Laurie Swenson
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Laurie Swenson is a reporter/copy editor for the Bemidji Pioneer. She has been with the Pioneer since 2004.
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SOLWAY – WhipStaff Ranch and Rescue is slowing down but not shutting down, Carrie Van Wert stresses. Dwindling funds, slower adoptions and fewer foster homes and volunteers have caused the...
BEMIDJI – After a high temperature of 54 degrees Wednesday, the temperatures sharply dropped for an icy Thanksgiving Day. On Friday, the high was only 16, but it didn’t stop...
BEMIDJI – The Beltrami County Board, during its regular meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, will consider a request from County Assessor Duane Ebbighausen to work 1,044 hours per year (about...
Susan Nelson plays “Andante Pastroale et Scherzettino” by Paul Taffanel on the flute during a Bemidji State University Department of Music Faculty Recital for Nelson and soprano singer Linda Wagner,...
Practice makes perfect in making lefse. Coached by Gerri Thorsgard of the Lefse Chicks, Erin Delonais, 2, tries her hand with the lefse stick Friday night during the eighth annual...
Chuck and Lois Brown will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 23.
BEMIDJI — Although the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene of five accidents Thursday due to early-morning icy roads, only very minor injuries occurred, Beltrami County Sheriff Phil...
For higher education to have its best impact on society, no one approach can do the job. That was one of the themes that emerged from a dialogue that drew...
BEMIDJI – Students in the Reporting and Writing class at Bemidji State University got real-time political journalism experience Tuesday night. “For many of them, it’s their first election,” said their...
Steve Green won a close race against Brita Sailer in the race to become the House District 2B representative. Green, a Fosston Republican, won with 51 percent of the vote,...






