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Moorhead schools establishes alternate routes

FLOOD RELATED SCHOOL BUS ROUTE ANNOUNCEMENT The Moorhead Area Public School District has established alternate routes for residents of Oakport Township and for areas of the City of Moorhead with closed streets due the spring flood event of 2010. Impacted … Continue reading

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Oakport roads may close

Greg Anderson, chair of the Oakport township board, shared the following updates regarding the township Wednesday: Wall Street, which runs east and west through Oakport, will likely be closed off by Thursday, as the road typically goes underwater at 34-foot … Continue reading

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Oakport residents asked to conserve water, plug sewer drains

Greg Anderson, chair of the Oakport Township board, is asking Oakport residents to conserve water and plug sewer drains to prepare for a predicted 34-foot Red River level by Wednesday noon. Residents also are asked to route sump pumps outside, … Continue reading

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Oakport moving forward with dike projects, hosting meeting tonight

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 … Continue reading

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Don’t wait – please go help.

Yesterday we finished preparing our basement – now we wait. But we aren’t just sitting around waiting; we are out helping others who haven’t finished securing their homes.  I headed out to Oakport township yesterday after someone had called the … Continue reading

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