Support Within Reach, the area’s sexual violence resource and advocacy center, is welcoming a new executive director. According to a release, Evett Ellis is from Casa Grande, Arizona, and her experience includes various roles with the Gila River Indian Community Tribal Social Services, such as Acting Administrator, Youth Services Coordinator and Case Manager. Ellis and…
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 1,237 new cases of COVID-19 and 34 new COVID deaths, bringing the case total to 449,492 and the death toll to 5,979. Of all deaths, 3,810 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. Of all cases, 35,102 were health care workers. Today’s data comes after over…
During the last quarter of 2020, agents from the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force arrested 17 people and placed eight kids in protective custody. According to the fourth quarter snapshot, 1.3 kilograms of methamphetamine, 126 grams of heroin and fentanyl, 195 pills, 185 doses of LSD plus over one pound of marijuana were seized as…
The Minnesota Department of Health reported that as of this morning, all available COVID-19 vaccine pilot program appointments for patients 65 and older were filled for this week. Since noon yesterday, nearly 6,000 Minnesotans over the age of 65 registered for their two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and additional appointments were reserved for about…
The Bemidji City Council held a public hearing on the 2021 street renewal project. Projects on the docket this year include Fern Street from Power Drive to Highway 71, Ash Avenue from Paul Bunyan Drive to 23rd Street, and 26th Street from the dead end west of Delton Avenue to Bemidji Avenue. The total cost…
Medical assistance recipients within Beltrami County should be prepared to prove eligibility to continue their health care coverage. The most common provider of MA in this area is PrimeWest. During the Beltrami County Work Session, Health and Human Service’s Anne Lindseth said many of the program rules within the economic assistance division were waived or…
Sanford Bemidji patients 65 and older began to receive their COVID-19 vaccine as the health system moves to make the vaccine more available to the public. “We are excited to begin offering the COVID-19 vaccine to the public and take the next step toward ending this pandemic,” said Dr. David Wilcox, chief medical officer and…
A Bemidji woman was charged with third degree narcotics sales in connection to the recent uptick in opioid overdoses. According to the criminal complaint, agents from the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force executed a search warrant on the 2800 block of Ridgeway Avenue last Friday, and located numerous items associated with drug sales, such as…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Tuesday, Jan. 19. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Suspicious, 9:38 p.m. Caller reported unknown male stating he was robbed on the 500 block of Beltrami Ave. NW. Unfounded. Trespass, 6:20 p.m. An adult male was cited and…
Some Minnesotans eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine can begin making their appointments at one of the state’s pilot clinics as of noon today. Other eligible groups include pre-k through grade 12 educators and child care workers. The nearest clinic to Bemidji is in Thief River Falls, with other clinic locations in Andover, Brooklyn Center,…
