Archive for Dec. 20 2022
Pohl Children’s Foundation Holds Annual Christmas Party at the Castle
A non-profit foundation in Baxter is spreading joy this holiday season for children who have lost a loved one. Suz Pohl, who started the Pohl Children’s Foundation, lost three children…
Read MoreNary Community Celebrates Christmas, Renovations to Historic Schoolhouse
Communities are finding plenty of ways to celebrate during the holiday season. For Nary and its surrounding townships, located south of Bemidji, a community Christmas gathering was the perfect way…
Read MoreIn Business: Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids Makes Historic Land Purchase
As Judy Garland once said in The Wizard of Oz, “There’s no place like home.” Now 100 years after the star’s birth, her childhood home in Grand Rapids, the site…
Read MoreSpurred By Regulators, 3M to Phase Out ‘Forever Chemicals’
WASHINGTON (AP) — 3M will phase out the manufacturing of so-called “forever chemicals” and try to get them out of all their products within two years, the chemical and consumer…
Read MorePohlkamps and a Passport: How Former Brainerd Warrior Eric Pohlkamp Won a World Jr. Championship
Eric Pohlkamp was winding down late on a Monday night after a tough practice, playing some video games, “Call of Duty” to be exact. Before he went to bed, he…
Read MoreSteps Toward Progress: Tribal Flags Installed at Bemidji City Hall
Tribal flags are now on display at Bemidji’s City Hall. After years of on-and-off discussions and months of preparations, the flags of the Red Lake Nation, White Earth Nation, and…
Read MoreMeetings on Sanford-Fairview Merger to Be Held in Bemidji, Grand Rapids
People in Grand Rapids and Bemidji will have an opportunity to provide feedback on a proposed merger of Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services. Sanford Health is based out of…
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