May 2, 2017 | By: Dennis Weimann
Plemel Elected To Bemidji City Council
Voters in Bemidji’s Ward 4 have selected Patrick Plemel to serve on the city council.
Plemel topped former Bemidji Mayor Richard Lehmann in a special election Tuesday night.
Plemel tallied 122 votes, and Lehmann received 86 votes. There was also one write-in vote for Jim Thompson.
Plemel will fill the seat that was vacated by Reed Olson who resigned after being elected to the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners.