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Drive Up Testing Set For Sunday In Fargo

May 2, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Health and the North Dakota National Guard will host two outdoor drive-up COVID-19 testing events in Fargo. Testing will take place on Sunday, May 3 from noon – 4:30 p.m. and on Monday, May 4 from 1 – 5:30 p.m. Testing will take place in the west parking lot of The Fargodome…

Sanford Health Expert Offers Safety Guidelines For Heat Stroke Awareness Day

They recommend using curbside pickup and delivery for items you may need you're worried about the outbreak.

May 1, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Today is Heat Stroke Awareness Day and health experts at Sanford Health are reminding people to not leave their kids in the car. Experts say leaving your unattended child in the vehicle is dangerous as your car can heat up quickly in the sun. They say planning ahead of schedule is always smart. They recommend using curbside…

Vergas Community Comes Together For Parade Of Hope

The parade is meant to bring smiles to people's faces sending a message that we are all in this together.

May 1, 2020

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VERGAS, Minn. — At the Parade Of Hope people across the community are coming together in the wake of multiple weeks of shutdown due to the Coronavirus. The parade is meant to bring smiles to people’s faces sending a message that we are all in this together. “Ya know being cooped up in your house not being able to go…

Business In North Dakota Begin To Re-Open

Cass County Public Health is also doing their part to make sure those guidelines are met.

May 1, 2020

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NORTH DAKOTA – Businesses in North Dakota have re-opened their doors, but not before implementing some guidelines. “Staff will be wearing masks when they’re interacting with customers within six feet. We have our sanitation out front, we’ve got a jar with clean pins and a jar for dirty pins. We’re down to 12 tables. We normally have about 26 here,”…

West Fargo Park District spreads May Day joy

May 1, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. – West Fargo Park District delivers some joy to kids stuck at home this May Day. With help from the bakery The Best Thing You Ever put in Your Mouth, the park district gets to finalize their recent at home activity to pull some of the younger children away from screens. The park district left out coloring…

Governor Doug Burgum Lays Out His Budget For The 2021 To 2023 Biennium

The guidelines vary between 85 to 95 percent of the current adjusted base.

May 1, 2020

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NORTH DAKOTA – The governor focused on embracing telework and technology, investing in process improvement and analyzing vacant positions. He asked state agencies to focus on goals and outcomes, and to think strategically on how they can reinvent existing processes to create more value for citizens. “If you’re a smaller agency with less than a $5 million adjusted base budget,…

Burgum extends distance learning until end of school year

May 1, 2020

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NORTH DAKOTA – Gov. Doug Burgum says students will continue distance learning through the rest of the school year. He says the decision was made with input from the Department of Public Instruction, Department of Health, various administrators, school boards and legislators. Burgum says this allows teachers to prepare for the fall term, as well as focus on planning healthy…

West Acres to Reopen May 8

The mall will operate from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

May 1, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–West Acres will reopen May 8 with new COVID-19 policies and procedures in place. The new policies include limited mall hours, altered food court operations, a new minor policy, closure of high-touch and furniture areas and distancing guidelines. West Acres officials say, “For the foreseeable future, a shopping trip to West Acres will feel different. If it didn’t, we…

Cass County Reports 4 Additional COVID-19 Deaths in Single Day

All four individuals had underlying health conditions.

May 1, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–Four Cass County residents have died from COVID-19-related illnesses. All four individuals had underlying health conditions. A man and woman in their 90s, a woman in her 80s and a man in his 70s passed away on Friday. The four new deaths bring the total in North Dakota to 23. The state is also reporting 40 new COVID-19…

Four Fargo Students Earn 36s on ACT Exam

Only nine students in the whole state succeeded in earning a perfect score.

May 1, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–Four Fargo seniors earned perfect 36 composite scores on the ACT this year. Only nine students in the whole state succeeded in earning a perfect score; three from Bismarck, one from Devils Lake, one from Grand Forks and four from Fargo. State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler congratulated the students saying, “It is a rare event for a student to…