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Business Briefs for June 16, 2013

Anderson named sales manager BEMIDJI — Kristi Anderson has been named Convention Sales Manager at The Sanford Center. Anderson brings almost 10 years of sales experience and contacts made from...

news / business Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 4:08pm

Pro-West & Associates will be honored on June 21 in Washington D.C. — Submitted Photo

Pro-West & Associates honored

WALKER — Pro-West & Associates of Walker, a geographic information systems firm, has been named the National Subcontractor of the Year for 2013 by the U.S. Small Business Administration. They...

news / business Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 4:04pm

Banner Winner named

Rydell National Wildlife Refuge hosted the second annual Banner Challenge, themed “Birds of Rydell Refuge.” Local elementary school classrooms were invited to share their knowledge of migratory birds. The winning...

news Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 3:59pm

Talking about fire safety

Recently the Bemidji Fire Department visited WindSong to talk about fire safety and show the available equipment for firefighting and rescue calls. Capt. Chris Loebs let some of the residents...

news Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 3:56pm

Coffin-building goes minimalist with trundle idea

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Wooden trays are so useful when you want to transport food and beverages. Apparently they're also pretty handy to cart around a dead body. The...

news / region Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 3:53pm

Chesley marches in Armed Forces parade

BAGLEY — Navy Seaman Recruit Dillon Chesley, son of Bonnie and Lonnie Chesley of Shevlin, Minn., along with more than 300 sailors marched in the 65th Annual Armed Forces Day...

news Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 3:50pm

Sheridan couple faces tax evasion charges

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal indictment charges a Sheridan couple with tax evasion and conspiring to defraud the IRS by concealing money in a bank account in the Caribbean...

news / region Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 1:52pm

Foes of gay marriage outspent 10 to 1 in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The group on the losing end of a gay marriage legalization debate in Minnesota has confirmed it was significantly outspent on legislative lobbying. Minnesota for...

news / region Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 1:48pm

Commander in SS-led unit living in US

BERLIN (AP) — A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United...

news / region Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 11:12am

10 years after disappearance, 'Beaner' still not home, not forgotten

Forum News Service Ten years ago today, just after 4:30 in the afternoon, 5-year-old LeeAnna Warner walked away barefoot from her family’s home in Chisholm heading to a nearby friend’s...

news / region Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 10:31am

‘Operation True Grit’ soldier has died

Forum News Service ROSEMOUNT, Minn. -- Lt. Col. Mark Weber, the Rosemount soldier who became an inspiration to many as he battled terminal cancer for nearly three years, died shortly...

news / region Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 10:01am

Northland state trooper pleads guilty to careless driving, avoids DWI

Forum News Service By Mark Stodghill A Minnesota State Patrol trooper who was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol on his way to a training session in...

news / region Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 9:33am

Officials give motorcyclists chance to test skills

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Officials with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety are giving motorcyclists a chance to test their rider skills, and be evaluated by a certified instructor...

news / region Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 9:23am

It was a mammoth undertaking Thursday at the Sanford Center as volunteers set up 108 dental chairs as Bemidji prepares for the two-day Minnesota Mission of Mercy event, which offers free dental care. Shown above, volunteers Kale Hermanson of Baxter, Cassi Wilson of Laporte, Andrea Prehan of Bemidji and Erica Evans of Laporte unload electrical and air hose harness for each dental station. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Minnesota Mission of Mercy offers free dental care

By Cali Owings Forum News Service BEMIDJI, Minn. — Erik Skatvold, a Moorhead dentist, will be just one of 195 dentists offering free dental care this weekend in Bemidji. More...

news / local Thu, Jun 13, 2013 - 11:39pm

Summer meal programs in Minnesota uneven

By Dave Peters MPR News 91.3 FM ST. PAUL — Children in northwestern Minnesota who eat subsidized lunches during the school year won’t receive much help during the summer. On...

news Thu, Jun 13, 2013 - 11:25pm

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