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Staying Aware of the Flu this Halloween

Doctors recommend you get vaccinated so young kids and seniors who can't get the shot are less likely to also get the illness

October 22, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Before you go trick–or–treating this Halloween, Sanford Health is reminding people to be aware of the flu. Family nurse practitioners say when you take the little ones out to get candy, make sure to use plenty of hand sanitizer as you go door–to–door. Doctors also recommend keeping sick kids at home and getting the flu vaccine. A…

The Village Family Service Center Moving to New Location

The new building opens Monday, October 28.

October 22, 2019

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MOORHEAD, N.D.–The Village Family Service Center’s Moorhead office is moving to a new location that specializes in children’s mental health. The new building, located at 815 37th Avenue South, features sixteen individual therapist offices, a playroom, and two specialty play therapy rooms. An additional 2,000 square feet are available for future expansion. The current Moorhead location will be closed October…

Cass Co. Social Services Board Meets With CPS Management Over ‘Hostile’ Work Environment Complaints

The Cass County Sheriff's Office released their investigation in October

October 21, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — In April, Jennifer Aldinger, a Cass County Child Protection Services (CPS) worker, submitted her letter of resignation. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation, revealing she wasn’t the only one with those feelings. CPS workers have told Sergeant Joel Stading they are anything but ecstatic when a new work week approaches. “It was either ‘hostile,’ ‘toxic’…

LIVE: Glamour Ghouls

Makeup that can enchant anyone.

October 21, 2019

Emily Welker,

Halloween is a time when you really want to knock ’em dead, whether your look is freaky, fun or purely fabulous. But when it comes time to head out on the Halloween town, if you want your look to slay, there are some things you need to remember. Your makeup job has got to survive the evening’s festivities, and it…

Great Plains Delivers Its 175,000,000th Meal

It will get to Bismark by Tuesday

October 21, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — After 36 years, Great Plains Food Bank delivers its 175,000,000th meal. Six pallets of food are headed for Bismarck and will be given to Ministry on the Margins. It’s a charitable feeding program that helps people released from prison or who struggle from addiction. Great Plains’ chief development officer Marcia Paulson says making such a milestone…

Jamestown Places 50,000 Sandbags in Flood Fight

the James River is at a flood stage of 12 feet

October 20, 2019

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JAMESTOWN, N.D. — The city of Jamestown places 50,000 sandbags to protect houses from flooding. This comes after the city was slammed with too much rain in September and almost two feet of snow last week. With Halloween just around the corner, there’s a much different monster lurking in Jamestown. But it’s one city engineers didn’t see coming. “This is…

Athletes With Special Needs Compete For Gold

The 4th annual FargoMania competition is back at the SHAC

October 20, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Jackie Long says she’s been an athlete for as long as she can remember. “I’m trying to keep myself going, so this is one way for me to keep my health and keep myself going,” she said. But it was only four years ago that she was finally able to compete for a medal. “We train for…

Fargo Mini Marathon Adds First-Ever Scoobtober Dog Run

The race was at Lindenwood Park

October 20, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Mini Marathon is ending its three–day event with the Scoobtober Dog Run. The 1.5 mile course through Lindenwood Park brought together nearly one hundred furry friends and their owners. This is the first year the Scooby–Doo themed course is in town. Derek Johnson of Fargo is no stranger to dog runs. This is the…

Local Girl Scouts Building Interest in the Construction Industry

The competition is designed to help the girls work on team building, creativity and problem solving

October 20, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — It’s a different kind of block party focusing on building young girls’ interest in the construction industry. The F–M National Association of Women in Construction chapter put on a competition for more than 50 Girl Scouts in the region. The girls created buildings using Legos. The chapter’s president says women make up about 10 percent of…

ValleyCon Ready for Halloween

The kids were able to show off their favorite characters

October 19, 2019

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FARGO, N.D.- Spiderman, Elsa, Mario, and Superwoman made a special appearance in Fargo as part of ValleyCon’s annual kids’ costume contest. The kids strutted their stuff on the runway, while also answering questions. “We’ve been doing this for about four years, and we’ve been coming here to hang out, we volunteer at some points,” said Aurora and Abby, who were…