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Three incumbents and two newcomers won seats on the Beltrami County Board in unofficial results of the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Craig Gaasvig, Richard Anderson and Tim Sumner all were reelected, while newcomers Joe Gould and John Carlson also earned victories.

All candidates for Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, Senate Districts 2 and 2A, Beltrami County Sheriff, Beltrami County Commissioner District 4 and Red Lake School Board have been invited to attend the event, which is open to everyone in the community.

At a public hearing held on Thursday, Sept. 22, the experts who ran the jail study gave their formal recommendation to construct a new detention center to replace the current Beltrami County Jail.

The Beltrami County Board narrowly passed a motion on Tuesday, Sept. 20, to include the full funding request of the Bemidji and Blackduck libraries in the preliminary 2023 budget approval.

As economic concerns continue to grow, the Beltrami County Budget Committee is proposing a 35% cut to funding for the Bemidji and Blackduck libraries, something library advocates fear will lead to drastic reductions in hours and services, along with the loss of jobs.

A small crowd of people attended the Aug. 16 Beltrami County Board meeting to make public comments urging the commissioners to reconsider a proposal to cut the budgets for the Bemidji and Blackduck public libraries by 35%.

An Elgin, Illinois company will be on Springfields northeast side this week to evaluate the condition of the sanitary and storm sewer manholes.

Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan and 10 other Indigenous candidates are running for seats in the Land of 10,000 Lakes #NativeVote22

Discussion was held during the Beltrami County Board’s June 21 session on whether to alter the makeup of the county budget committee.

International law firm King & Wood Mallesons has promoted 13 lawyers to the partnership, marketing the firm’s largest number of partner promotions in recent years. The promotions, the firm said i