Beltrami County Historical Society

Plus: the city of Walker is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Walker City Council, with applications due by noon on Nov. 26, 2025.

The Beltrami County Board heard from the Kitchigami Regional Library System and Beltrami County Historical Society after voting to reduce funding for the institutions in 2026.

More than 100 people crowded into the Beltrami County Board room in support of public libraries and the local museum as commissioners voted 4-1 to adopt its 2026 preliminary budget and levy.

Panelists include former Bemidji Mayor Rita Albrecht, current Bemidji council member Gwenia Fiskevold Gould and former Cass Lake Mayor Elaine Fleming.

The Beltrami County Historical Society will present “Women Elected to Lead: Voices from Local Government” on Saturday in Bemidji.

Plus: the state Commission on Judicial Selection has put forward three candidates to fill the bench vacated by the upcoming retirement of an Aitkin County judge; and the Beltrami County Historical Society will present "Women of Law and Order" for a special panel discussion on May 15, 2025.

The Beltrami County Historical Society will host four women serving their community through their careers in public safety on Thursday.

Crews responded to a possible sinkhole that turned out to be a structural collapse, and a full basement was found underneath a downtown parking lot.

While the crime in "Murder at the Carson Christmas Party" is fictitious, the 1893 party and guest list were real in this live-action Clue mystery at the Beltrami County History Center on Dec. 26-27, 2024.

Events this week include holiday kick-offs in Hibbing, Bemidji, Brainerd and Grand Rapids; a free Thanksgiving dinner and a student art exhibition.