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Nailed It! Fundraiser Brings Fun, Awareness to Junkyard Brewing

$1 from every pint sold during the event went to Rebuilding Together F-M.

November 14, 2024

Gabriel Ostler,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Board games and other activities of that nature are fairly common fixtures at breweries these days. What you’re not often going to find, though, are hammering or plumbing contests. But when the creative minds behind Junkyard West Fargo and Rebuilding Together partnered up – that’s exactly what came to fruition. “I think that the plumbing…

2024 Packathon underway at Great Plains Food Bank

April 29, 2024

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The 2024 Packathon is underway at Great Plains Food Bank, as volunteer groups are helping to give back to their community. Meals are being packaged and will be distrubuted out to those in need across North Dakota and in Clay County across the Red River. A group of 15 from Merrill Lynch were there bright and…

Hankinson celebrates 21st annual Oktoberfest

September 30, 2023

Site Staff,

HANKINSON, N.D. (KVRR) — Grab your beers and line up your brats for Hankinson’s 21st annual Oktoberfest! “Hankinson is all about events and finding gatherings and celebrating our small town. This is what makes us special versus Fargo or any other larger community. We do something different here and that’s what Hankinson’s about,” said Ryan Wallock, the Vice President of…

Serving with the Herd as students give back to F-M community

September 26, 2023

Site Staff,

FARGO N.D. (KVRR) — The Homecoming spirit is alive and well at NDSU where students are giving back to their communities. “Homecoming, to me, is a lot about getting involved, meeting new people, being on campus and trying new things. Yeah, I’d say, definitely giving back to my community. I love NDSU. I love being a part of the…

New community engagement tool launched in West Fargo

September 18, 2023

Aaron Walling,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Lana Rakow and Kathi Schwan, two West Fargo residents, worked together to bring a new community engagement tool. It is called Civic West. “Civic West is this great new project for West Fargo that really is intended to bring some information and opportunities for residents to engage with the community.” said Rakow. “The community’s always…

United Way Cass Clay hosts Community Kickoff

September 12, 2023

KVRR Staff,

FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – United Way of Cass and Clay hosted its annual Community kickoff fundraiser event. The event held at Brewhalla is helping bring awareness to all who experience hunger. United way says over 16 thousand people locally experience severe hunger with 37 perecent of those being kids. More than 1,000 people experience homelessness, 20 percent being kids. United…

Free back packs and haircuts given out to kids at Jefferson Elementary School

August 22, 2023

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Families United for Self-Empowerment hosted their fun filled back to school connect event at Jefferson elementary school. This event included free backpacks, school supplies, food trucks, along with haircuts, courtesy of Skill Cutz Barber College. The non-profit organization helps support and educate families and children through mentorship in many areas such as working on their English,…

Glyndon Police Chief Vogel takes home “Night to Unite” burger crown

August 1, 2023

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — As is tradition, police chiefs and sheriffs across our region competed for bragging rights to see who can cook the best burger. It’s part of the 18th annual Night to Unite celebration that goes on the first Tuesday of every August. Nine contestants, but only one can take home gold. “There’s a lot of secret recipes…

Local kids host lemonade stand supporting Fargo Police

July 28, 2023

Site Staff,

lemonade stand for fargo pd lemonade stand for fargo pdFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Following the tragic events in Fargo, people of all ages are coming together to show their support for Fargo Police. From decals to shirts, the community is doing things to show the Fargo Police and their families that Fargo is better together. Sometimes kids don’t completely understand…

Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen kicks off 74th season amidst snowy conditions

It's March and the madness has begun. The Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen has officially opened and the F-M community is coming out in droves.

March 1, 2023

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Customers are braving extreme winter conditions at the Historic Dairy Queen on the corner of Main Avenue and 8th Street in Moorhead for its season opener. “With the divisiveness that’s in our culture, we can all rally around one thing and that is ice cream. How Midwestern is this? The opening day of the Dairy Queen….