Posts by Destiny Wiggins
North Homes In Bemidji Holds Open House For Find Foster Families Day
Since 1998, North Homes has successfully provided adoption services for children from birth to age 17, under state or tribal guardianship. Kim Anderson, Director of Foster and Adoptive Care, states,…
Read MoreHewitt Man Dies in Car Crash, Three Others Injured
One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash earlier today in Hewitt. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a Toyota Scion was traveling eastbound on Highway 210 while an Audi…
Read MoreBemidji United Way Explores Economic Classes With “Bridges Out of Poverty”
“Bridges Out of Poverty” is a workshop that offers a new way to view the issues of poverty through the triple lens approach, which is taught through the lenses of…
Read MoreLaValley Industries Sponsoring, Kicking Off This Year’s IDEA Competition
LaValley Industries and Northwest Minnesota Foundation have agreed to provide a $100,000 sponsorship of the IDEA Competition over the next three years. This sponsorship includes contributions from associated companies LVI…
Read MoreGrand Rapids Hosts Rural Arts & Cultural Summit
The Rural Arts and Culture Summit was founded in 2011 and is a biennial practitioner-driven gathering that celebrates and expands the field of rural arts-based in community development. Shantel Dow,…
Read MoreChippewa National Forest Signs Agreement with Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe on Shared Stewardship
Today, USDA Forest Service Acting Regional Forester Bob Lueckel and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Chairman Faron Jackson, Sr. signed a memorandum of understanding as part of a unique federal-tribal…
Read MoreGrand Rapids Named One Of The Best Places To Live In The US
Grand Rapids, along with other cities such as Beverly Hills and Whitefish, MT, was named one of the top 50 places to live in the United States. Megan Christianson, Destination…
Read MoreSpeaker Discusses Living “The Life of a Solopreneur” in Bemidji
Michael Thomas Sunnarborg, founder of The White Box Club, facilitated a discussion at Bemidji’s Mayflower Building today about the distinct differences that come with being a Solopreneur. Thomas Sunnarborg states,…
Read MoreBSU Hosting Week Of Activities For 100th Homecoming
100 years ago in 1919, the Bemidji Normal School, which is is now known as Bemidji State University, made a name for itself. For the last 18 months, the university…
Read MoreRed Lake Man Pleads Guilty To Violent Assault of A Minor
A 28-year-old Red Lake man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a girl under the age of 18 on the Red Lake Indian Reservation last January. Timothy James Lajeunesse entered his…
Read MoreElderly Woman Reported Missing West of Blackduck Found After Search
An elderly person reported missing Monday was found alive today near Hagali Township. On Monday, September 30, 2019 at approximately 9:00 PM, the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center received…
Read More82 Vehicles Reported Stolen In Bemidji Area Since 2018
Nine theft incidents were reported to the Bemidji Police Department on September 18th, and the number is not going down. Since 2018, 82 vehicles were reported stolen in the area.…
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