BEMIDJI — The city of Bemidji is now a donation site for the Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies to support infants in need.
Beltrami County Public Health is home to the milk depot, for which women who have extra expressed milk can become approved donors to donate the extra supply. Milk donors must meet certain qualifications to be approved, with the screening process taking about three to six weeks to complete.
The nonprofit organization supplies the donated milk to premature and medically fragile infants in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.
According to Minnesota Milk Bank's website, only a handful of other donation sites exist in Northern Minnesota: in Duluth, Fargo-Moorhead, Wadena and Roseau.
Beltrami County Public Health recently remodeled its clinic in the Community Services Building. The department will host an open house and celebrate WIC’s 50th Anniversary on Monday, June 24.
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Minnesota writer Laurel Osterkamp’s new novel "The Side Project" is a contemporary romance about second chances, set in Bemidji.
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Events this week include theater and musical performances and nature journaling activity.
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Events this week include a puzzle swap, a concert for veterans, a comedian/hypnotist and more.
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The investigation revealed a population discrepancy between the ward totals of the city of Bemidji and Beltrami County used for redistricting purposes and the 2020 Census.
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Bemidji Downtown Alliance members Gina Grinde of Four Pines Bookstore and Molly Miller of Patterson’s Clothing join the KAXE Morning Show to talk about Sip, Shop, and Stroll going on Saturday, Nov. 9.
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And: the Minnesota State High School League's state tournament for team girls tennis wrapped up Wednesday, and Minnesotans should weigh their options when choosing their insurance plans for 2025.
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Family members are still seeking answers after 17-year-old Jeremy Jourdain disappeared on Oct. 31, 2016, and 15-year-old Nevaeh Kingbird went missing on Oct. 22, 2021.
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Podipto's found members will reunite for a fundraising event at the Beltrami County History Center at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Rail River Folk School.
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KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Clay Fulton, The Brothers Burn Mountain, Podipto and Lydia Rose & The Bad Decisions.