Archive for Sep. 27 2017
Area Agencies Take Part In Enbridge Exercise
The pressure was on as Bemidji’s Sanford Event Center was transformed into a command post for a hypothetical emergency response pipeline exercise. Enbridge holds these large training events across the…
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Verndale Prepares To Face Tough Rothsay Team
“Winning” – that’s just one word to describe the culture of Verndale Pirate football, and the 2017 edition is no different. The Pirates have put 201 points up on the…
Read MoreChild Support Task Force Visits Brainerd
In 2016, the Minnesota Legislature formed a child support task force. Today, the group came to Brainerd for the first time to hear from local residents about their child support…
Read MoreBemidji State University Offers On-Campus Weapon Storage For Resident Students
Having an on-campus weapon storage facility may not be common at other institutions. But when you’re located in Minnesota’s northwoods, it’s fitting. Bemidji State University recently expanded its facilities for…
Read MoreMnDOT Trains Drivers For Snowplow Operation
The calendar may have just turned to fall, but the Minnesota Department of Transportation is already looking towards winter. MnDOT is holding a two-week training session with over 100 people…
Read MoreTalmoon Woman Scammed Local Business Owners
A 58-year-old was sentenced in Cass County Court on one Felony count of theft. Rinda Lynn Etter was sentenced to a stayed prison sentence for a period of 5 years.…
Read MoreMissing Hunter Found After Four Days In Chippewa National Forest
A missing hunter has been located after being lost in the Chippewa National Forest for four days in rural Boy Lake Township, north of Remer, Minnesota. The initial report came…
Read MoreCrow Wing County To Hold Hazardous Waste Collection
Crow Wing County Land Services Departments will hold its final organized collections for the 2017 season. The Household Hazardous Waste Program will host events at the County Landfill for area…
Read MoreNew State Program To Improve Student Literacy
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education has provided $21 million to improve student literacy for some 30,000 students in Minnesota. Preschool programs, low income students, those who are…
Read MoreConstruction Worker Airlifted From Gene Dillon School Site
A construction worker who was working on the new Gene Dillon Elementary School in Bemidji was injured Wednesday morning after falling from a beam. Kraus-Anderson Director of Operations Bob Fitzgerald…
Read MorePedestrian Struck And Killed On Highway 2
A Shevlin woman is dead after walking into traffic along U.S. Highway 2. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 7:46 p.m. Jason Troy Schuett, 37, was driving a…
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