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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
Jay Allen Lutgen, 20, of Bemidji, has pleaded guilty via an Alford Plea to third-degree criminal sexual conduct by force or coercion, a serious felony.
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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
ST. PAUL – Rep. Bernie Lieder is a member of the “Greatest Generation,” but he never would use such a term about himself.
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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
ST. PAUL – In a sign that state budget negotiations are not going well, Gov. Tim Pawlenty is looking at ways to fix a budget deficit if he and legislative leaders cannot reach an agreement by the Legislature’s May 19 adjournment date.
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Raise funds for MDAJeff Lawrence was one of 130 volunteers who participated in the MDA Lock-UP Thursday morning at the Holiday Inn Express to help raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper
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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
Bemidji will celebrate Minnesota Sesquicentennial with Sunday events and Capital for a Day Monday.
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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
In honor of the Minnesota Sesquicentennial, Carol Olson of the Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce asked for submissions of features that make the Bemidji area unique or unusual.
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Cleaning up the roadEleanor Vaughn took it upon herself to remove the remnants of the winter sanding along the curb in front of her house on Lake Boulevard Thursday morning. The pine cones from her balsam tree also contributed to the need to clean up. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper
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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
People who rent their lakefront homes may be adversely affecting resorts, which already face hardships to keep their cabins open, says Assistant House Majority Leader Frank Moe, DFL-Bemidji.
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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
The euphoria Thursday over congressional agreement on a new five-year federal farm bill quickly dissipated as the Bush administration indicated it would veto it.
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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
Joe and Aimee Aguilar held their 5-day-old son for the first time Wednesday night. The next day, knowing he would likely die within hours of being removed from life-saving medical machines, they had him baptized and left the rest “up to God.”
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05/08/2008 01:00 AM
Zach Lehrke's six RBI during a 13-run first inning helped the Park Rapids baseball team sweep a Mid-State Conference doubleheader from Wadena-Deer Creek Tuesday at the Area High School field.
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05/08/2008 12:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A former chairman of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has pleaded guilty to two counts of accepting bribes from a man who operated a check-cashing service in the tribe’s casinos.
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05/08/2008 12:00 AM
Six streams in Beltrami and Clearwater counties will remain closed to fishing to allow walleye spawning to finish, the state Department of Natural Resources says.
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05/08/2008 12:00 AM
The Laporte community officially turns 100 in June, but the big celebration will be part of the ninth annual Laporte Days scheduled Aug. 8-10. The community is planning to recognize Laporte’s centennial and is also planning to hold a Laporte All-School Reunion.
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Taking part in playCentral Elementary School kindergarten students, from left, Calandra Staples, Daunte Curry and Lindsey Theis sing a musical selection during “Bugz,” a musical play performed by Renee Seykora’s kindergarten students Wednesday morning with musical direction from Julie Loxtercamp. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper
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05/08/2008 12:00 AM
When Alice Thompson studied nursing in the 1960s in North Dakota, her training included equipment maintenance techniques such as sharpening injection needles that were sterilized and reused.
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05/08/2008 12:00 AM
Below are two stories written by registered nurses at North Country Health Services about their experiences and careers The stories were written in honor of National Nurses Week, May 6-12.
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05/08/2008 12:00 AM
Beltrami County wants help to keep ditches along its 390 miles of paved roads clean.
Starting last week, the Beltrami County Highway Department launched an Adopt-a-Highway program, which asks organizations to volunteer to keep clean a 2-mile section of a County State Aid Highway segment.
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Volunteers at Northern SchoolJan Collette, a member of the Bemidji Senior Center’s Card Club, helps fourth- graders Caeley Affield and Stevie Klaven create Mother’s Day cards at Northern Elementary School. Collette was one of five senior citizens who volunteered to help 150 third-, fourth- and fifth-graders make Mother’s Day cards Wednesday afternoon at the school. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper
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05/08/2008 12:00 AM
Waste-to-energy facilities, such as Polk County’s solid waste incinerator at Fosston, should be included in renewable energy legislation, Beltrami County commissioners believe.
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Discusses minimum wage bill |
05/08/2008 12:00 AM
ST. PAUL — Pawlenty administration officials and legislators paved over a pothole that prevented agreement on highway safety issues Wednesday, but a transportation bill containing those issues faces a likely rough road today when representatives debate a strict seatbelt provision.
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
Two Cass Lake-Bena Elementary School students met with Minnesota lawmakers on Capitol Hill recently to discuss their school district’s efforts to encourage students to make healthy lifestyle choices.
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
DICKINSON, N.D. — Chris Keenan, a Bemidji Rotary Club member, won honors here Saturday as Rotarian of the Year for Rotary International District 5580.
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Honored by RotaryDr. Ted Will, left, of the Bemidji Rotary Club receives the Distinguished Rotarian in International Service from District Governor Jim Ozbun on Saturday during the district’s conference at Dickinson, N.D. Submitted Photo
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
John Magnuson wants to retire, so he’s selling his company, Magnuson Trucking & Leasing Inc., as of June 1.
Magnuson, sole proprietor of the company that manages Beltrami County’s solid waste program, will turn over the operation then to Waste Management Inc., an international firm which reported $3.27 billion in revenues for the first quarter ended March 31.
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Students honoredKimberlee Anderson, left, was one of 30 American Indian students honored at the 19th annual American Indian Senior Honors Banquet Tuesday evening in the Bemidji High School commons. Handing her a plaque is keynote speaker Anton Treuer. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
The Bemidji School Board has agreed to ask voters one question in the upcoming operating levy referendum.
At a special meeting Tuesday, the board voted unanimously to ask voters Nov. 4 to renew the current operating levy of $501 per pupil for another five years.
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
Dr. Natalie Roholt celebrates May as National Skin Cancer Awareness Month the same way every year — by providing free screening on Melanoma Monday.
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
ST. PAUL — Tempers occasionally flared, but most legislative negotiators kept their nose to the grindstone Tuesday in an effort to wrap up the 2008 Minnesota Legislature’s work.
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
Among notable action taken at the Bemidji City Council meeting Monday:
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Politically wounded and financially strapped, Hillary Rodham Clinton plunged back into the presidential campaign Wednesday even as Barack Obama declared that Tuesday's primary results left him with a "clear path to victory."
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
The driver of a 1997 Honda Civic that struck and killed a dog near Cloquet is suing the dog's owners for damage done to his vehicle.
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
ST. PAUL (AP) - Legislators say they have settled on a plan to raise Minnesota's minimum wage this summer and next.
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
ST. PAUL (AP) - Some of the 1 million anglers gearing up for this weekend's Minnesota fishing opener could be kept off a few northern lakes because of ice.
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05/07/2008 09:00 AM
ST. PAUL (AP) - Staying in school until graduation or adulthood could soon be the law in Minnesota.
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