Bagley Superintendent Erich Heiss reported Clearwater County’s COVID-19 case rate is in the 90s, and public health officials there recommended distance learning for 14 days. The Bagley School Board, according to a notice, took no action during a meeting Monday night but will discuss the recommendation this Friday. Heiss wrote that “while masks and vaccinations…
The Bemidji Police Department is investigating a shooting at the Pine Ridge Apartments early this morning that left one man injured. According to Police Chief Mike Mastin, officers responded to the area around 3:22 this morning, with callers reporting numerous gun shots in the area. One caller reported he was shot and driving himself to…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Tuesday, Sept. 21. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Accident, 10:16 p.m. Officer responded to a vehicle collision involving a dog on Lake Ave. and East Ave. NE. There was no notable damage to the vehicle, however, the…
Beltrami County Public Health Director Megan Heuer reports that as of Monday afternoon, there 215 active cases of COVID in the county. COVID patients are occupying 14 beds within county hospitals, with eight of those patients being Beltrami County residents. The Minnesota Department of Health reported 6,352 new COVID-19 cases today and 18 new deaths….
The Bemidji School Board met for their regular meeting Monday night. Superintendent Tim Lutz says that as of last Friday, Beltrami County’s COVID-19 case rate per 10,000 people was 68.55, a number that is considered a high rate of transmission. Lutz said that once Beltrami County’s case rate gets to the moderate level, less than…
Hours before the Bemidji City Council set the preliminary levy increase at 8.5 percent, VenuWorks withdrew its offer of an incentive-based contract. VenuWorks CEO Bill Peters said that VenuWorks obliged their end of the contract and that the new terms of the contract were unlike any the company had ever undertaken. Peters said VenuWorks would…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Monday, Sept. 20. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Theft, 6:54 p.m. Officers responded to the 2000 block of Paul Bunyan Dr. NW on the report of a fleeing shoplifter. Adult female placed under arrest for multiple violations. Suspicious,…
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 2,474 new COVID-19 cases today and 10 new deaths across the state. MDH typically includes data collected Friday in Monday’s reports, with most weekend data included in Tuesday’s update. Of the cases reported today, 34 were in Beltrami County, 28 were in Cass County, seven were in Clearwater County…
The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners is set to meet for their work session and regular meeting tomorrow, beginning at 3 p.m. The board set the preliminary budget and levy increase for next year to 3.96 percent during their last meeting. County Administrator Tom Barry said in a memo that it was a favorably low…
A Cass Lake woman was injured after a crash last Wednesday night in Cass County. According to the state patrol, 26-year-old Alyssa Wacholz was westbound on Highway 200 when she entered the north ditch, glanced off two trees and hit one tree head-on around 10:20 p.m. Wacholz was driving a Ford Focus and roads were…
