PassportPosts by Haydee Clotter
Beware of W-2 Scam
Non-profit organizations and school districts are now at risk of getting scammed, according to the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB). The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says…
Read MoreAirport Wait Times May Become Shorter For You
According to the Associated Press, travelers who don’t want to wait in long lines during security checkpoints at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport will now have that option, but it will…
Read MoreProgram Gives Jobs To People With Disabilities
“When I started here I was an adult, but in a lot of ways still mentally a little kid,” said Lindsay Gooch, Bearly Used employee. It’s Tuesday afternoon and the…
Read MoreSix Women Crowned At Minnesota United States Pageant
Twenty nine women compete for 6 titles, but only one emerges with that sparkly crown. The Minnesota United States pageant took place on Saturday at Tornstrom Auditorium and this was…
Read MoreWater Carnival May No Longer Happen In Bemidji
“It’s a travesty that there’s a thought that maybe the Water Carnival will not happen this year,” said Bemidji Woolen Mills Owner Bill Batchelder. This has been a busy week…
Read MoreU.S. Bank Stadium Executive Resigns
The executive director of the authority overseeing the Minnesota Vikings’ stadium has resigned, joining the chairwoman in leaving after weeks of criticism over questionable use of luxury suites by family…
Read MoreNew Power Plant Approved
According to the Associated Press, the Minnesota Legislature is moving to side-step utility regulators by approving a new Xcel Energy power plant in central Minnesota. The natural gas-fired plant in…
Read MoreBemidji Middle School Student Headed To Multi Regional Spelling Bee
“My mom is excited about everything,” said Spelling Bee Competitor Juliana Tollefson. “She was crazy about this.” When Julian Tollefson was in the second grade she participated in her first…
Read MoreBrainerd Woman Wins Big In Minnesota Lottery
Seven may be a lucky number for one woman in Brainerd that hit the jackpot in the Minnesota Lottery. Debra Kuhn of Brainerd won $77,777 by playing the Lucky 7s…
Read MoreBail Remains For Deer River Man Charged In Toddler’s Assault
A Deer River man charged with one count of felony assault in the first degree and one count of felony malicious punishment of a child causing great bodily harm is…
Read MoreIs Your Family Farm More Than 100 Years Old?
Minnesota families who have owned their farms for 100 years or more may apply for the 2017 Century Farms Program. Produced by the Minnesota State Fair in conjunction with the…
Read MoreVacant Minnesota House Filled
According to the Associated Press, Republican Anne Neu has been elected to fill a vacant Minnesota House seat. In unofficial returns posted on the secretary of state’s website, Neu defeated…
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