March 10: Due to planned events at the Fargo Coliseum, the sandbag volunteer shuttle site will be temporarily moved to a different location, in the same parking lot. On Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13 volunteers are asked to park at the Fargo North High School south parking lot, 801 [...]

Moorhead residents will have a single number to call if they have flood questions this spring, city officials said Tuesday, and Clay County officials warned that rural residents should get ready for possible overland flooding. “You, too, have to be prepared,” Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist said at a news conference at [...]

The City of Fargo will be finishing up their series of Neighborhood flood meetings tonight. 5:30pm: River Vili 6:30pm: Drain 27 west of I-29 7:30pm: Drain 53 south of 52nd Ave. to 64th Ave. 8:30pm: South Acres Neighborhood meetings will be held at the Civic Center in Centennial Hall, 200 3rd St. N., Fargo. The PowerPoint presentation for the neighborhood [...]

Neighborhood Flood Meetings Scheduled FARGO, N.D. (March 1, 2010) – Neighborhood flood meetings have been scheduled for March 2, 4, 9 and 10 at the Fargo Civic Center Centennial Hall, 200 3rd St. N. These meetings are an opportunity for residents to discuss specific flood plans for individual neighborhoods with local engineers and City leaders. Time Tuesday, March [...]

MOORHEAD – The city of Moorhead and Minnesota State University Moorhead are teaming up to provide free child care for parents who want to help fill sandbags tonight. MSUM’s athletic department has organized a “Kids Night Out” for youths 7-12 at MSUM’s Wellness center on 14th Street, halfway between Ninth Avenue and [...]

FARGO, N.D. (March 9, 2010) – A meeting scheduled for tonight at Hawthorne Elementary School to discuss neighborhood concerns about a proposed apartment building at 4th St. S. and 6th Ave. S. in Fargo has been cancelled. The meeting was cancelled due to a request made by petitioner Al Carlson for a continuation of the [...]

March 10th Slated as “College Night” at Moorhead’s Sandbag Facility For one night only, any sandbagger can work to earn funds for their favorite college or university student organization. MOORHEAD, Minn. – Every member of the public who sandbags on Wednesday, March 10th between 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. may pledge a $15 donation to the college or [...]

Oakport Township officials are moving forward with three temporary dike projects after securing approval from at least 90 percent of residents in the three neighborhoods affected. Township officials are still conferring with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about getting corps assistance in building the dikes, but early indications are “very [...]

The City of Moorhead is offering a sandbagging incentive to local college students in conjunction with Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM), Concordia College, and Minnesota State Community and Technical College (MSCTC).  For every two hours of sandbagging, students will receive a $10 gift card. This promotion will be offered the week of March 8–14 during normal [...]

In preparation for a potential spring flood, the City of Fargo is providing a flood protection consent form for private property owners along the City’s flood protection alignment. This form grants permission to the City and US Army Corps of Engineers to construct or remove emergency flood protection structures such as temporary clay levees, innovative flood [...]