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Flags at grave sites are placed Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery as part of the annual "Flags-In" ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day on Monday in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci

‘A fantastic program’: Students First concludes its second year

MONTE DRAPER | BEMIDJI PIONEER The Students First program held an end-of-the-year celebration Thursday for community coaches and the eighth-grade students. Above, Jeremy Ganske, left, shares photos with Stanley Donnell, an eighth-grader at TrekNorth.

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

Boy Scouts salute early Saturday morning, May 21, 2011 during New Jersey's Boy Scouts Camporee in Sea Girt, N.J. The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Of the local Scout leaders voting at their annual meeting in Texas, more than 60 percent supported the proposal. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, file)

Lueken’s, Bar 209 among Chamber of Commerce honorees

MONTE DRAPER | BEMIDJI PIONEER Bar 209 owners Brett and Derek Leach hold their award for being named one of the two Business of the Year winners Thursday at the 9th annual Awards of Excellence sponsored by the Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce.

Program through Hope House, Bemidji Public Library showcases talents

Robyn Wold, left, Hope House program director, listens to Lori Sorsoleil read parts from her story in the book "Leaves of Winter." Clients at the Hope House produced a series of watercolor paintings, combined them with creative writings and produced the book. Twenty-four watercolors, many of which are in the book, are on display at the Bemidji Public Library. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Firefighters quickly extinguish a small house fire caused by a burning cigarette

Updated: City to receive $750,000 from Legislature for Paul Bunyan, Library parks

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Daily arrests, police and fire report, May 23
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