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35 Years Since the ADA, Advocates Say Progress Has Been Made but More Can Be Done

People living with disabilities in Fargo cited several common issues, such as inconsistent snow removal and a lack of accessible doors to downtown businesses.

July 27, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect on July 26, 1990. Thirty-five years later, it’s plain to see that it has profoundly transformed life for disabled people in the United States. “We have seen ramps and accessible parking, and accessible restrooms. It’s really transformed the accessibility and usability of the built environment for people with…

Hope, Inc. Hosts Adaptive Track Meet

The organization seeks to uplift those with mobility issues, so a wide range of competitors were seen enjoying themselves.

January 12, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

Executive director of Hope, Inc., Bill Grommesh, hops in a chair to race one event participant down the track.MOORHEAD, MN – Cheers echoed off the walls at Olson Forum at Concordia College for Hope, Inc’s Winter Adaptive Track Meet. The non-profit offers sports and recreational activities for people with mobility issues. Those issues can take on many forms, so there…

Sled hockey for a good cause

March 22, 2024

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Sled hockey was on the agenda Friday at Cullen Sports Arena. Members of the KVRR News Team took to the ice to help raise awareness for Hope, Inc. The Moorhead-based non-profit provides sporting and recreational opportunities for children with mobility challenges. After a hard-fought, but friendly duel with a crosstown rival, the final score was 4-4….

Hope, N.D. man who died as passenger in rollover crash identified

July 15, 2023

Site Staff,

PILLSBURY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol identifies a Hope man who died after the compact car he was a passenger in rolled in Barnes County. Wesley Wixon died in the crash that happened just before 4 p.m. Thursday on a gravel road about two miles west of Pillsbury. The Highway Patrol said the driver, 84-year-old Marlene Wixon,…

Elderly Man From Hope, N.D. Killed In Rollover in Barnes County

July 13, 2023

KVRR Staff,

BARNES CO., N.D. (KVRR) — An 88-year-old man from Hope, North Dakota is dead after the vehicle he was a passenger in rolled in Barnes County. The crash happened just before 4 p.m. on a gravel road about two miles west of Pillsbury. Highway patrol says the driver, 84-year-old Marlene Wixon of Hope, was injured after losing control of the…

Join Hope INC. at their Sled Hockey Jamboree This Weekend

March 7, 2023

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Come check out the sport of Sled Hockey at Hope INC’s Sled Hockey Jamboree this Saturday and Sunday. Competitive Sled Hockey Teams from all over the region are participating in this event put on by Hope INC – which provides sport and recreation for individuals and families with mobility challenges. “Hope INC. is important because…

Two Teens Trying Out For Men’s National Sled Hockey Teams

Two Teen Girls Will Try Out For the Women's Team

July 6, 2021

TJ Nelson,

Grant Boser & Tyler Shepersky / HOPE, Inc.MOORHEAD, Minn. — Two teens are trying out for the Men’s National Sled Hockey Team. It is by invitation only. 19-year-old Grant Boser and 16-year-old Tyler Shepersky are members of the HOPE, Inc. sled hockey team. They are two of the top 45 players in the country invited to the tryouts. 16-year-old Lynsey…

Moorhead man known for appearing on network TV show accused of possessing child pornography

November 9, 2020

Jim Monk,

Garrett GrommeshMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A Moorhead man who was 10 years old when he was featured on a network television show about home makeovers has been charged with possession of child pornography. Captain Deric Swenson says Moorhead police began investigating 20 year-old Garrett Grommesh last year after the Minnesota BCA received a tip from the National Center for Missing…

Hope, Inc. provides bike rentals for people of all physical abilities

The bike lending system makes it easier for families to get out and about amid the pandemic

May 11, 2020

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Those at Hope, Inc. are no strangers to obstacles. “When we started this organization, we had no money to run it,” says Executive Director Adair Grommesh. Fifteen years later, the adaptive sports and rec organization is facing a different set of challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We had to cancel a couple of sled hockey tournaments,” says…

Generosity of donors sweeps Red River Valley for Giving Hearts Day

The millions of dollars raised are being put right back into communities across the region

February 13, 2020

Site Staff,

RED RIVER VALLEY — Raising a child who has mobility challenges can be tough. “All too often, you kind of get discounted and put off to the side when you’re in a wheelchair. You have a mobility challenge, you can’t, you don’t know where you fit in and that’s where Hope comes in. You know, we welcome everybody into our…