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Mike Forbes, co-superintendent of Bemidji’s Wastewater Treatment Facility stands inside a section of the new $4.6 million digester unit. The city held an open house Tuesday to showcase the completed project. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

City wastewater plant completes upgrade

BEMIDJI – After about a year and a half of construction, a $4.6 million upgrade to the wastewater treatment facility has been completed. The new digester building, which was finished...

news / local Sat, Jan 26, 2013 - 11:27pm

Dayton budget: New taxes, rebate round out plan

By Danielle Killey Forum News Service ST. PAUL – Business tax changes have grabbed much of the attention after Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget proposal was released Tuesday, but a property...

news Sat, Jan 26, 2013 - 11:23pm

Full schedule of activities at Logging Days

BUENA VISTA – A variety of events are planned Saturday for the 30th Annual Buena Vista Logging Days. Event-goers can access Logging Days through the Buena Vista Ranch driveway. Logging...

news / local Sat, Jan 26, 2013 - 11:10pm

History of Logging Days at the Buena Vista Logging Village

Logging Days was first organized in 1983 by Earle and Leonard Dickingson and Ben Rajala “to honor and preserve the heritage of lumberjacks and early logging in Minnesota.” The Dickinson...

news / local Sat, Jan 26, 2013 - 11:07pm

Horses help get the work done during a demonstration of traditional logging activities at last year’s Logging Days celebration. Bemidji Pioneer File Photo

Logging Days at Buena Vista: ‘Not forgetting the past’

BUENA VISTA – Logging Days will mark its 30th year this weekend as organizers say this year’s event, especially, will highlight the past because of its landmark anniversary. Logging Days...

news / local Sat, Jan 26, 2013 - 11:05pm

Court report for January 27

The following cases were heard by Beltrami County District Judge John Melbye: Daniel Vincent Bellino, 52, of Bemidji was sentenced on Tuesday for felony possession of marijuana in the fifth...

news / local Sat, Jan 26, 2013 - 10:26pm

Capitol Chatter: Let the state budget debate begin, but gently

ST. PAUL — No one expected Minnesota Democratic legislators to fully agree with Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget proposal, and they were right. Not even Dayton thought all would be...

news Sat, Jan 26, 2013 - 10:20pm

Organizers estimated over 150 people marched Saturday in the March for Life, starting at the Beltrami County Courthouse. After the march Pastor Stan Nelson of First Baptist Church spoke to attendees. Justin Glawe | Bemidji Pioneer

March for Life rally held

Organizers estimated over 150 people marched Saturday in the March for Life, starting at the Beltrami County Courthouse. After the march Pastor Stan Nelson of First Baptist Church spoke to...

news / local Sat, Jan 26, 2013 - 10:17pm

Bob Enger is believed to be the first legal-services attorney to be named president of the Minnesota State Bar Association. He now has been named one of Minnesota Lawyer’s Attorneys of the Year. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

A ‘fulfilling position’ – Bemidji lawyer named Attorney of the Year

BEMIDJI – Bob Enger always imagined himself going into international corporate law, but then he took a job with Minnesota Legal Services. “I did not go to law school to...

news / business Sat, Jan 26, 2013 - 12:23am

Trent Baalke

BSU plans to honor former Beaver, current 49ers GM Baalke Sunday

BEMIDJI – Trent Baalke is putting Bemidji State on the map. And now university officials would like to show the San Francisco 49ers general manager some support in advance of...

news / local Sat, Jan 26, 2013 - 12:18am

Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans tells reporters on Tuesday that tax increases Gov. Mark Dayton proposes overall will not raise what middle class Minneotans pay. Don Davis | Forum News Service

Businesses worry about Dayton tax plan’s effects

By Danielle Killey Forum News Service ST. PAUL – Someone has to pay. Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget proposal would add more than $3.1 billion in new tax revenue over the...

news Fri, Jan 25, 2013 - 11:59pm

Rural budget impact: good or bad?

ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton says his budget plan favors greater Minnesota, but rural legislators are not so sure. The Democratic governor said property tax relief like he proposes...

news Fri, Jan 25, 2013 - 11:55pm

Solway man pleads guilty to threat with knife

BEMIDJI – A Solway man plead guilty Tuesday and will be sentenced in March for threatening another person with a knife. Alfred Wayne Platt, 46 will face a maximum penalty...

news / local Fri, Jan 25, 2013 - 11:39pm

The Concordia Orchestra of Concordia College spent last weekend at Concordia Language Villages studying the life and performing the works of Finland’s most beloved composer, Jean Sibelius. Submitted Photo

Concordia Language Villages: Weekend at Salolampi gives orchestra time to concentrate on Sibelius’ music

By Sheldon Green Special to the Pioneer BEMIDJI – The snowy woods and authentic architecture of Salolampi, the Finnish Language Village, became an idyllic setting for a weekend workshop by...

news / education Fri, Jan 25, 2013 - 11:35pm

MnDOT asks drivers to be safe on icy roads

BEMIDJI -- Local drivers are being asked to drive carefully in icy conditions. The Minnesota Department of Transportation issued an alert Friday for motorists in the Bemidji area, citing “extreme...

news / region Fri, Jan 25, 2013 - 12:24pm

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