Rural Minnesota

The program offers STEM education kits and access to free resources and programs. One of its offerings is a 5-day field trip for fifth-grade students to learn about STEM careers.

Legislation would allocate $600K from the state’s workforce development fund to the Rural Cancer Institute for a program exposing med students to oncology care in rural Minnesota.

While MN does have regulations on nitrate levels in drinking water, advocates say nitrogen thresholds for lakes and rivers are long overdue.

While operating costs have risen for builders, so have rents for apartment dwellers.

Rep. Spencer Igo, R-Wabana Township, is in his second term at the Minnesota Legislature and serves as the Chair of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.

To be eligible for these new grants, mental health professionals would be required to choose to serve in a rural part of the state.

Every year on March 16, Finns (and friends of Finns) gather in Menahga to celebrate the Patron Saint of the Finnish vineyard workers, St. Urho.

Megan Fitzpatrick and Charlotte Roy have started a petition at change.org with a goal to demonstrate a need for after-hours emergency care for pets in the Bemidji area. Veterinary clinics are facing staff shortages, especially in rural areas.

The Northern Township project would connect properties along Lake Bemidji, including a resort with previous septic problems.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hiring 40 Climate Change Fellows to assist with applications for wind, solar and similar projects under the Rural Energy for America Program.