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North Dakota reports 662 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths Monday

Cass County accounts for 7,753 of the total positive cases and 79 of the total deaths.

October 19, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 662 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths on Monday. Forty-seven counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 218 and Burleigh County the second most with 115. Three men and one woman from three counties died. All four people had underlying health conditions. North Dakota’s COVID-19…

Sanford Health offers tips on how to stay safe during Halloween night

Practicing Halloween safety in the middle of a pandemic

October 18, 2020

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. — With rising COVID-19 cases in the state and children eager to dress up for Halloween, it may raise health concerns among parents. “Some traditional Halloween activities can be at high risk for spreading the COVID-19 virus. We suggest avoiding anything that involves a large group, indoor costume parties or haunted houses, carnivals just to decrease the spread…

Local family gives back to the community through ‘relief shopping’ event

October 18, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — The mission of giving back for one Fargo family started with some of its youngest members just a couple years ago. “I noticed when we moved into our house, there was some people who gave us furniture and that was the community who was helping us, and I knew that we had to give back,” says 3rd…

Former Sen. Heitkamp believes Biden will bring our country a ‘rural renaissance’

October 18, 2020

Site Staff,

NORTH DAKOTA – Since leaving the Senate in January 2019, Heidi Heitkamp has been fighting to get Democrats in rural areas elected through her organization One Country Project. The Democrat feels Joe Biden will do more for our part of the country than President Donald Trump. The biggest issue concerning voters this year is the coronavirus pandemic. More than 219,000…

Nonprofit organization adopts highway to help keep community clean

Volunteers dress up to serve 'Fall clean-up' cause

October 18, 2020

Aaron Walling,

The Mapleton Lions Club of North Dakota has adopted three miles of highway to help keep the city clean, free of debris and overall make a difference in the community. A handful of volunteers walked the ditch, picking up trash along the way. To make the fall clean up experience more enjoyable, service members of the Mapleton Lions wore costumes…

30 More COVID-19 Deaths Reported In Three State Region

October 18, 2020

TJ Nelson,

Minnesota has 17 more COVID-19 deaths and more than 1,700 new cases of the virus. The majority of the deaths are in southern Minnesota with one up north in St. Louis County. The positivity rate remains nearly unchanged at 5.1% due to an increase in testing. These maps show the positive cases by county since the pandemic began. The death…

42nd Annual Spud Valley Hobby Show goes on

The show took place at the Delta Hotels by Marriott in Fargo

October 18, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — The Spud Valley Model Railroad Club puts on its 42nd annual Hobby Show in Fargo despite rising coronavirus cases in the metro. The show featured model train sets, real and model railroad items, as well as vintage and collectible die-cast and farming items. Event organizers say they were worried following Gov. Doug Burgum’s announcement to move Cass…

Sprinkler Prevents Apartment Fire From Spreading

October 18, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — A sprinkler system is credited with saving an apartment building from a fire. It was reported just after midnight in a unit at 414 11th Street North in Fargo. Firefighters arrived to find the unit filled with smoke and a burned mattress and coverings. They say the sprinkler system prevented it from spreading to other parts of…

Some Early Voting Sites Open Monday in Cass County

October 18, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Three early voting sites open Monday in Fargo and West Fargo with three more opening next Monday. They are available to all Cass County voters. Polling sites at the Ramada Inn in Fargo, DoubleTree Inn in West Fargo and Fargodome will be staffed from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. each day Monday through Saturday through October. Additional…

Dunseith Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Rollover

October 18, 2020

TJ Nelson,

DUNSEITH, N.D. — A Dunseith, North Dakota woman is dead after losing control of her vehicle on a gravel road near Dunseith. The crash was reported around 9 a.m. Saturday. The state patrol reports 25-year-old Nachae Mims of Dunseith rolled her vehicle. She was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown, dying at the scene. The crash remains under…