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Public testimony to the House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee this week shows affordability continues to be a serious issue for middle class families.

This is the second gathering hosted by the organization that says it’s facing budget shortfalls, low staff numbers and space limitations for its after-school child care program.

He will serve as one of 12 regional vice presidents for the organization, representing the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in the Midwest region.

Central Elementary was vacated in 2021 during Bemidji Area Schools' budget reduction efforts, with the district declaring the school as surplus property in August.

Honorees include Ann Bussey of Side Lake; family nurse practitioner Shannon Shaw of Bemidji; Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin; and Ted Matthews of Hutchinson.

The council unanimously agreed to direct staff to pursue a claim in this class action lawsuit with a group of companies known as DuPont.

The planning commission will take shape ahead of the dissolution of the Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board at the end of this year.

One recipient is Open Arms Resource Center, a new facility in Baxter aimed at connecting people in recovery from substance use with jobs, housing, peer support and more.

An Aitkin County jury found Mylene Vialard guilty earlier this year. She attached herself to a self-supporting bamboo structure near an Enbridge pumping station in Swatara.

Jim Fordham grew up on High Plains Tree Farm, started by his parents 50 years ago. He said he looks forward to reconnecting with customers he’s known for decades when the farm opens.

John Beltman, program supervisor, said the seasonal experience provides people the opportunity to connect with the Northern Minnesota forests around them.

Painter Joyce Jackson Arndt has a retrospective exhibit at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji called 'Ninanda Minwaajim: I Seek to Tell a Good Story' until Nov. 11.

Verse Like Water is an ongoing celebration of great imaginative literature, and its purpose is to dream into being first class literary events for the Brainerd Lakes Region.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of the invasive algae starry stonewort in Dora Lake, near Wirt in Itasca County.

The exhibit will be on display in Bigfork through Sept. 30.

"Fostering Good Citizenship" will be Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.

Baker lost his son to an opioid overdose in 2011 and will share his story and discuss ongoing efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.

Many federal and state programs are designed to support large scale projects, and communities like Bigfork struggle to show they’re primed for them.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced as of Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, motorists may now move through the area between Hassman and the Mississippi River Bridge.

School districts across Northern Minnesota have special elections on Nov. 7, such as Grand Rapid Schools' three ballot questions. Beltrami County is also seeking a local option sales tax to fund a new jail.