PassportPosts by Emma Hudziak
In Business: Prairie Pines Childcare Center Opens in Fosston
A new non-profit child care center called Prairie Pines opened its doors to the community of Fosston last month to provide their services to families, with care starting from infants…
Read MoreIn Focus: Watermark Art Center Showcasing Exhibit From Both Ends of the Mississippi River
“Aabijijiwan – It Flows Continuously,” an exhibit currently on display at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji, is the culmination of two-and-a-half years of artistic and scientific collaboration between two…
Read MoreThe Bemidji Fire Department Welcomes Their First Full-Time Female Firefighter
The Bemidji Fire Department has recently welcomed their first full-time female firefighter to the team, who also happens to be both a Bemidji State University Alumni, and a former WCHA…
Read MoreTwo People Injured in a Two-Vehicle Crash in Nevis
27-year-old Parker Shearer of Duluth, and 29-year-old Lydia Shinkle of Duluth were both injured in a two-vehicle crash in Nevis on July 25th. The Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office reported that…
Read MoreSanford Behavioral Health of Bemidji Takes Part in Supporting Nationwide 988 Crisis Line
With the nationwide Suicide Prevention Hotline having implemented the 988 usage this month faculty and staff at Sanford Behavioral Health of Bemidji have found it to be crucial in sharing…
Read MoreUS Economy Shrinks for a 2nd Quarter, Raising Recession Fear
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be…
Read MoreNorth Dakota Abortion Clinic Prepares for Likely Final Day
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s only abortion clinic is preparing for what could be its final day of performing procedures, with a trigger ban due to take effect Thursday…
Read MoreItasca County Making Investment with New Justice Center
Itasca County has made a new investment to make justice safer and more efficient for their community through the renovation and expansion of their new Justice Center. The project is…
Read MoreHubbard County Acquires Over 720 Acres of Land for Conservation
The Trust for Public Land, Hubbard County, The Conservation Fund, and the Mississippi Headwaters Board recently announced that over 720 acres of forest land has been saved from future development…
Read MoreMinnesota Abortion Clinic Braces for Tide of Out-of-Staters
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — On the top floor of a modest two-story brick building near the shore of Lake Superior, the executive director of northern Minnesota’s only abortion clinic flits…
Read MoreIn Focus: 1st Annual Anishinaabe Art Festival Being Held in Bemidji
Friday was a day for celebration as the Anishinaabe Art Festival held its ribbon cutting ceremony that morning, marking the start of a new annual celebration where the three tribes…
Read MoreXcel Energy Seeks Input on $500 Million Power Line in MN
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Xcel Energy has started gathering public input on its plan to build one of Minnesota’s largest transmission line projects in recent years. The utility company has proposed…
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