Fargo sends sandbags to Valley City to help with flood battle

Fargo - The City of Fargo has sent pre-filled sandbags to Valley City to help with their flood battle. 

The sandbags have been sitting in storage at Sandbag Central in Fargo since being filled by volunteers and city staff in Fargo in 2020. Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney spoke with Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud to see what their needs were and decided Fargo could greatly help Valley City out by sending sandbags there. 

The 29,000 sandbags were loaded onto a City of Fargo flatbed and driven to Valley City to help the city its fight against rising floodwaters.