Audrey Thayer has thrown her hat in the ring for Bemidji City Council Ward 1, according to city clerk Michelle Miller. In the Beltrami County Board, Joe Vene is now challenging incumbent Reed Olson for the District 2 seat. Vene held the District 2 seat for three terms prior to Olson’s victory in the 2016…
Several filed for Bemidji City Council positions during the first filing day. According to City Clerk Michelle Miller, Jorge Prince and Michael Meehlhause filed for mayor; Joe Gould filed for Ward 1; Ron Johnson, Paul Wiese, and Greg Kuhn filed for Ward 3; and Don Heinonen filed for Ward 5. The mayor serves a two-year…
Ward 1 representative Michael Meehlhause announced his intention to run for mayor this year. According to a release, Meehlhause won his first Bemidji Council election in 2012, the same year he graduated from Bemidji State University, making him the youngest council member in Bemidji’s history. Meehlhause said that as mayor, he will “bring his experience…
