PassportArchive for Jan. 18 2022
Bemidji Residents Share Opinions on Proposed Outdoor Dining Changes
Bemidji residents made their views known at tonight’s Bemidji City Council meeting about a proposed ordinance adjustment that would allow restaurants in the city to serve alcohol outdoors and use…
Read MoreMinnesota State Colleges and Universities Seek More Funding in 2022 Legislative Session
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities are seeking additional funding in the 2022 legislative session and are requesting a funding increase for capital programs and supplemental budget support in order to…
Read More“100+ Women” Group Donates to Two Brainerd Area Nonprofits
Every three months, the group known as 100+ Women Who Care gathers together, where each person donates $100 to a fund that is then gifted to a nonprofit. This time…
Read MoreNorthwoods Adventure: Dick Beardsley Talks Ice Fishing in Bemidji
Wintertime is upon us, and it’s the perfect opportunity to take the family out to experience ice fishing. Dick Beardsley has been ice fishing for over 50 years. As the…
Read MoreBemidji School District to Stay Closed for Rest of the Week
The Bemidji Area School District will remain closed for the remainder of the week, through Friday, January 21, due to high COVID-19 numbers and other illnesses. In a letter sent…
Read MoreMedia Groups Protest Restrictions for 3 Ex-officers’ Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A coalition of media groups says restrictions on access to the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death amount…
Read MoreWalz Asks Lawmakers to Back Record $2.7 Billion Bonding Bill
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz asked the Legislature on Tuesday to back a $2.7 billion “local jobs and projects” plan that’s considerably larger than the record package that lawmakers…
Read More29 New COVID-19 Deaths, 10,651 New Cases Reported Tuesday in MN
The state today reported 29 new COVID-19 related deaths along with 10,651 new coronavirus cases. Today’s numbers represent data from last Friday, as the state did not report an update…
Read MoreUS Faces Wave of Omicron Death in Coming Weeks, Models Say
The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are climbing and modelers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by…
Read MoreWarroad Boys Hockey Falls to Hermantown in OT
Originally aired January 17, 2022 on Lakeland News
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