Archive for Apr. 5 2016
Northwoods Adventure: Minnesota State National Archery in the Schools Tournament
Around 1,500 youth archers represented schools from across Minnesota in different divisions competing at the state archery tournament. This was the first time the competition has moved from the cities…
Read MoreThe DFL Fires Up for Elections at the Crow Wing County DFL Convention
Over one hundred delegates attended The Crow Wing County DFL Convention. Out of fifty-one resolutions that focused on various issues attendees were able to vote for their top fifteen choices.…
Read MoreKohl’s Coming to Paul Bunyan Mall
A new box store is coming to the Paul Bunyan Mall in Bemidji. Kohl’s will compete with JCPenney as another department store in the same space, but store manager Michael…
Read MoreLeech Lake School Earns Federal Renovation Money
The federal government has announced about $25 million in federal funding for the run-down Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig High School. Rodents, roof leaks, exposed wiring and mold have created a building that officials…
Read MoreUlmer Introduced As BSU Volleyball Coach
Just moments later, it became official… Kevin Ulmer was introduced as the new BSU Volleyball coach. The next step for Ulmer is turning around a program that hasn’t had a…
Read MoreBug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig High School to Receive $25M in Replacement Funding
CASS LAKE, MINN. — The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (LLBO) announced today that the United States Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs has been successful in its effort…
Read MoreAitkin Woman Shot Last Week in a Standoff With Law Enforcement Identified
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the woman who was shot and killed last Tuesday following a standoff with law enforcement as Denise Renie Fairchild, 50, of Aitkin, Minn. The Aitkin County…
Read MoreHunting Related Death Ruled Accidental
The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) released a statement today stating the death of Paul Scholl, 50, of LaPorte, Minn., has been ruled accidental.…
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