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Making up the majority of the existing congregation of Norway Lutheran Church are Lorna and Myron Nysveen, foreground, and Duane and Shirley Nysveen. The church, between Hillsboro and Mayville, N.D., will marks its closing June 16 with a special service. Dave Wallis | Forum Communications

Country churches hurt as rural areas lose people

HILLSBORO, N.D.

news / region Fri, Jun 08, 2012 - 12:00am

Teen dies from crash injuries

BLACKDUCK - A 13-year-old Blackduck girl has died as a result of her injuries from a crash Friday in Beltrami County. Skyayla "Sky" Love died Sunday at a Fargo, N.D.,...

news / region Thu, Jun 07, 2012 - 12:00am

Appeals court upholds conviction of Lake George man

PARK RAPIDS -- The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Lake George man accused in the brutal domestic assault of his estranged wife in June 2009...

news / local / region Wed, Jun 06, 2012 - 12:00am

City Councilors to face opponents

BEMIDJI - Two races for Bemidji City Council are now contested. Two city residents filed for election Monday as Michael Meehlhause filed for election in Ward 1 and Phillip L...

news / local / region Tue, Jun 05, 2012 - 12:00am

This June 8, 2004, photo taken in Hong Kong shows the transit of Venus, which occurs when the planet Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun. Venus will cross the face of the sun on Tuesday, a sight that will be visible from parts of Earth. This is the last transit for more than 100 years. AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File

Oh, Venus: Rare chance to see Venus pass in front of the sun

If you missed the solar eclipse two weeks ago, you may get an even rarer chance this week to see the sun dim when the planet Venus sweeps in front...

news / local / region Tue, Jun 05, 2012 - 12:00am

ND delegation heading to Norway to talk oil

GRAND FORKS - A North Dakota delegation of state, local, business, education and other leaders will travel to Norway on Saturday for a weeklong examination of that country's energy industry...

news / region Sat, Jun 02, 2012 - 12:00am

Clearwater graveling project begins

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Forestry Division is starting a graveling project this month to improve the Height of Land and Strawberry Mountain Forest roads in Clearwater County. The...

news / region Sat, Jun 02, 2012 - 12:00am

Carlson joins race for Senate seat

BEMIDJI - There now is a three-person race for the District 5 in the state Senate. Current Sen. John Carlson, R-Bemidji, has filed for re-election in the newly defined district...

news / local / region Fri, Jun 01, 2012 - 12:00am

Former House candidate Bye dies after cancer fight

PEQUOT LAKES - Former legislative candidate Meg Bye, who also served as a Duluth city councilor and human rights advocate, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. She was 69...

news / region Fri, Jun 01, 2012 - 12:00am

Study: More Minnesota children in poverty

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - After a long streak of boasting one of the nation's lowest rates of children living in poverty, Minnesota has been "slipping" in recent years compared to...

news / region Thu, May 31, 2012 - 12:00am

Students in the News

-- Jana Hedstrom and Emma Nielson of Bemidji are each recipients of an Excellence Scholarship from Concordia College in Moorhead. -- Zachary Lewis, formerly of Bemidji, graduated Magna Cum Laude...

news / local / region / education Sun, May 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Monitor lets parents watch, talk to baby

FARGO - When my toddler's screaming in his crib and I'm stuck in the shower, I've often wished my baby monitor worked both ways so I could try to calm...

news / region Sun, May 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Garrison woman sentenced to prison for 2010 slaying

A Garrison woman was sentenced to 40 years in prison for striking and killing her husband with a vehicle in Sept. 2010. Helene Teresa Mitchell-Abraham, 62, was found guilty in...

news / region Sun, May 27, 2012 - 12:00am

A crew reshingles the steeple of Rodnes Lutheran Church east of Erskine, Minn., on Thursday. The church opted for a $10,000 renovation of the steeple rather than a $30,000 restoration. JOHN SETNNES | FORUM COMMUNICATIONS CO.

Erskine parish fixes steeple for lower price to stay alive

ERSKINE - Rodnes Church, founded by Norwegian immigrants in 1885, has fought the good fight over its 127 years. Despite a membership that has slipped to 50 and an average...

news / region Sun, May 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Rural broadband project stalled after FCC change

BEMIDJI - A northern Minnesota telephone cooperative has put a $19 million broadband expansion on hold because of federal changes aimed at extending high-speed Internet access in rural areas. Bemidji-based...

news / local / region / business Fri, May 25, 2012 - 12:00am

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