Fargo street construction
Fargo, N.D– The westbound lane on 15th Avenue South is closed between 42nd and 43rd Streets South. The closure is needed for storm sewer installation and is expected to last 2 weeks
Beginning Monday, Sept. 29, the intersection of 23rd Avenue South and 55th Street South was closed for the installation of utilities. The intersection will be closed for about three weeks. Due to this closure, traffic volume is expected to increase at the intersection of 23rd Avenue South and 45th Street.
Find a complete list of road closures online at www.FargoStreets.com. Follow @FargoStreets on Twitter.
Fargo Police Department would like to inform the public of sex offenders who have changed their address:
Daniel Patrick McDonell,a Level III Sex Offender, has moved to 1629 2nd Avenue South #3, Fargo, North Dakota. Born in 1972, 5’11”, 215 lbs. Hazel eyes, Brown hair
Offense Background: McDonell was convicted in 1995 of gross sexual imposition. His victim was an adult female. In 1994 he was convicted of indecent exposure. In 2002 he was convicted of surreptitious intrusion and indecent exposure. All victims were strangers. All offensses occurred in Cass County, North Dakota. McDonell is required to reigster as a sex offender for life. McDonell is a lifetime registrant.
James Wallace Smith, a Level II Sex Offender, has moved to 719 10 Street North #2, Fargo, North Dakota.Born in 1954, 6’2”, 200 lbs. Brown eyes, Gray hair
Offense Background: Smith was convicted of criminal sexual conduct on April 7, 1997 in Blue Earth District Courty, Minnesota. His victim was an adult female unknown to him. Smith is required to register as a sex offender until 11/23/2024.
Ricky Edward Olson, a Level II Sex Offender, has moved to 1013 17 Street North #3, Fargo, ND. Born in 1981, 5’5”, 180 lbs. Hazel eyes, Brown hair
Offense Background: Olson was convicted on criminal sexual conduct on March 27, 2001 in Mashall County District Court, Minnesota. Olson was convicted of criminal sexual conduct on November 29, 1999 in Pennington County District Court, Minnesota. All his victims were female acquaintances under the age of fifteen. Olson is a lifetime registrant.
Christopher Martin Peters,a Level II Sex Offender, has moved to 608 2nd Street North, Fargo, ND. Born in 1990, 6’3”, 215 lbs. Brown eyes, Brown hair.
Offense Background: Peters was adjudicated of gross sexual imposition on October 8, 2002 in Cass County Juvenile Court, North Dakota. His victim was a female relative under the age of fifteen. Peters is required to register as a sex offender until 10/8/2027.
More information regarding these Sex Offenders can be found here:http://www.cityoffargo.com/CityInfo/Departments/Police/CitizenResources/SexOffenders/
Press Conference and Free
Document Shredding at The Village
Identity theft is a serious crime with a rising number of victims. To help people safeguard their personal information, The Village Financial Resource Center and Record Keepers, LLC, are sponsoring an identity theft awareness campaign.
Press Conference
Wayne Stenjhem, North Dakota Attorney General, will kick off the week with a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m., at The Village Family Service Center, 1201 25th St. S., Fargo. Stenjhem will talk about the impact of identity theft on North Dakotans and an identity theft expert from The Village will be on hand to share ways consumers can safeguard their financial information.
Free Shredding and Hard Drive Recycling
October 8, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. AND October 9, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Parking lot of The Village Family Service Center, 1201 25th St. S., Fargo
Bring your outdated financial records, including bank statements, old checks, credit card statements and offers, and other items that contain personal and financial information for free shredding donated by Record Keepers, LLC. Material is limited to four banker boxes or shopping bags, and two hard drives (removed from the CPU). Food pantry donations are welcome.
For more information, contact Joshua Huffman at The Village Financial Resource Center, 701-451-5003.
Kohl’s Department Stores donates
more than $46,000 to Sanford Children’s
FARGO, N.D. – Kohl’s Department Stores in both Fargo and Grand Forks have donated $46,683 to Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo as part of its Kohl’s Cares® program. The donation will be used for Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention and education in the community.
Since 2001, Kohl’s has donated more than $492,000 to Sanford Children’s.
“Over the years, Kohl’s has been a generous sponsor of Sanford Children’s to support our programs. With this money we are able to provide educational materials and programs to families, professionals and children in our community,” said Cindy Jorud, Director of Sanford Children’s Hospital at Sanford Health. “These programs help keep the children of our community safe.”
For more information, visit www.Kohls.com/Cares.
NDSU receives $1 million endowment
for adult learners returning to college
Fargo, N.D., North Dakota State University has received a $1 million endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation to support scholarships for adult learners who are beginning college or returning to college to finish an undergraduate degree.
“The Bernard Osher Foundation endowment will allow NDSU to sustain efforts to attract adult learners and help them achieve their educational goals,” said Laura Oster-Aaland, dean of enrollment management. “NDSU is fortunate to have been chosen by the foundation to be stewards of these funds.”
The Bernard Osher Foundation has each year since 2012 provided NDSU with a $50,000 grant to assist adult learners.
Scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 have been awarded to 21 re-entry students and adult learners studying several disciplines the last two academic years. NDSU awarded 15 Osher scholarships this academic year.
The Osher Foundation defines re-entry students as individuals who have experienced an interruption in their education of five or more years, and who want to resume their education at the undergraduate level. The scholarship is intended to benefit students age 25-50.
The average age of a student who receives the Bernard Osher Foundation Scholarship at NDSU is 34.
NDSU will continue through the Osher endowment to award at least 10 scholarships of up to $5,000 each year.
“The Osher scholarship helped me find the balance I needed to excel in my studies and still manage my other obligations,” said Kevin Doran, a 35-year-old civil engineering major from Stanley, North Dakota. “I have now managed to make the dean’s list four semesters in a row, and have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.933. The Osher scholarship helped make that possible.”