETON, ND — The family of Nathan Gossett is inviting the NDSCS community to his visitation. The 18-year-old student was found dead in his dorm room on Monday. The visitation is Friday 2-7 pm at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. The family is encouraging people to wear purple in honor of suicide awareness. Counseling services are…

Help With Hannukah: Understanding the Festival of Lights

From fried foods to fighting for freedom, it's a holiday for everyone.

Tuesday night marked the first moments of Hannukah, as Jewish families all across the country and right here in the Red River Valley region gathered around the menorah to light the first candle celebrating the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights. If you missed it, don’t worry — Wednesday is the first full day of the holiday. There’s still plenty of…

The Gift of the Downtown Experience: Gift Cards

The new, one-stop shop way to get all of downtown at one go.

If you’re still stymied as to gifts for loved ones this holiday season, time is running out. But a new gift card on offer from Fargo’s Downtown Community Partnership could streamline the holiday gift-gathering process. The cards can have any amount, from five to five hundred dollars, loaded on them. They’re good at fifty different downtown businesses and they can…

New iPhone Emergency Features Could Help Save Lives

The iPhone has recently come out with some features to help you in the case of an emergency

FARGO, ND — The iPhone has recently come out with some features to help you in the case of an emergency. Our phones usually don’t leave our hands, our pockets or our sight. We are constantly using them to talk to our friends and answer work emails, but in this technological world we live in, they could also be a life…

Counselor Talks About How to Deal with Grief After Loss of NDSCS Freshman

After the Death of NDSCS Freshman, Nathan Gossett, School Counselor Urges Students to Seek Counseling If Needed

WAHPETON, ND — Students and faculty are grieving the loss of 18-year-old NDSCS freshman, Nathan Gossett. Gossett, whose cause of death is still unknown, passed away Monday night. At a close–knit school of about 1,000 students, it can be hard to lose someone you are used to seeing every day. NDSCS counselor Vince Plummer said after hearing the news, the…