Bethany Wesley News Today

The funding will kick off the first phase of construction for six new homes in northwest Minnesota — four in Thief River Falls and two in Red Lake Falls.

One can only wonder what Charley Miles would think of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation building these days — one of the oldest buildings in town.

The Bemidji Parks and Recreation Department created the “Let’s Go Skating” program last November and was honored on Friday with an accolade for the project.

The Northwest Minnesota Foundation has already given out $1 million in the first quarter of its fiscal year, as its switching to regular impact statements to help give a broader understanding of everything the organization does throughout the region.

BEMIDJI - Candidates for Minnesota Senate District 5 participated in a live forum hosted by Lakeland PBS, in partnership with the Park Rapids Enterprise and Northern Community Radio on Monday, Oct. 17.

Candidates touch on topics of taxes, abortion, clean energy and more.

Members of the community had the chance to ask questions and hear from the Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board during a public forum on Tuesday, April 26, before the board begins the process of reviewing planning and zoning ordinances in Bemidji and Northern Township.