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NDSU Soccer to Open Season in Wisconsin
FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State soccer will officially embark on the 2024 season this week with a pair of games in Wisconsin, travelling to Viterbo for the season opener on Thursday, August 15, before taking on Green Bay on Sunday August 18. Both games are slated for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
Area Mexican dining options aplenty
The recent fire at Mango’s Mexican and American Grill on Main Avenue in Fargo has left a void in the local food scene. But don’t fret, my friends. There are plenty of Mexican restaurants in the area to choose from. Counting the large restaurants and all the small taquerias, there are now close to 20. Adding food trucks into the mix, and it’s possibly over 25.
“Minnesota Twins Fields for Kids” helps Fargo Park District with ballpark updates
FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) — Fargo Park District has been awarded a “Minnesota Twins Fields for Kids” grant to update softball and baseball fields. Funds were used to replace the dugouts at Field #1 of Anderson Softball Complex. There were also upgrades to the bullpens on the baseball fields at Tharaldson Baseball Complex with new portable pitching mounds.
Blind Navy Veteran Lonnie Bedwell to Speak in Fargo
Lonnie Bedwell is a Former Navy Petty Officer, Extreme Sports Athlete, Motivational Speaker, Author, National Geographic's 2015 Adventurer of the Year and single father who was blinded in a 1997 hunting accident. Regardless of his catastrophic accident causing his blindness he has raised 3 daughters on his own and taught them to hund, fish and even to drive! He has gone on to kayak some of the most challenging whitewater int he world, competed the first blind descent of the Colorado river through the Grand Canyon, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, summitted several of North America's highest mountains, rock climbs, and is an avid downhill skier. He is employed as a roofer in Duggar Indiana.
Applications Sought for Civil Service Commission
Bismarck Mayor Mike Schmitz is looking for candidates interested in serving on the Civil Service Commission. The volunteer committee has two open positions – one for a 3-year and a 4-year term. Individuals residing in the City of Bismarck who advocate for basing employment with the city service upon merit and fitness for the job are eligible for this appointment.
Bismarck city officials explain stormwater system and warn citizens to stay off flooded streets
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Following significant rainfall on Tuesday, City of Bismarck officials warn residents to refrain from driving through flooded streets. Rain amounts have varied throughout Bismarck, with some areas reporting totals of nearly four inches north of the State Capitol grounds, and 2.75 inches in north Bismarck over a short duration of less than an hour.
Flooding cleanup at Sanford in Bismarck
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Your News Leader reached out to Sanford Health after receiving reports of major damage and flooding at Sanford Medical Center in Bismarck Tuesday evening after a slow-moving thunderstorm brought torrential rain to the city. Sanford released this statement and stressed it is focusing on cleaning up...
UMC WOMENS CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS SELECTED 13TH IN PRESEASON POLL
The University of Minnesota Crookston women’s cross country team was selected to finish 13th in the NSIC Preseason Coaches’ Poll released Thursday, August 15. The predicted finish is the highest in program history after they were picked 15th in 2023. “Last year, our women’s team set a school...
CONCERT AT THE LIBRARY CHANGES VENUE AND TIME DUE TO WET WEATHER
The Crookston Public Library will host a free concert featuring the Uptown Band this evening. Due to the weather, the venue and time have changed. The concert will take place at the Crookston Civic Center from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs for seating. These family-friendly events are made possible by funding from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
SECOND OX CART DAYS MEDALLION HUNT CLUE RELEASED
The 2024 Ox Cart Days Medallion Hunt is officially underway, with the first clue released on Wednesday afternoon. The Medallion Hunt is sponsored by Phil Thompson and Associates and Thrivent. Clues 2 through 5 will be released at Noon each day on KROX Radio, and the Ox Cart Days Facebook...
Grass Roots Art Hub makes debut in Moorhead
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Grass Roots Art Hub is “gettin’ jiggy” with a 90′s themed launch party!. On Thursday, August 15th from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., you can head on over to Roots Hydroponics in Moorhead to enjoy crafts, games, and meet the team.
CITY OF CROOKSTON ISSUES ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE FOR OX CART DAYS FESTIVITIES
The City has issued a road closure notice for food trucks and other festivities from August 15th to August 18th, during Ox Cart Days. The intersection of East 3rd Street and North Ash to East 3rd Street and Elm Street. The intersection of East 2nd Street to N Ash Street.
Native Prairie Tracts Nurture Beneficial Bugs
Four years after the tragic “Monarch Massacre,” plots of blooming plants native to the prairie are providing respite to the bright orange butterflies, soon to begin their cross-continental migration south to the lands where they winter in Mexico. “Butterflies are very selective about what they eat and where...
‘Reimagine Romkey’ Project Digs In
The new municipal pool at Romkey Park is expected to be completed for Summer 2026. (Photos and art/Moorhead Parks and Recreation Department.) Watching the concrete crumble at Moorhead’s elderly municipal pool comes to an end this week. When the swimming season wraps up Friday, it’s full steam ahead for a long-awaited makeover of Moorhead’s elderly municipal pool.
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