The pandemic is raising hunger levels here at home to worrying new heights. And it’s not as if hunger was an unknown problem before Covid-19 came to be our community. After some families in the Fargo school system found they couldn’t make ends meet and still pay their school lunch debt for the 2018-19 school year, Lunch Aid stepped in….
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 168 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths on Friday. The previous record for most new cases in a day was 160 set on July 21. Twenty-nine counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 38 and Cass County the second most with 25. North Dakota’s COVID-19…
FARGO, N.D.- July has been a busy month for United Way of Cass- Clay. The organization has been holding their annual school supply drive in the midst of a pandemic. “The need this year with the pandemic may be far greater than we could have ever anticipated and regardless of how students are returning back to school this fall, they…
MAPLETON, N.D. — After eight weeks of waiting, Icewind Brewing is ready to run its 3-day grand opening, giving people an opportunity to enjoy themselves with a cold drink outdoors. “There are a lot of breweries in town, making a lot of good beer, but there are a lot of classic styles that have been neglected, so we are trying…
FARGO, N.D. — After hours of deliberation, the Fargo Public School Board approved a Smart Restart plan for the upcoming school year. It also approved moving the school year’s start date from August 27th to September 2nd. If there’s one certainty about the drafted plan, it’s that almost nothing about it is certain. “Everything in this document can change,” said…
EDGELEY, N.D. — A South Dakota woman dies in a crash in Edgeley, North Dakota and the other driver could face charges. North Dakota Highway Patrol identified the woman as 63-year-old Paula Thovson of Watertown. They say her vehicle was hit by a pickup driven by 40-year-old Dean Johs of Napoleon. That crash happening Tuesday afternoon at the junction of…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo Public Schools will release its “Return to Learn” plan on Friday. The plan will be sent out to all families and staff by email around 11 a.m. It will also be available on the district’s COVID-19 webpage. A news conference is planned for an hour before the plans release. Stay with KVRR Local News…
BENSON CO., N.D. — Tribal leaders on the Spirit Lake Reservation are requiring people to wear masks to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. It’s a rare move in a state where face coverings have not been mandated despite a steady increase in overall cases. The reservation is located primarily in Benson County which has seen the state’s most…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 75 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Thursday. Twenty-five counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 22 and Burleigh County the second most with 11. An 80-year-old woman from Ramsey County with underlying health conditions died. The NDDoH says a previously reported case from…
With only three months away from what could be the most significant presidential election in modern history, a new story from one of the world’s foremost economic news sources says we voters here in the Midwest could play a huge role this time around. A number of pundits attribute President Trump’s surprise win in 2016 to the Midwest, particularly with…
