The Great Plains Food Bank is being hit with a double whammy this morning. At a time when demand is up a lot for their food supplies, volunteers and donations are down. The number of families seeking relief from hunger has gone up from needs brought on by the economic crisis of the coronavirus pandemic. Food bank officials estimate demand…
A popular Moorhead restaurant is asking for your help this morning keeping its doors open after financial struggles brought on by the pandemic. Downtown Moorhead’s Rustica closed its doors due to the coronavirus health threat on March 28th. The restaurant had changed hands to new ownership last year, and its new owners say it’s been hard to get business loans….
FARGO, ND – As Giving Tuesday Now approaches, the American Cancer Society says that now, more than ever before, they need the public’s help. “It’s just a really challenging time, and for somebody going through a cancer diagnosis, it’s even more so,” said Shannon Bacon, the Health Systems Manager for the American Cancer Society of North Dakota. The American Cancer…
FARGO, N.D. – Casey’s General Stores is giving a $5,000 donation to Great Plains Food Bank to help support efforts to feed families during the pandemic. Casey’s recently partnered with Feeding America to provide $500,000 over the next year to help feed hungry families across the 16 states the company operates in. According to Feeding America, due to the pandemic,…
WEST FARGO, N.D.–The City of West Fargo is encouraging community members to “Shine Your Light” for International Firefighters Day on May 4. The “Shine Your Light” campaign is organized by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and invites communities to change their house and porch lights to red in order to honor the men and woman who keep our communities safe….
FARGO, N.D. — In 2017 the American Heart Association put over 5 million dollars into the North Dakota Stroke System. The funding has helped improve training for thousands of professionals in emergency care, better equip hospitals for higher level assistance for patients, and help create programs for recovery from stroke. “It was a game changer for the patients, we realized…
FARGO, N.D. — Wurst Bier Hall in downtown Fargo and Wurst Bier Hall West in West Fargo are keeping the doors closed. In a Facebook post it says they have been fielding concerns from employees and felt it was in the best interest of everyone to remain closed. The post goes on to say they understand the decision is difficult…
FARGO, N.D.- “I was really excited because I love coming to the zoo,” says Maggie Blair, who’s visiting the Red River Zoo. Many families in the Fargo-Moorhead area wasted no time to get out as more businesses started to reopen their doors to the public. “We thought it would be a great idea to just come out and everybody was…
FARGO, N.D. — The first Saturday of May is free Comic Book Day but because of COVID-19 there is going to be a delay this year. However at Paradox Comic-N-Cards decided to still try and bring some joy to people in the community. The Downtown Fargo business hosted an 8 hour livestream where people could buy comics via livestream, Take…
FARGO, N.D.- Members are cooking up burgers to raise money for the club and veterans. They’ve been doing to-go orders though the phone and wearing gloves, masks, and physical distancing. Some of today’s meal items included burgers, brots, and pasta. “Support local. Help everybody that’s struggling to get through the COVID time. Every dollar that we raise for everything here at…
