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Fargo-Moorhead St. Patricks Day Parade Canceled

March 12, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–The 24th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Downtown Fargo-Moorhead has been canceled. The Downtown Community Partnership made the decision based on concerns of spreading COVID-19 in large gatherings of people. The parade was scheduled for Saturday morning. Categories: Coronavirus, Health, Local News, Moorhead Tags: DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP, parade, st.patricks day

Fargo Police Investigating Early Morning Burglary

Police have not determined what was stolen.

March 12, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–Police are searching for the people involved in a burglary at International Market Plaza in Fargo on Thursday morning. Sgt. Travis Moser says as many as three people may have been involved. When officers arrived at the scene, they set up a perimeter and entered the plaza with a K-9 but did not find anyone. A large plate-glass window…

Civil Engineer Jumps Into Race For Fargo City Commission

Two seats will be on the June ballot

March 11, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Brad Shaffer joins the list of candidates running for a seat on the Fargo City Commission. The civil engineer says that while he has no elected city government experience, he is actively involved in several local and statewide organizations. Shaffer says he wants to be an independent voice for the people of Fargo. Two seats will be…

ND Autism Center Hosts Meet And Greet For SafeTY Jacket Awareness

The Information Also Includes What They Look Like, Their Routines As Well As The Best Way To Talk To Them.

March 11, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — Law enforcement officers and the North Dakota Autism Center are raising awareness about the safeTY jacket program. They are hoping to get more families and adults signed up for the program at a meet and greet at the North Dakota Autism Center. The program is a way for officers to know emergency information about individuals with…

Community Members Voice Their Concerns Over Pesticide in Public Areas

The Cass Clay Food Commision held the monthly meeting where they discussed ways to inform the public. on pesticide use.

March 11, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.- “I’ve been out riding my bike through Lindenwood Park, and gotten caught in a cloud of chemicals cause you can see off in the distance they’re spraying,” Julie Brumund says. She came to the Cass Clay food commission meeting to voice her concerns about the use of pesticide in public places. “We don’t have anything that necessarily says…

Gov. Burgum says sandbaggers are doing well, looks forward to permanent flood protection

The city is behind production levels for their goal.

March 11, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Volunteers are working around the clock at Sandbag Central to get 400 thousand sandbags ready by the end of the week. The city is behind production levels for their goal. “It really reinforces the need, this community we are talking about trying to protect here represents nearly 20 percent of the school children in the state of…

North Dakota Receives Millions Of Dollars For Coronavirus

State leaders voted to accept the funding on Tuesday.

March 11, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota will be getting up to 6 million dollars in federal funding to stop the spread of the coronavirus. North Dakota has now tested 13 people for the virus: 7 are negative and 6 are pending with no positive tests yet. The cash comes from the over 8 billion dollar COVID-19 bill that was passed by…

Volunteers Make Another 72,500 Sandbags On Day 2

The goal is to make 400,000 sandbags

March 11, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. –Out-of-town guests and 550 volunteers produced 72,500 sandbags at Sandbag Central. The day two numbers were quite a bit higher than day one’s 45,000 bags. The goal is to make 400,000 sandbags. They will be used for flood protection in Fargo and Cass County. The city is giving special thanks to The City of Minot for sending Shaun Sipma – Minot…

Volunteers From Minot Join In On Efforts To Fill Sandbags in Fargo

Hundreds of volunteers are needed each day.

March 11, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.- The mayor of Minot and thirty five volunteers from the Minot area loaded up a bus at 7 this morning and travelled almost 4 hours to Fargo to help in any way they could. The mayor says they came to not only help fill sandbags, but also show unity between the two communities. He says that after the…

Clara Barton students’ art turns into $1,000 donation to Fargo pet daycare

March 11, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – Fourth graders’ art projects at Clara Barton Elementary are bringing in a big donation, and it’s all going to a good cause. South Bark, a pet daycare, collaborated with the students and turned their artwork into greeting cards, tote bags, and T-shirts. Half of the proceeds were then donated to the Husky Hutch program at Clara Barton….