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BEMIDJI — Residents of Beltrami County have been rumbling about the roads crumbling for years, and officials are exploring a possible sales tax increase to help pay for repairs. Beltrami County Administrator Kay Mack and highway engineer Bruce Hasbargen presented the Beltrami...

Police Report The Bemidji Police Department responded to the following calls: Sunday: Assault 9:15 p.m.: An assault with no injuries was reported in the 1600 block of 23rd Street NW. The complainant, who was a juvenile, requested no assault charges be filed. Accident...

Beltrami County Commissioner Jack Frost will discuss Beltrami County affairs at an event scheduled at 11:50 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24. The date and time of the event was incorrect on Page 2 of Tuesday's Pioneer and on the Pioneer's website. Frost will present the "State of the County"...

BEMIDJI -- Residents of Beltrami County will not see an increase, and could see a reduction, in their property taxes as a result of what county administrator Kay Mack said Tuesday will be a balanced budget for 2014. That's thanks in part to an increase in County Program Aid, a program...

BEMIDJI -- A large portion of Beltrami County has been listed under moderate drought conditions this week as Bemidji and surrounding areas experience little rainfall and high temperatures that bring an increased risk for wildfires. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has...

BEMIDJI -- In a downward departure from sentencing guidelines, Beltrami District Judge Shari Schlucter sentenced a Solway man to 60 days in jail for actions that included a short, armed standoff with police in September. Jeffrey Wayne Wilson, 57, was sentenced Aug. 13, and was placed...

BEMIDJI -- The identity of a Grand Rapids woman who died in a four-wheeler accident Monday morning was released by police Tuesday. Heather Michelle Garneau, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, according to a press release from Beltrami County emergency management...

Beltrami County is in a severe thunderstorm watch until midnight, the National Weather Service office said today. Other area counties in the watch include Hubbard, Clearwater, Itasca, Cass, Koochiching and Mahnomen. Earlier today, the weather service office in Grand Forks said much...

BEMIDJI — If you're an average car owner, come Jan. 1 you'll owe Beltrami County an additional $10 when registering your vehicle. In a 3-1 decision Tuesday night, the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners passed a wheelage tax, requiring auto owners to pay $10 annually for...