The “I’m Not Done Yet” Foundation recently made a donation of warrior backpacks to the Sanford Health Foundation of Northern Minnesota. According to a release, the backpacks will be given to Joe Lueken Cancer Center patients. “A Minnesota-based non-profit organization, the INDY Foundation provides love, faith and financial support by directly supporting the cancer warriors…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Wednesday, Aug. 12. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Disorderly Conduct, 11:41 p.m. Report of fireworks being fired off on 14th St. and Beltrami Ave. NW. Report was unfounded. Disorderly Conduct, 10:13 p.m. Officer responded to a disorderly…
The Bemidji Housing and Redevelopment Authority was awarded $32,503 as part of CARES Act funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to a release, the $5.6 million in funding to 60 public housing authorities throughout Minnesota are designed to help low-income Minnesotans secure and retain affordable housing amid the pandemic. “This…
The newly-established Highway 197 corridor committee met today, and discussed some goals for the corridor before construction, slated to be between 2025 and 2027, begins. After a series of introductions of the members, which include elected officials, engineers, business owners and other stakeholders, the group discussed the types of goals they have for the corridor….
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Tuesday, Aug. 11. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Suspicious, 6:01 p.m. Caller reported a suspicious vehicle driving slowly through a neighborhood on 3rd St. and Gould Ave. SE. Officer located the driver and were able to confirm…
The unofficial results are in from the state primary. Statewide, voter turnout from 2010-2018 for the state primary had an average of 13.12 percent. In local races, turnout ranged from about 25 to 30 percent of registered voters as of 7 a.m. on Primary Day. In the Beltrmi County District 5 primary, incumbent Jim Lucachick…
The Bemidji City Council held a listening session Monday to hear from citizens on their ideas as the city moves forward with forming a police advisory committee. The council set a series of questions for the listening session during their meeting last week to frame the discussion, but no written submissions were read out loud…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Monday, Aug. 10. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Burglary, 8:47 p.m. Stolen bike from a garage on the 800 block of 11th St. NW. DWI, 8:18 p.m. Officers responded to the report of a possible drug transaction…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to from Wednesday, Aug. 5, to Sunday, Aug. 9. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT SUNDAY, AUG. 9 Disorderly Conduct, 3:30 p.m. Officer responded to a residence on the 25200 block of Phoenix Loop NW in regards to a disorderly…
Gov. Tim Walz issued a proclamation last week celebrating cities, townships and counties across the state as telecommuter-friendly communities, as part of declaring Aug. 7, 2020 as Telecommuter Forward! Day. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear how important it is for the state to support telecommuting capabilities,” said Governor Walz. “This initiative will help ensure…
