The Minnesota Department of Health reported 1,214 cases today, bringing the state’s cumulative case total to 115,763. The Situation Update website now includes antigen positive and PCR positive case total. “Antigen testing is a technology used to determine whether someone is actively infected with COVID-19, just like the lab-based PCR tests that to this point…
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office began removal of all navigational buoys and markers from area lakes last Friday. According to a release, some area lake associations had started the process prior to Friday. Boaters, anglers and hunters should use caution and become familiar with the lakes they intend to travel on. The buoys will be…
MnDOT, in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation has completed the replacement of the Baudette/Rainy River International Bridge on Hwy 72. The construction began in 2018 to create a safer and longer lasting bridge as well as a safer walkway for pedestrians and shoulders for bicyclists. The contractor for the $39.3 million project is…
Northern Township announces a new grant program for small businesses called the Northern Township COVID Business Relief Fund. The funding is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funding allocated to Northern Township through directive of Governor Walz, who released $841 million of Federal CARES Act dollars to townships, cities,…
A duck hunter was rescued from Upper Rice Lake Tuesday morning after his kayak capsized. According to a release from the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the area around 10:30 a.m. on report that someone had fallen into the lake. The hunter was in the water for nearly an hour, hanging on to…
Reach Out and Read Minnesota recently donated 1,000 gently-used children’s books for disbursement through the Bemidji Community Food Shelf. According to a release, Reach Out and Read typically provides brand new books for medical providers to gift families during well-child visits and gently-used books in clinic waiting rooms. Recent pandemic-related changes to clinics have given…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Tuesday, Oct. 13. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Suspicious, 11:58 p.m. Officers responded to a possible fight on the 100 block of Minnesota Ave. NW. Subjects were identified and had a past verbal argument. No assistance needed….
