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Sanford employee gets 25,000 masks donated from Taiwan

Wanting Huang is a medical laboratory scientist at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo and is also a Taiwan native.

July 29, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — All of those who work in the medical field are doing everything they can to keep people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of those frontline heroes from Sanford took the extra step to make that happen. Wanting Huang is a medical laboratory scientist at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. She is also a native of Taiwan….

Greater Moorhead Days Parade and Kids Fest cancelled

July 29, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn.–Some of the events normally celebrated at Greater Moorhead Days will not be held this year. The City made the decision to cancel certain events that could not be conducted in coordination with current health and safety guidelines. The cancelled events include the Greater Moorhead Days Parade, the Wings and Wheels Fly in and Car Show, The FM Flatlander…

Emergency Rent Bridge continues helping North Dakota residents pay rent during pandemic

Since May, the program has supported over 300 renters in 15 counties.

July 29, 2020

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BISMARCK, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health is reminding residents that the Emergency Rent Bridge can provide assistance to those struggling to pay rent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many North Dakotans have been receiving temporary federal unemployment payments which are scheduled to end this week. Without the extra payments. North Dakotans may once again find it difficult to pay their…

North Dakota reports 89 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths Wednesday

Cass County accounts for 2,850 of the total positive cases and 76 of the total deaths.

July 29, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 89 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths on Wednesday. Twenty-one counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 27 and Cass County the second most with 10. An 80-year-old woman from Cass County and an 80-year-old man from Burleigh County died. The woman reportedly had underlying…

County GOP Board Member Resigns Over Social Media Post

July 28, 2020

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WABASHA CO., Minn. — The Republican Party of Wabasha County in far southeastern Minnesota says an image on its Facebook page that compares Minnesota’s mask mandate to Jewish people in Nazi death camps was maliciously posted. But Minnesota Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan says that the picture was posted by a Wabasha County GOP board member, who has since resigned…

COVID-19 Task Force Added But No Rollback of Reopening In North Dakota

July 28, 2020

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BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota leaders are looking at Cass County as an example of how a COVID-19 Task Force can help turn rising case numbers around. Gov. Doug Burgum announcing a task force, similar to one in Cass, will be set up for Burleigh and Morton Counties where cases are skyrocketing. “I saw some videos of bars at 1…

Gov. Burgum holds a COVID-19 press briefing

July 28, 2020

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BISMARCK, N.D.–Gov. Doug Burgum is holding a press briefing to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Burgum will be joined by North Dakota Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kommer to discuss the Economic Resiliency Grant program. You can watch the press briefing here. North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 6,141 positive cases, 35 current hospitalizations, 4,957 people recovered and 100 deaths. Categories: Coronavirus,…

City of Moorhead seeks public input on CARES Act funding

The City will be accepting spending comments until August 3.

July 28, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn.–The City of Moorhead is seeking public input on how to use the CARES Act funding provided by the US Treasury. Moorhead received $3.278 million which can be used to address medical or public health needs and provide economic support to suffering businesses and anyone unemployed. $1.278 million will be used to various municipal COVID-19 expences, while the other…

Alabama at Bluestem in Moorhead rescheduled to June 4, 2021

Previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date.

July 28, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn.–Alabama’s 50th Anniversary Tour stop at the Bluestem Amphitheater has been rescheduled for Friday, June 4, 2021. The concert was originally scheduled for June 6, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date. Ticket and concert info can be found by reaching out to Tickets300. Categories: Coronavirus, Entertainment,…

Healthy 20-year-old marks 100 COVID-19 deaths in North Dakota

July 28, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 157 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Tuesday. Thirty counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 51 and Cass County the second most with 26. A 20-year-old woman from McKenzie County with no underlying health conditions died. The NDDoH says a previously reported case…