PassportArchive for Jul. 31 2017
Bemidji Woman Meets The Nurse That Helped Save Her Life
Since AirMed took its first flight in 2012, the air ambulance service has responded to nearly 1,800 calls across Minnesota. One of those was a common transfer request. On March…
Read MoreWorld Breastfeeding Awareness Week Aims to Combat Stigma
It’s World Breastfeeding Awareness Week around the globe. According to health officials, it’s a week to make the public aware of the benefits of breastfeeding for newborn babies as well…
Read MoreDog Bed Fairy Exists For Shelter Dogs
You’ve heard about the tooth fairy, but have you heard of the dog bed fairy? Paws and Claws Rescue and Resort in Hackensack turned into an assembly line for the…
Read MoreBrainerd Ski Loons Turn Lum Park Into Neverland
Peter Pan, Captain Hook and Tinker Bell were all skiing at Lum Park yesterday evening. The Brainerd Ski Loons put on their show “Peter Pan: Ski-Ventures in Neverland”, and playing…
Read MoreCommunity Spotlight: Lake George Blueberry Festival
It doesn’t get more down-to-earth than this. For over thirty years, Lake George has put on the annual Blueberry Festival at the peak of blueberry picking season. While there is…
Read MoreInaugural Salsa Fest Coming To Long Prairie
The Sustainable Farming Association (SFA) is calling all salsa lovers from all over the state to Long Prairie to enjoy live music, salsa tasting, local food vendors, artisan shopping and…
Read MoreEssentia Health Offers $80k For Employees As They Pursue Higher Education
Nine local Essentia Health colleagues are taking their education to the next level and their employer is offering $80,000 in support. The health care provider approved the tuition reimbursement through…
Read MoreCLC Receives Grants To Help Lower Income, First Generation Prospective College Students
Central Lakes College will receive nearly $4 million in grant funds over a five year period to help lower income and first generation high school students head to college. The…
Read MoreLevel 3 Sex Offender Will Not Move Closer To Bemidji Church, School
A level three sex offender will no longer be moving across the street from a Bemidji church and private school. According to the Bemidji Police Department, Michael Warren Smith, 31,…
Read MoreFatal ATV Accident In Morrison County
One Little Falls Man is dead after an ATV accident off of Haven Road in Belle Prairie Township last night. Justin Bateman, 30, was traveling northbound along Haven Road when…
Read MoreCSAH 48 Construction Update
County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 48 from TH 210 in Baxter to Minnesota Drive in Brainerd will be under construction for milling, bituminous surfacing, ADA improvements and signal system revisions.…
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