The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to from Friday, Oct. 23, to Sunday, Oct. 25. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT sunday, oct. 25 Medical, 7:30 p.m. Officers responded to a possible overdose on the 1000 block of Bemidji Ave. N. Weapons Offenses, 4:51 p.m. Reported…
The Minnesota Department of Health said today that 1,693 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 28 new probable cases were reported today, bringing the state’s case totals to 129,511 confirmed cases and 352 probable cases. MDH also reported 13 new deaths, bringing the state’s death toll to 2,314. Of those deaths, 1,623 were residents of long-term…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Thursday, Oct. 22. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Family Crimes, 10:17 p.m. Officers responded to the 2900 block of Ridgeway Ave. NW to a child abuse report. Officers conducted an investigation and referred the case to detectives….
Two Minnesota duck hunters likely are alive today as a result of good choices they made before and after falling into cold water. In both situations – one in Crow Wing County on Oct. 3, the other in Itasca County on Oct. 11 – hunters found themselves in life-or-death struggles after their duck boats capsized….
Governor Tim Walz appointed Jerrod Shermoen to fill a vacancy in the Ninth Judicial District. According to a release, the Honorable Charles M. Leduc is retiring from his bench at the Koochiching County Courthouse, in International Falls. Shermoen is the attorney and president at Shermoen-Jaska Law, and handled a wide variety of litigation and administrative…
Five Bemidji area women were recognized Thursday morning during the Women United Tribute Awards ceremony. Julia Plum, deacon with the People’s Church; Tiffany Fettig, with Greater Bemidji; Jeri Francis, a childcare provider; Sandy Hennum, director of Village of Hope, and Tuleah Palmer, former director of the Northwest Indian Community Development Center and current CEO of…
MDH announced Thursday that in-home saliva testing kits will be piloted in two dozen counties and tribal nations across the state, and Beltrami County, the Red Lake Nation, and Itasca County are among the pilot areas. According to a release, residents in these areas will be able to order a testing kit online, where it…
The Minnesota Department of Health recorded 1,574 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, and 20 new COVID deaths, bringing the state’s confirmed case total to 127,828 and the death toll to 2,301. Of those deaths, 1,621 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. Of those cases, 13,006 were health care workers. Over 2.564…
Featured photo, from left: BCFS Executive Director Mary Mitchell; Award Recipient Chris Tower; BCFS Farm Manager Dorothy Barnes. The 2020 harvest is in at The Farm at the Food Shelf and it was an outstanding year, according to a release. Despite challenges involving the loss of volunteer groups and organizations due to COVID-19, nearly 15,000…
The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners, during their last meeting, approved a contract for the next County Administrator. Current Administrator Kay Mack announced her plans for retirement nearly six months ago. Thomas Barry was selected during the meeting Tuesday, and most recently served as the CEO and City Manager for the City of Minot, North…
