Local Government

Elevated lead levels are not citywide and vary based on individual service lines and plumbing materials. The event is 6 p.m. at the Memorial Building.

Teams from Slovakia, Latvia and Czechia were featured in exhibition games at Bemidji's Sanford Center Dec. 19-22, 2025, ahead of the World Jr. Men's Hockey Tournament.

City cuts increase from nearly 30% as it weighs cutting public works position and awaits a potential $191,000 land sale.

The awards under the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority largely fund the replacement of lead service lines with copper, in addition to other statewide projects.

The embattled former GOP chair is in her first year as mayor of Nisswa, with fellow council members making moves to censure her at a meeting in January 2026.

And: Biwabik to take one more look at lowering 30% levy increase; and new report says USDA leans too much on industrial agriculture.

The city faces increased costs from a police contract, repayment to the DNR of mining tax revenue the agency overpaid and a new fire truck.

Plus: Deer River's new telehealth program the first step toward school-based health center.

Counties, cities and school districts host these meetings at the end of each year, after proposed property tax statements are sent out with tax estimates based on the proposed levies.

Officials with the state's Environmental Quality Board heard more on how data center development could impact the state's water resources.