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Fargo, West Fargo sticking with voluntary restrictions in place since early summer, at least for now 6:39 pm, Jul. 19, 2021 × A water gauge is visible Wednesday, June 30, 2021, on the Red River near the water purification plant in Fargo. The river is low, flowing at just 17% of its average volume. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor MOORHEAD — The city of Moorhead’s public utility is planning mandatory lawn watering restrictions in response to a severe drought affecting the region. An official with Moorhead Public Service said Monday, July 19, that the city would soon announc...

19,000 homes lose power in Moorhead overnight. The skies lit up as homes went dark. About 19,000 homes powered by Moorhead Public Service lost power at 10 p.m. Monday, June 7. The storm knocked down a half-mile of power lines just south of the city. "We were prepared. We knew it was coming. Unfortunately, we never know what Mother Nature is going to do, so that's (why) you got to take it on a case by case basis," said Travis Schmidt, MPS general manager. 5. Lakes area fire departments hold open houses to find more volunteers Area fire departments will be having an open house on Wednesday, Ju...

Justice has caught up to a Townsville mum who ripped off Centrelink for five years, falsely receiving $103,000 in payments.

Premium Content Subscriber only A TOWNSVILLE mother-of-five has paid the price for failing to declare her full-time income while receiving over $103,075 from Centrelink in single parenting payments over a five-year period. A court has heard how social worker Bianca Mary Oyston, 45, made false declarations to Centrelink claiming she had received nil income between July 2014 and May 2019. This was despite earning over $243,000 from her role at Life Without Barriers and over $193,000 from House with No Steps - an average of $3,121 per fortnight - in addition to the single parent payments from...

MINNESOTA. (KVRR) -- A new program is helping Minnesotans catch up on their finances.