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Lutheran Social Services Offers Help For Parents Dealing With Coronavirus At Home

The last two sessions have completely filled up on slots so staff are working to create more throughout the school year.

August 13, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Lutheran Social Services is offering discussion sessions connecting parents with licensed crisis counselors to help with COVID-19. It’s called Parenting In A Pandemic, organizers say it’s become a success overnight for families. They say having a safe, judgement-free environment allows parents to be open about the problems they are facing. The last two sessions have completely filled…

Grand Forks Brings The Community Out For A Scavenger Hunt & Live Music

The scavenger hunt had eight locations made up of six businesses and two parks.

August 13, 2020

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Finding things to do in the community while in the midst of a pandemic can be a hard task for many. “People want to get out and do things, but they want to be safe and do it in a social distancing way,” said the Executive Director of Greater Grand Forks Julie Rygg. Grand Forks came…

United Way hands out backpacks, school supplies to families in need

6,040 backpacks filled with school supplies will be distributed to students and families

August 13, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — United Way of Cass-Clay continues to hand out backpacks and school supplies to families in need. As part of its School Supply Drive, the organization has collected over 6,000 backpacks filled with supplies donated by the community. Seven hundred backpacks were available for pickup at Aurora Elementary in West Fargo Thursday morning. It was the third…

Semi fire on the side of the road in Stearns County

August 13, 2020

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STEARNS COUNTY, MN — On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 10:53 pm, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a semi-tractor on fire on County Road 75 north of 240th Street in St. Augusta. The fire was reported by a passerby. Deputies arrived and found a 2016 red Freightliner semi-tractor on fire and fully engulfed. The Freightliner was parked on…

Athletics suspended through end of the year at MSUM, Minnesota Crookston

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference's Board of Directors has canceled NSIC fall competition & championships, and has suspended all athletic competition through Dec. 31, 2020.

August 13, 2020

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BURNSVILLE, Minn. — In light of the NCAA Board of Governors’ decision to direct all institutions and conferences to meet specific requirements to conduct fall sports and the NCAA Division II Presidents Council’s announcement that all NCAA Division II fall championships are canceled, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference’s Board of Directors has canceled NSIC fall competition & championships, and has…

Pet Connection: Meet the Baby Corn Snakes

No, that's not a colorful shoelace you're looking at.

August 13, 2020

Emily Welker,

They say you can never have too much of a good thing. That is only partly true when it comes to rescue animals. Especially when they have litters of babies that all need homes at once. Not only do many kinds of snakes have several of eggs at once, one mama snake who came into a local rescue already pregnant…

West Fargo Park District holds Bark in the Park

The community was encouraged to bring out their dogs for a socially distant walk at Rivers Bend Park.

August 12, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — Rivers Bend Park in West Fargo was full of dogs for the first ever Bark in the Park. The West Fargo Park district decided to host the event after COVID-19 caused them to cancel their annual dog show. Plenty of dogs and their owners lined up to take part in a group walk around the park….

Northwestern Bank donates to Dilworth Police’s Officer Keely

Officer Keely is the face of the department's first dog therapy program.

August 12, 2020

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DILWORTH, Minn. — Dilworth’s Officer Keely isn’t your typical member of the police force. “As soon as we found her, we knew that she’d be the one to face this program for the Dilworth Police Department,” said Chief Ty Sharpe. Keely is the poster dog for the department’s first therapy dog program. Along with attending community events, the 10-month-old pup…

Churches United Launches Campaign To Provide Kids With School Supplies & Clothing

Churches United is expecting to have about 60 kids participating in this year's campaign.

August 12, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn.- Adopt-A-Kiddo provides children from Micah’s Mission and Bright Sky apartments with school supplies and clothing. The families will have to fill a survey where they talk about the kids likes, dislikes and hobbies. Those interested will be paired up with a kid and given a list made by the family. “COVID has kind of messed up all of…

Dorothy Day Food Pantry Unveils New Mosaic

The piece is located in the main lobby of the pantry named after Day.

August 12, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Dorothy Day Food Pantry is adding a new mosaic of the social activist. The piece is located in the main lobby. The artwork was designed by Pastor Joe Larson of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. He says the work is meant to honor the work of everyone involved with the food pantry. The piece took over 400 hours…