CASS COUNTY, N.D.–Cass County voters who applied for absentee ballots will begin receiving them in the mail on May 18. Ballot applications for the June 9 election were mailed to all North Dakota residents back in April. Voters receiving absentee ballots are reminded to place the completed ballot inside the brown secrecy envelope first, then place the secrecy envelope inside…
FARGO, N.D.- The pinning ceremony is a unique rite of passage that only graduating nursing students get to experience. “The pinning ceremony is a long lasting tradition in nursing and it just represents their achievements in completing the program and entering into professional nursing,” says Carla Gross, the Associate Dean at School of Nursing at NDSU. Because of the Coronavirus,…
FARGO, N.D. — All these vehicles are lined up and ready head out across the F-M area to hand out scholarships for the 2020 seniors. The staff normally honors the students at an annual banquet but because of COVID-19 they are showing their support in a safer way. “It’s difficult, I imagine it’s more difficult for them so we just…
FARGO, N.D. — Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Sanford Health has noticed a decrease in the number of patients coming in for their annual mammogram screenings. There have also been a decrease in the number of breast cancer diagnoses. This trend has begun to worry staff at the Edith Sanford Breast Center in Fargo. “If you don’t do it now,…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Following Cass County, Grand Forks County has the second highest number of COVID-19 cases in North Dakota. Through this third round of drive-up mass testing, Grand Forks is aiming to identify more people carrying the virus before they can spread it to others. The county is sitting at 304 cases, with many of them attributed to…
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….
BISMARCK, N.D.–Gov. Doug Burgum is holding a press briefing to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. The North Dakota Department of Health reported a total of 1,712 positive cases, 38 current hospitalizations, 1,007 people recovered and 40 deaths. Categories: Coronavirus, Coronavirus-ND, Health, North Dakota News
