Steve Lindaas

Sebastian McDougall Sworn In As Ward 4 Council Member

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead has seated its newest council member. Sebastian McDougall was sworn in to represent Ward 4. He’s a small business owner who works as a consultant. McDougall has served on the city’s Park Advisory Board and Public Service Commission. He replaces Steve Lindaas who retired to take a job in Washington, D.C. McDougall was appointed to…

Eight People Apply To Fill Vacated Ward 4 City Council Seat in Moorhead

Moorhead City Council Member Steve LindaasMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — There are eight people who want to become the next Ward 4 City Council Member in Moorhead. The period to apply ended late Friday afternoon. They include: Delores Gabbard, Trenton Gerads, Ryan Larson, Zachariah Lorsung, Sebastian McDougall, Darren Opsahl, Andrew Rockhold and Dorothy Suomala. The applicants will be interviewed at Monday night’s…

Moorhead Council Member Steve Lindaas Resigns for Role in Federal Government

Moorhead City Council Member Steve LindaasMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Changes are coming to the Moorhead City Council. It has accepted the resignation of Ward 4 Council Member Steve Lindaas and declared the seat vacant. The MSUM physics professor is leaving to work with the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. But he told the council he will return to Moorhead….

Volunteers plant sustainable food forest in honor of Arbor Day in Moorhead

MB Johnson park will include various; apple, plum and pear trees.

MOORHEAD, Minn, (KVRR) — Moorhead is celebrating Arbor Day by planting a sustainable food forest. City officials and volunteers showed up to MB Johnson park to plant 70 apple trees, 15 pear trees, 15 plum trees, and 40 June, aronia and honey berry shrubs. The trees and shrubs are all different ages and sizes so they’ll be able to bear…

Moorhead City Councilmembers discuss removal of aerial spraying

"The aerial spraying doesn't occur until August and so that will give us time to actually consider what sort of aerial spraying parameters and then vote on that separately."

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead City Council approves the city’s contract with Cass County Vector Control over mosquito spraying but votes to remove aerial spraying over concerns of harmful effects. Cass County Vector Control has provided mosquito control service to Moorhead since 2015, but this year’s renewal is having a bit of push back over concerns of aerial spraying. Moorhead…

Moorhead City Councilman discusses motion to eliminate aerial mosquito control spraying

"When you look at that public health isn't just human diseases and that is essentially one of the reasons we have vector control."

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Some Moorhead City Council members are expressing concerns over aerial spraying for mosquito control. “There’s been quite a bit of community members expressing concern in terms of spraying both aerial spraying as well as ground based spraying. There have been other residents who have also expressed support for the current practices Vector Control use.” Moorhead Ward…

Moorhead Voters Elect Two New Members to City Council

Seljevold and Lindaas will finish Paulsen and Gehrtz's terms for the year.

MOORHEAD, Minn.–Moorhead voters have elected two new members to the city council. Larry Seljevold was elected in the 3rd Ward and Steve Lindaas was elected in the 4th Ward. Seljevold beat out four other candidates to replace Joel Paulsen who was hired as director of the FM Diversion Authority. Lindaas beat out six candidates to replace Steve Gehrtz who left…