A partnership between Greater Bemidji’s LaunchPad and the Northwest Small Business Development Center is offering quarterly workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs. According to a release, these free workshops will cover the basics of starting a business and are designed for those with a business idea, those who have recently started a business or those struggling with…
The Beltrami County Historical Society’s first special exhibit of 2022 will feature women athletes in various team and individual winter sports. The exhibit is open now through mid-March and displays hundreds of artifacts donated and on loan from Beltrami County women athletes and their families. The exhibit highlights women’s contributions and achievements across a variety…
The City of Bemidji’s offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr., Day. City refuse customers who normally have their trash picked up on Mondays will have their garbage collected on Tuesday, Jan. 18, instead. All Beltrami County’s Solid Waste facilities will be closed Saturday, Jan. 15, in observance…
Gov. Tim Walz is rolling out another vaccine incentive program, but this time, for the state’s kids aged 5 through 11. “As Omicron surges across our nation, we’re continuing to use every resource we have to keep our families safe and healthy,” said Walz in a release. “There’s a lot of highly transmissible virus circulating…
The Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday weekend coincides with the Minnesota DNR’s “Take a Kid Ice Fishing,” starting Saturday through Monday. During the weekend, Minnesota residents can go ice fishing for free if they are fishing with a child 15 years old or younger. Minnesotans 15 years old or younger don’t need fishing licenses any…
Featured photo: Accepting the local 2021 Touchstone Energy Community Award for Blackduck Community Library Board are, from left, Laraine Roach, Kelly Hanks, Cameron Koenen, Paula Erickson and Miriam Osborn-Dougherty. The Blackduck Community Library Board is the most recent winner of Beltrami Electric’s Touchstone Energy Community Award. According to a release, the award recognizes organizations for…
Due to the extreme cold weather forecasted, the Bemidji Senior Center announced they will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 29. The Senior Center will be open Thursday, Dec. 30, but will be closed Friday, Dec. 31, in observance of the holiday.
Beltrami County’s Solid Waste Coordinator Jared Davidson reports that due to the weather, the county’s Demolition Landfill will be closed this week. The Demo Landfill will reopen in the new year on Jan. 4. Any questions or concerns can be forwarded to the Beltrami County Solid Waste Department at (218)333-8187. Christmas trees and other holiday…
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is reminding Minnesotans to properly dispose of their Christmas trees and other holiday greenery to avoid the spread of invasive species. According to a release, a pest of concern includes the elongate hemlock scale, a small insect from the East Coast where many decorative Fraser firs are grown. This insect…
Some parts of Minnesota have already seen anglers venturing out onto the lakes, but with the widely varied weather this month which has included rain, snow, and swinging temperatures, ice conditions are a bit unpredictable this year. “The week between Christmas and New Year’s is typically the kickoff of the ‘wheelhouse season,’ and we anticipate…
