School board candidate filing open
Candidate filing has opened for the Bemidji School Board races. Five seats are up for election this year, with three four-year terms up as well as filling two vacancies with…
Candidate filing has opened for the Bemidji School Board races. Five seats are up for election this year, with three four-year terms up as well as filling two vacancies with…
The “Meet the Candidates” series continues with the five candidates in the race for the Beltrami County District 2 race. This district, recently redrawn, includes three City of Bemidji wards;…
The Minnesota Supreme Court has disqualified one Senate 2 candidate on the GOP ticket for the primary next month. Edward Strickland reportedly filed to run for the newly redrawn northern…
Three candidates are in the running to be the next Sheriff of Beltrami County after Sheriff Ernie Beitel announced his intentions to retire earlier this year. These candidates will be…
There will be primary elections for three local seats this August. Another city council member filed for the Bemidji City Council at-large seat. Current Ward 1 representative Audrey Thayer is…
More of Bemidji’s college students voted in 2020 compared to 2016. According to a release, the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education that student voting at Bemidji State University rose…
Sanford Bemidji is now offering a new online COVID-19 vaccination appointment scheduler. Anyone, Sanford patient or not, can make an appointment through the Sanford Health website. Vaccine eligibility was expanded…
After swearing-in next council meeting, all citizens of Bemidji will be represented by an at-large council member. The special election is to fill the seat left vacant by Jim “Doc”…
Secretary of State Steve Simon convened the state canvassing board and says of all eligible voters in the state, almost 80 percent turned out to vote, and almost 60 percent…
Election turnout in Minnesota was quite good, at 80 percent for this general election. Generally, the state averages around 75 percent voter turnout. In Bemidji, Ward 1 had an 84…