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Law enforcement agencies throughout North Dakota, including the West Fargo Police Department, are involved in increased seat belt enforcement conducting a Click It or Ticket campaign continuing through Saturday. The...

Some times no snow and warmer temperatures can be a really good thing when it comes to winter outdoor activities. It serves to beef up attendance because people are more...

In 2011 West Fargo Police Officers investigated seventy assault cases which fell into the definition of domestic violence. Sixty-two assaults were committed by adults and eight by juveniles less than...

Our area has been relatively snow free so far this winter season but don't expect it to continue. Winter will soon rear its ugly head and we will all have...

As of Dec. 30, the West Fargo Police Department has recorded 152 driving under the influence arrests. In comparison Fargo Police set a new record with more than 1100 DUI...

"Greetings, residents of the Lovingkindness Rest Home. I am the new commandant. You will find that I am not one of these softies who will respond to every complaint. I...

As 2011 ends and we begin to enter into 2012, now is a good time to take an inventory. Look around to see what has changed in your life, in...

Random acts of kindness seemed to pop up everywhere during the Christmas holiday locally, which is true testimony to the caring caliber of people making up our communities - all...

Like children playing in a mud puddle, we will keep stirring the Fighting Sioux logo issue until we are so dirty that no one will want to play Tiddlywinks with...

The recent arrest of a West Fargo Police Officer has generated a substantial amount of coverage in the media and on local talk radio. Early in the training of a...

With the U. S. Postal Service on the edge of bankruptcy, Postmaster General Patrick Donahue - backed by the General Accountability Office (GAO) - is proposing drastic across-the-board cuts to...

Many people have asked me how work is progressing on the West Fargo diversion. If you drive by the diversion on Sheyenne Street, it looks like a big mess. However,...

The never ending saga of the fluctuating gas prices continues. Unleaded gas this morning at a variety of pumps was right around $3.11 per gallon. Tomorrow it could be back...

Decorating homes and businesses is a long-standing tradition around the holiday season. Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of fire. Based on data from the National Fire Protection...

This happens to be National Influenza Vaccination Week. The timing is perfect - everywhere you go, it seems that people are sneezing, wheezing and coughing. I know there is a...