City owned plaza at the Lights to be named Essentia Health Plaza
The naming rights agreement will provide Essentia logos on a tower as well as a turf logo, and Essentia will be considered a corporate partner on the city s website. Written By: Wendy Reuer | ×
The rink at the Lights on Sheyenne 32 Plaza is nearing completion for skaters.
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WEST FARGO The Lights Plaza, The Plaza at the Lights, The Plaza on South Sheyenne . all of these are examples of names that have been used for the outdoor city plaza at the Lights on Sheyenne that is owned by the city. But as of Monday, Jan. 18, the plaza will officially be called Essentia Health Plaza after the health care system bought the naming rights to the plaza from the city for $750,000.
West Fargo Police receive grant for new officer Written By: Wendy Reuer | ×
Crime statistics for 2019 were down slightly despite a rise in calls for service. David Samson / The Forum
WEST FARGO The West Fargo Police department will be adding another police officer in 2021 after it received a grant from the state to help focus on at-risk youth.
Police Chief Denis Otterness said the approximately $78,000 grant will help the department hire another officer next year. The position would be one that assists with the department s planned focus on reaching at-risk youth as a prevention method and will also likely work closely with the city s lone cultural liaison officer position. The cultural liaison officer helps educate new residents about the city s police force as well as educating the police department on the plethora of cultures that now make up West Fargo residents.
Group urges distance learning for all K-12 students in Fargo area
“Distance learning is the right tool to use when you have uncontrolled spread of a virus in your community,” said Lori Cline, an organizer of the Community Alliance for Responsible Education. Written By: C.S. Hagen | ×
Lori Cline, a music teacher at Moorhead High School, is an organizer of the Community Alliance for Responsible Education, a group of local educators and parents who want science and reliable sources to inform schools pandemic-related decisions. Special to The Forum
FARGO Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, music teacher Lori Cline has taught from home, but the physical distance has not stopped her from bringing her Moorhead High School students together in concert.