WEST FARGO, N.D. – Playgrounds in West Fargo Parks will be reopening on Friday. The West Fargo Parks District is opening them as part of a phased reopening of all park services in the city. They are asking that people who use the playgrounds practice social distancing, bring hand sanitizer, and wash their hands thoroughly at and after a visit…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – High School students in Grand Forks will get the chance to celebrate their graduations in a socially-distant fashion. All three of the city’s high schools will have outdoor graduation ceremonies. Community High’s graduation will be on May 28th, and Grand Forks Central and Grand Forks Red Rivers’ will each take place on May 31st. All three…
FARGO, N.D. – A Fargo elementary school teacher has been suspended without pay, pending the outcome of a discharge hearing for alleged misconduct. The school board, meeting in a special session, approved the suspension of Jameson Varholdt. He is a special education teacher at Kennedy Elementary School. Superintendent Rupak Gandhi says he could not disclose any specific details about the…
BISMARCK, N.D. — Eighty-three percent of all COVID-19 active cases in North Dakota are in Cass and Grand Forks counties. The state has 665 active cases. Gov. Doug Burgum says there have been a couple of small outbreaks at manufacturing centers in Fargo, although he didn’t specify which companies are impacted. Long-term care centers are still a hotspot for COVID-19….
FARGO, N.D.–The Cass County State’s Attorney has released the list of charges filed against 21-year-old Reng Zechariah Ayong. Ayong was arrested after one person was killed and another injured during a shooting on Tuesday. The State’s Attorney is charging Ayong with five felonies and one misdemeanor. The felonies include murder, conspiracy to commit robbery, reckless endangerment, theft of property and…
GRAND FORKS, N.D.–The City of Grand Forks will be holding a COVID-19 news conference at 2:15 on Thursday. Mayor Michael R. Brown along with representatives from the City of Grand Forks, the City of East Grand Forks, Grand Forks Public Health, Grand Forks School District and Mental Health Matters will provide updates on the local efforts to slow the spread…
FARGO, N.D.–The Red River Zoo announces the birth of five Pallas’ Cat kittens, the fourth litter born at the Zoo. The kittens were born on April 17 to two of the Zoo’s cats, Eva and Yeshi. The Red River Zoo is home to four adult Pallas’ Cats, Subitai and Yeshi, both males, and Eva and Elvira, both females. This is…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 67 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. The counties reporting new cases include Burleigh, Cass, Grand Forks, Mountrail, Richland and Williams Counties. Cass County reports the most cases with 57 and Grand Forks County the second most with 6. The NDDoH says a previously reported positive case from Cass County was a…
WEST FARGO, N.D.–The West Fargo Park District is re-opening playgrounds on Friday, May 15. The Park District made the decision during the Park Board meeting on Wednesday. Park visitors are encouraged to bring their own sanitizer and wipes and practice social distancing. Park restrooms and water fountains will not be accessible. Executive Director Barb Erbstoesser says, “We are excited for…
FARGO, N.D.- Lutheran Social Services Caregiver Support is organizing different events every Wednesday for older adults all across Minnesota. Those who joined the event today were given a virtual tour of a farm in Park Rapids. “Just thought it would be such a fun way to make people feel like they’re getting out, they’re just visiting a farm and just…
