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Bemidji to receive more LGA next year

BEMIDJI —City councilors agree that having more Local Government Aid dollars flow from the state to Bemidji is a good thing. But how it affects their budget and the services...

news / local Tue, May 21, 2013 - 6:00pm

Judy and Curtis Black have owned the Maid-Rite Cafe on Bemidji Avenue North since 1986. The business closed last weekend and has been sold to Lueken’s Village Foods, which plans to remodel and reopen it later this year. — Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

End of an era: Bemidji’s Maid-Rite Cafe closes its doors after 27 years of memories

The parking lot is full and so are the booths at the Maid-Rite Cafe. Judy Black, who has owned and managed the business for 27 years, is taking food orders...

news / local Fri, May 17, 2013 - 3:46pm

MONTE DRAPER | BEMIDJI PIONEER
A body was discovered on Lake Irving about 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Shown left are firefighter Trent Eineichner and Bemidji Police investigators Mark Nelson and Mike Haines at the scene of the discovery.

Police pull body from Lake Irving

BEMIDJI — Police would not confirm the body of a man pulled from Lake Irving Thursday afternoon was that of Matt Pulis, missing since Oct. 20. But several law enforcement...

news / local Thu, May 16, 2013 - 3:21pm

MONTE DRAPER | BEMIDJI PIONEER
Motorists around Bemidji and greater Minnesota are seeing higher gas prices the past few days, as a gallon of regular unleaded was at or above the $4 mark.

Tourism expected to weather high gas prices

BEMIDJI —Although gas prices soared to near-record levels this week, local tourism officials don’t expect it to hamper one of the area’s most vital industries. Denelle Hilliard, executive director of...

news / region Thu, May 16, 2013 - 8:41am

Bemidji resident wins $20,000 in lottery

Kjell Thompson of Bemidji recently won $21,000 playing the Minnesota Lottery's Cash Star Crossword game, officials said today. Thompson claimed the prize on May 7. The winning ticket was sold...

news / local Mon, May 13, 2013 - 11:24am

TRACK: True Team tests Bemidji athletes

BUFFALO — Bemidji High School’s track team didn’t have the deepest team possible during Thursday’s Section 8-3A True Team meet at Buffalo, but the Lumberjacks did what they could with...

sports / lumberjacks Sat, May 11, 2013 - 12:15am

Local food drive planned Saturday

BEMIDJI — United Way of the Bemidji Area encourages area businesses to sponsor internal workplace food drives in support of the Bemidji Community Food Shelf as a primer to Saturday’s...

news / local Thu, May 09, 2013 - 4:25pm

City to install exercise equipment at North Country Park

BEMIDJI — A new way to stay in shape will be coming to North Country Park this summer. The Bemidji City Council on Monday approved the purchase of more than...

news / local Wed, May 08, 2013 - 6:20pm

Water main break causes temporary road closure near BSU

BEMIDJI —A water main break near the Bemidji State University campus temporarily closed the road above Tuesday. The break was reported Tuesday morning on 23rd Street Northeast, and by 10:30...

news / local Tue, May 07, 2013 - 8:14am

Bemidji to hold downtown cleanup day

Bemidji’s Downtown Development Authority will be hosting the Downtown Project Pride clean up event from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 7 Officials are asking businesses and residents to help...

news / local Tue, Apr 30, 2013 - 4:24pm

City not moving forward with new liquor store

BEMIDJI – A third city-operated liquor store is not in Bemidji’s near future. During a Monday work session, the council took a split vote on two motions: one to stick...

news / local Mon, Apr 22, 2013 - 11:42pm

Bemidji man gets four years in drunk driving case

DULUTH — A Bemidji man who received a probationary sentence after driving drunk, crashing into a vehicle and seriously injuring a Duluth police officer has been sentenced to four years...

news Wed, Apr 17, 2013 - 7:09pm

Sanford suspends Fairview merger negotiations

FARGO – Sanford Health, faced with sharp political opposition from the Minnesota capitol, is suspending merger talks with Twin Cities-based Fairview Health Services. Today’s announcement follows strong criticism about a...

news / business Wed, Apr 10, 2013 - 3:36pm

10 accused of poaching, marketing hundreds of thousands of dollars of walleye from Red Lake, Leech Lake reservations

MINNEAPOLIS – Federal prosecutors have filed indictments against 10 people accused with illegally poaching and marketing hundreds of thousands of dollars in walleye and other protected fish on the Red...

news / local Wed, Apr 10, 2013 - 1:47pm

Guilfoile named to BSU post

BEMIDJI – Patrick Guilfoile, interim associate vice president of academic affairs at Bemidji State University since 2009, has been named to the position permanently, the university announced Wednesday. In his...

news / education Wed, Apr 10, 2013 - 10:57am

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