MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Watching Heather Nesemeier tend to her garden at her Moorhead home, you’d likely have no idea that she’s days away from a life-altering surgery – set to take place on June 16. The tribulations began early in 2024, as she began to have issues with her digestive tract that manifested in many ways. A diagnosis was…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The city of Fargo established a form of government in 1909. While the city has grown over the years, former city commissioner Arlette Preston believes that the work that is done now is not enough. “There are neighborhoods with very different needs and concerns. And the city survey even showed that people just don’t feel like…
MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR) — McCoy Ferguson’s noble attempt to change the rules in his hometown to allow people to own chickens for personal use fell short at Mapleton’s November city council meeting. The council commended Ferguson on his presentation and took the matter seriously, debating its relative merits for a good 10-15 minutes. In the end, though, they determined that…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead is proposing a tax levy increase of $3.1 million to cover additional budget expenditures including wage and benefits and city equipment. A big factor is to increase spending on public safety to retain and hire officers. It would mean a 4.9% tax increase and would amount to $8.74 per month for an average home valued…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo City Administrator Tina Fisk has suddenly resigned her position effective immediately. She served as the city’s finance director for four years before being hired as city administrator in 2015. A spokesperson for the city says since it is a personnel matter, they have no further comment. The city council will discuss Fisk’s departure…
HORACE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Horace City Council votes “not to extend” its tax abatement program for new house construction until July when the council will reconsider it. There was a full house at Tuesday night’s meeting. There are concerns about the growing pains that have resulted from the rapid growth of the city which has resulted in increased property taxes,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Jeff Wallin is named chief of the Moorhead Fire Department. Wallin was nominated by City Manager Dan Mahli and unanimously confirmed by the City Council. Council Member Deb White abstained since her son is engaged to Wallin’s niece. Wallin took over as interim chief since Rich Dysen stepped down in 2021. “I have similarly dedicated my…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Two city council races were called around 10pm Tuesday. In Ward 1, Ryan Nelson defeated challenger Siham Amedy by a vote of 1,903-1,226. Council Member Shelly Dahlquist didn’t run for reelection. In Ward 2, Heather Nesemeier keeps her seat on the council be defeating Eileen Johnson. The vote was 2,117-1,192. The Ward 3 race, with 2 of…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – There’s fewer people getting tested for Covid-19 at the former Thomas Edison Elementary School in Moorhead. Thankfully, the amount of people testing positive is declining. The organization’s Public Health Administrator briefed the Dilworth City Council on everything coronavirus in the county. More than 105,000 coronavirus tests have been taken at the former Edison Elementary, but the…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – We have a follow-up to our story from December on the Twitter account of Dilworth Police Chief Ty Sharpe. Dilworth Vice Mayor Julie Nash says tweets sent from the @LordTySharpe Twitter account were reviewed by the city. She says the tweets were sent by Sharpe’s personal account while he was off-duty and they do not violate…
