Bemidji Trivia for Friday, Nov. 20
Today’s question: When was the Bemidji Visitors and Convention Bureau (now VisitBemidji) organized? A. 1987 B. 1992 C. 1999
Senators react to health reform bill
Sen. Al Franken embraced Thursday the health care reform bill headed to the Senate floor, while Sen. Amy Klobuchar hailed provisions she won in a more reserved opinion.
Men plead innocent to sex crime charge
Brandon John Chmielewski, 25, of Leonard, and Samuel Robert Smith, 21, of Bemidji, pleaded innocent Nov. 16 before Judge Paul Benshoof in Beltrami County District Court to serious felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim between 13 and15 years old. Their next court dates will be Dec. 15.
Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Commission recommends 150-foot tower for Paskvan
Sometimes making your case well makes all the difference.
Bemidji Middle School: Security concern causes lock-down
The report of a person riding a bicycle and possibly carrying a pistol in the neighborhood of the Bemidji Middle School resulted in the BMS administration and staff keeping students inside the building Thursday afternoon.
Bemidji man pleads innocent to sex with child
Bruce Allen Melhus, 58, of Bemidji, pleaded innocent before Judge Paul Benshoof in Beltrami County District Court Nov. 17, to serious felony first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim younger than 13. His next court date will be Dec. 15.
Missionary to speak on Khmer Rouge experiences
Dareth Ly spent his childhood in Cambodia under the deadly 1975-1979 rule of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge.
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The Amigo Theater has retired. The newly remodeled on U.S. Highway 2 West is now the Bemidji Theatre.
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Ron Flannigan, simulation training coordinator for Ridgewater College, left, watches as Northwest Technical College nursing student Kat Merschman of Bagley listens for breathing problems during a training program Thursday morning. Two simulation trainers from Ridgewater College will spend three days training the nursing students at NTC in a 66-foot mobile healthcare training facility with two human simulators teaching students on cardiopulmonary emergency, advanced airway management, chest tube management and mechanical ventilator management. Other students in the photo are from left, Kelly Siems, Erin Petrowske and Trisha Frericks. Not shown but part of the team is Sarah Krahm and Becky Watne. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper
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The report of a person riding a bicycle and possibly carrying a pistol in the neighborhood of the Bemidji Middle School resulted in the BMS administration and staff keeping students inside the building Thursday afternoon.
Minnesota State Patrol releases names of victims of Austin, Minn., bus crash
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota State Patrol today announced the names of the two victims killed and the 20 injured in Wednesday afternoon’s bus crash on I-90 near Austin, Minn. The State Patrol will continue its crash investigation which will likely take several weeks to complete.
Beltrami County Road 305 (Wildwood Road Northeast) bridge project requires caution
Beltrami County Sheriff Phil Hodapp reminds motorists traveling on the Wildwood Road Northeast (County Road 305) construction area to obey the BRIDGE CLOSED signs. The public is reminded it is a violation of the law to move barricades, disregard warning signs or tamper with the bridge in any manner.
Bemidji Trivia for Thursday, Nov. 19
Today’s question: When was the Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce organized? A. 1968 B. 1974 C. 1980
Body of missing pilot found in plane wreckage
CLEARWATER COUNTY, Minn. — The body of Andrew Lindberg was found Wednesday morning with his downed plane in a remote, wooded area on the White Earth Indian Reservation about 4.5 miles south and 2 miles east of Nay-Tah-Waush.
Newest flu report has better news
Minnesota’s H1N1 flu outbreak continues to ease, but state health officials warn that another wave may be on the way.
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