Archive for Feb. 16 2017
Water Carnival May No Longer Happen In Bemidji
“It’s a travesty that there’s a thought that maybe the Water Carnival will not happen this year,” said Bemidji Woolen Mills Owner Bill Batchelder. This has been a busy week…
Read MoreGolden Apple: Reading Corps Builds Core Reading Skills At Northome School
For students that might be falling behind in their reading skills, AmeriCrops is there to help. The program at Northome School helps target, improve and monitor those who might not…
Read MoreBeltrami County Veterans Home May Receive Long Awaited Funding
A long awaited veterans home in Beltrami County may be one step closer to fruition. State Reps. Matt Grossell, R-Clearbrook, and Matt Bliss, R-Pennington, are co-authoring legislation to construct veterans…
Read MoreCamp Ripley To Host Longest Allied Exchange To Date
The Minnesota National Guard will host over 100 members of the Norwegian Home Guard as part of a reciprocal troop exchange at Camp Ripley. The exchange, in its 44th consecutive…
Read MoreFatal Head-On Crash In Pequot Lakes
A 60-year-old Pequot Lakes man is dead after a fatal head-on crash on Highway 371 Thursday morning. The crash happened south of Pequot Lakes in Sibley Township when the driver…
Read MoreU.S. Bank Stadium Executive Resigns
The executive director of the authority overseeing the Minnesota Vikings’ stadium has resigned, joining the chairwoman in leaving after weeks of criticism over questionable use of luxury suites by family…
Read MoreNew Power Plant Approved
According to the Associated Press, the Minnesota Legislature is moving to side-step utility regulators by approving a new Xcel Energy power plant in central Minnesota. The natural gas-fired plant in…
Read MoreMissing Thief River Falls Man Found Dead
Police are saying that an elderly man who went missing Tuesday morning has been found dead. 80-year-old Orvin Sund was reported missing from his home on the 400 block of…
Read MoreLevel Three Sex Offender Moves To Bemidji
The Bemidji Police Department posted on social media that a level three sex offender has moved to the Bemidji area. 47-year-old Randall Dean Adams was released in 2011 but recently…
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