Archive for Mar. 28 2016
Community Spotlight: ZZ Top Rocks Bemidji
Classic ’70s rock paid a visit to northern Minnesota on Monday. The band ZZ Top nearly sold out the Sanford Center, bringing hours of rock ‘n’ roll to the Bemidji…
Read MoreCentral Lakes College Verse Like Water Series Host Poet Matt Rasmussen
Poet Matt Rasmussen book of poems called Black Aperture explores his complicated emotions that he went through after the tragic loss of his brother. To balance the focus of grief…
Read MoreGrand Rapids Dealing with Burglary and Counterfeit Money Surge
Small business owners are reeling after a sweeping of burglaries throughout the Grand Rapids area. Police are investigating those as well as a bout of counterfeit money.
Read MoreNolan Assured Suicide Crisis Option Will Be Added to All VA Phone Lines
MINNEAPOLIS – U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan has received assurances from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald that by the end of December, any military Veteran who telephones the VA…
Read MoreNorthwest Minnesota Foundation Receives $360k Bequest From Red Lake Falls Farmer
BEMIDJI, MINN. — Charles Swanson, a Red Lake Falls, Minn., farmer bequeathed a gift of just over $360,000 to the Northwest Minnesota Foundation (NMF). The foundation is a Bemidji-based charitable foundation…
Read MoreMinnesota Legislators Unveil “Next Generation Main Street Act” to Help Small Businesses
SAINT PAUL, MINN. – Minnesota house and senate legislators joined small business owners today at a press conference to push for passage of the “Next Generation Main Street Act,” an array of proposals…
Read MoreMinnesota Leaders to Speak at the Sprout Food Hub and Sprout Growers & Makers Marketplace April 1-2 in Little Falls
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – Senator Amy Klobuchar, Congressman Rick Nolan, USDA Under Secretary Lisa Mensah and other leaders from our region will be speaking at the Sprout Food Hub and…
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