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Geerdes selected for scholarship BEMIDJI — Beltrami County Commissioner Joe Vene, immediate Past President of the Association of Minnesota Counties, recently selected Mark Geerdes to receive a $1,500 student scholarship during the Association of Minnesota Counties Legislative Conference...

Clemenson graduates from basic training BEMIDJI — Air Force Airman Andrew P. Clemenson graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline...

Don Davis Forum News Service ST. PAUL —Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has had a lot of time to think in the past month. The 67-year-old governor is stuck at his official state residence in a body cast, recovering from hip surgery he underwent at Mayo Clinic just over a month ago....

The following cases were heard March 3 by Beltrami District Judge Shari R. Schluchter: Robert James Tuttle, 33, of Cass Lake was sentenced for two counts of possessing pornographic work to 15 months in the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud for the first count and...

FARGO — Forum Communications Co. has announced that Roz Randorf has been promoted to vice president of advertising. In this new company role, she will be responsible for leading sales strategy and product positioning to help drive revenue programs throughout Forum Communciations’...

Bemidji students place in competition FARGO — Two students from Bemidji recently placed in the Innovation Challenge ’14 at North Dakota State University in Fargo. The competition, which started in October, is sponsored by NDSU and the NDSU Research and Technology Park and showcases...

ST. PAUL — A federal judge’s pressure on Minnesota officials to change how the state deals with sex offenders does not appear to be producing results. Gov. Mark Dayton said Thursday he does not expect this year’s Legislature to act on the situation, and legislative leaders...