breezy point

Denise Slipy joins a widening pool of candidates filing ahead of the April 15 special primary. The election comes in the wake of Justin Eichorn's arrest and resignation.

Ruud opted not to join the crowded field vying for the state Senate seat left vacant by Justin Eichorn's resignation, pointing to her various other commitments.

Kimberly Bolz-Andolshek, Mariah Hines, Curt Johnson, Susan Mathison-Young and Amy Sjoblad are running for I.S.D. 186, Pequot Lakes, School Board.

Plus an update on the deaths in Breezy Point, progress on the Barnum wildfire and updated road construction plans in Bemidji.

Plus the debate over school resource officers in local schools, progress on Barnum wildfire and exceptional drought conditions in region.

The Crow Wing County Attorney’s Office identified the dead as 54-year-old Melanie Michele Jansen of Maple Grove, 29-year-old Hannah Nicole Parmenter (Jansen) of Elk River, and 59-year-old Michael Charles Toner of Maple Grove.

Plus a Barnum wildfire update, weatherization in the Energy Assistance Program and the potential for frost in the Northland.

JoAnn Weaver is a retired RN and former multi-term mayor of Breezy Point. She is well-qualified to talk gardening: she grew up in a gardening family from…