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Community Members Voice Their Concerns Over Pesticide in Public Areas

The Cass Clay Food Commision held the monthly meeting where they discussed ways to inform the public. on pesticide use.

March 11, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.- “I’ve been out riding my bike through Lindenwood Park, and gotten caught in a cloud of chemicals cause you can see off in the distance they’re spraying,” Julie Brumund says. She came to the Cass Clay food commission meeting to voice her concerns about the use of pesticide in public places. “We don’t have anything that necessarily says…

Gov. Burgum says sandbaggers are doing well, looks forward to permanent flood protection

The city is behind production levels for their goal.

March 11, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Volunteers are working around the clock at Sandbag Central to get 400 thousand sandbags ready by the end of the week. The city is behind production levels for their goal. “It really reinforces the need, this community we are talking about trying to protect here represents nearly 20 percent of the school children in the state of…

North Dakota Receives Millions Of Dollars For Coronavirus

State leaders voted to accept the funding on Tuesday.

March 11, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota will be getting up to 6 million dollars in federal funding to stop the spread of the coronavirus. North Dakota has now tested 13 people for the virus: 7 are negative and 6 are pending with no positive tests yet. The cash comes from the over 8 billion dollar COVID-19 bill that was passed by…

Volunteers From Minot Join In On Efforts To Fill Sandbags in Fargo

Hundreds of volunteers are needed each day.

March 11, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.- The mayor of Minot and thirty five volunteers from the Minot area loaded up a bus at 7 this morning and travelled almost 4 hours to Fargo to help in any way they could. The mayor says they came to not only help fill sandbags, but also show unity between the two communities. He says that after the…

Clara Barton students’ art turns into $1,000 donation to Fargo pet daycare

March 11, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – Fourth graders’ art projects at Clara Barton Elementary are bringing in a big donation, and it’s all going to a good cause. South Bark, a pet daycare, collaborated with the students and turned their artwork into greeting cards, tote bags, and T-shirts. Half of the proceeds were then donated to the Husky Hutch program at Clara Barton….

Fargo tests 2019 sandbags for use this year

March 11, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – The City of Fargo may have to turn to the sandbags filled in 2019 to help fight the 2020 flood. Nearly 240,000 are now being thawed out and inspected to see if they can be used to help fight the flood. The sandbags are inspected for damage to the bags and how soft the sand is. The…

RRWMB Meets To Discuss Projects That Would Reduce Flooding

The conference had over 20 speakers discuss flooding and potential projects.

March 10, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn.- Jason Braaten is a farmer from Roseau, Minnesota who decided to join the Red River Watershed Management Board three years ago to help other farmers in the community. “We kind of look at all the neighbors and say, well how can we benefit the neighbors by looking at my farm and say, let’s look at the big picture…

LIVE: Purses with a Purpose

It's a way to make a purse-onal difference.

March 10, 2020

Emily Welker,

There aren’t a lot of objects a woman or girl carries that are much more personal than her purse. And this morning, you can use one to make a difference in the life of a human trafficking victim — a crime that dis-proportionally affects girls and women, right here in the Red River Valley. It’s an event called “Purses with…

Breweries Celebrate International Women’s Day With Special Blend

The Drink Will Be On Sale On March 26th At Front Street Taproom

March 8, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Brewing Company, Junkyard Brewing Company and other breweries are putting together beer brewed by women. “Basically we just want to recognize the women in our field. There are quite a few of us and it’s becoming more and more as the years go on so we just want to take and bring everyone together,” Taproom And…

International Women’s Day Event Celebrates Human Rights and Gender Equality

Although the day has occurred internationally for over 100 years, Fargo is celebrating it for the first time

March 8, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — International Women’s Day holds a special place in Nyamal Dei’s heart. “I celebrate this event since I was a child in Africa, and I always know I want to put an event together like this one,” she says. For the first time, she’s hosting a get-together at the Dakota Medical Foundation for women of all backgrounds and…