Volunteers are being asked to help the sandbagging efforts in the Fargo-Moorhead area Saturday. There are local buses scheduled to leave St. Cloud at 6:00 a.m. and return approximately 7:00 p.m. the same day. 40 volunteers are needed to fill each bus. The group will leave from the St. Cloud Holiday Inn parking lot.
With below-freezing temperatures expected through the weekend, Benton County Emergency Management has put sandbagging efforts on hold. The Mississippi River and Little Rock Lake water levels have fallen over the past couple of days.
Benton County is looking for volunteers to help fill sandbags. The hours for filling sandbags are tomorrow (Wednesday) through Friday from 3:00 until 8:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.