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Horace May students donate to food shelf

Horace May Elementary students donated non-perishable food items for the Bemidji Community Food Shelf at a recent PTO-sponsored Movie Night. Ron Sugar, Horace May teacher and PTO president, and a...

news / education Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 5:40pm

Students in the News

-- The following students from University of Wisconsin- Superior have made the dean‘s list for fall semester: —From Bemidji, Danielle Luby; —From Turtle River, Morgan Krause; Samantha Drewes of Bemidji...

news / education Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 5:38pm

Kate Pearson wins teacher award

BEMIDJI – At the January meeting for Delta Kappa Gamma, Kate Pearson, second grade teacher at Horace May Elementary, was recognized as the 2012 Woman of Achievement. She will be...

news / education Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 5:37pm

Girl Scout cookies go on sale Saturday

BEMIDJI – The annual Girl Scout Cookie Sale begins today. In Bemidji, Girl Scouts will be selling various cookie flavors. Thin Mints, Caramel Delites, and other classic cookies along with...

news / local Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 4:13pm

Former teacher's autopsy could take weeks

BEMIDJI – The results of an autopsy for a former Bemidji teacher may take a few weeks, authorities said Friday. Toxicology tests for John Thorn Wangberg, 58, may take up...

news / local Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 4:01pm

Weather forces cancellation of BV event, warming houses

BEMIDJI - Family Night at Buena Vista, sponsored by City of Bemidji Parks and Recreation, has been canceled tonight due to the weather In addtion, the warming houses in Bemidji...

news / local Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 3:35pm

Kayla Sundvall is wheeled into the prenatal care unit by Dustin Peterson. Sundvall gave birth to the couple’s daughter, Charlotte Peterson, on Jan. 2. A benefit Saturday will raise money to help with the costs of Charlotte’s premature birth and hospital stay.

Saturday event will raise funds to help with hospital bills

SOLWAY – A syndrome that affects less than one percent of all pregnancies, a four-hour ambulance ride and a premature birth have resulted in a blessing and a curse for...

news / local Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 12:14am

Bill Batchelder, owner of Bemidji Woolen Mills, holds a Woolen Mills coat and Red Wing boots in the store Thursday. Under Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget proposal released last month, both items would be taxed because they cost more than $100. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Some local retailers push back on sales tax plan

BEMIDJI – The more Bill Batchelder reads about Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget proposal, the more he doesn’t like. That’s partly because a key piece of the tax plan laid out...

news / local Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 12:14am

Franken introduces Mental Health in Schools Act

BEMIDJI – After Katie Johnson’s young son was able to access mental health care, their lives changed. Cameron, who has autism, ADHD and sensory disorders, can’t be in environments with...

news / education Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 12:06am

United Way of Bemidji Area volunteers spell out the total raised in the 2012 campaign in the red-and-black style of Paul Bunyan, whose 75th birthday was celebrated all year in 2012. The $406,248.62 in funds raised exceeded the goal of $405,000.

United Way of Bemidji Area exceeds 2012 goal

The United Way of Bemidji Area revealed the results of the 2012 Community Campaign Thursday night at the annual Victory Dinner. The 2012 United Way Community Campaign raised a total...

news / local Thu, Jan 31, 2013 - 9:30pm

Beltrami County History Center to hold public session

BEMIDJI – The Beltrami County Historical Society will host a community input meetings from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 and 13 at the Beltrami County History Center. The meetings invite input...

news / local Thu, Jan 31, 2013 - 5:45pm

12 area students receive CLV scholarships

BEMIDJI – Twelve area elementary students will be honored this month as they are awarded scholarships to attend weeklong immersion camps at Concordia Language Villages. This is the 10th year...

news / education Thu, Jan 31, 2013 - 5:40pm

Kelliher man dies in multi-vehicle crash near Blackduck

BLACKDUCK – A 41-year-old Kelliher man died after a Wednesday morning crash near here. Chanin Johnson was following a snowplow Highway 72, about seven miles north of Blackduck, in a...

news / local Wed, Jan 30, 2013 - 8:24pm

UPDATED: Former Bemidji teacher, accused of sex crimes, found dead at home

BEMIDJI – Seven days after being arraigned on two felony sex charges, a former Bemidji teacher was found dead at his rural Cass Lake home. John Thorn Wangberg, 58, was...

news / local Wed, Jan 30, 2013 - 7:24pm

Wolf hunt forum scheduled Saturday at BSU

BEMIDJI – There will be a forum on the state’s wolf hunt from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at the American Indian Resource Center on the Bemidji State University campus. Speakers will...

news / local Wed, Jan 30, 2013 - 6:30pm

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