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Grant will fund addition to Moorhead trail system

November 23, 2020

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The City of Moorhead will receive a $661,000 grant for construction of a new trail connecting Woodlawn Park and Gooseberry Mound Park. The Midtown Trail will include 0.83 miles off-road and 0.45 miles of on-street trails. When combined with the 4.8 mile Blue Goose Trail completed this past summer, Moorhead bicyclists and pedestrians will have a…

Go Fund Me is set up for body of Moorhead man to be returned to Kurdistan

November 21, 2020

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, MN – A Go Fund Me has been established to help the family of a man found dead in Moorhead earlier this week. Marwan Assad’s family has requested his body be returned to Kurdistan to be properly buried. The other funds will be for his wife and child. Assad had been missing a week. The body of the 28-year-old…

Essentia Health will restrict hospital visitors beginning Monday

Visitors will not be allowed in the hospital except in special circumstances and at the discretion of patients' care teams

November 20, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — With the significant growth of COVID-19 cases, Essentia Health in Fargo will restrict visitors of hospitalized patients beginning Monday. Essentia officials say they are taking this step to keep patients and staff safe during a time of high community prevalence. Visitors will not be allowed in the hospital except in special circumstances and at the discretion of…

Hornbacher’s utilizes new product providing extra sanitation amid COVID-19

The chemical attaches itself to the surfaces they spray to provide a much deeper clean.

November 19, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – Hornbacher’s adds new measures to ensure shopping carts and surfaces are well sanitized. The store introduced the electrostatic handheld disinfectant sprayer to its sanitation process. The chemical attaches itself to the surfaces they spray to provide a much deeper clean. The disinfectant is sprayed after the store closes as well as throughout the day. The main use…

Moorhead landmarks to be lit purple in honor of pandemic victims

November 19, 2020

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Hjemkomst Center, Stave Church and Moorhead City Hall will be lit purple Thursday night. It’s part of a statewide plan to honor COVID-19 victims and medical workers. Gov. Tim Walz says cities, museums, libraries, companies, and more will take part in the event. “When times are tough, Minnesotans rise up by coming together,” Walz said….

Update: Body of Moorhead man reported missing has been found

November 19, 2020

Jim Monk,

Marwan AsaadMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The body of a Moorhead man who had been missing since last week has been found. The body of 28-year-old Marwan Asaad was found in the 2900-block of 17th St. S. Thursday afternoon. Moorhead Police Captain Deric Swenson says the case is currently being treated as an unattended death. Police had earlier asked the public…

Pet Connection: Meet Collin

Those eyes are callin' you to be his new best friend.

November 19, 2020

Emily Welker,

(NOTE: The above video has an incorrect graphic within it. This story is about a fundraiser for 4 Luv of Dog, not for Homeward Animal Shelter.) Collin is celebrating an extra-special Thanksgiving this year, because he almost didn’t make it there. The big, black Labrador retriever cross was languishing in a Tulsa, Oklahoma shelter, next on the list to be…

Concordia College’s SALT association provides comfort for community

Project supports local hospital patients with blankets

November 15, 2020

Aaron Walling,

MOORHEAD, Minn.– As the seasons change and the temperatures drop, Concordia’s ‘Students and Alumni Linked Together’ association partner up with non-profit ‘Project Linus’ by providing comfort and security through blankets. “Project Linus itself is a community, I think the chapter in the Fargo/Moorhead area, they bring in the cutting supplies and their expertise as far as the dimensions of each…

Minnesota reports 7,559 new COVID-19 cases, 31 more deaths

November 15, 2020

Site Staff,

(FOX 9) – Minnesota health officials reported 7,559 new COVID-19 cases and 31 more deaths Sunday. The 31 new deaths range from age 50-100+ and include 18 people who lived in assisted living facilities. On Saturday, the state reported the most cases in a single day with 8,703 new cases. Minnesota has now seen a total of 2,905 deaths attributed to COVID-19. To date, the state has seen…

Moorhead Area Public Schools returning to distance learning

November 13, 2020

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Starting Monday, Nov. 30, Moorhead Area Public Schools will move all Pre-K through Grade 8 students to a distance learning model. Students in Grades 9-12 have been in distance learning since September 28. School officials say the decision was made based on staffing concerns caused by increasing absences due to COVID quarantine among staff and students…