Health Care

The district plans to open a school-based health center by the end of 2026 using a state grant. The work is a continuation of efforts to meet students' needs.

As rural Minnesota becomes more diverse, advocates say more services must be offered in their communities. A new analysis says rural people of color face significant barriers to mental health care.

Grand Itasca and several partners are putting on the event at the YMCA, which includes breast health education, bone density screening and memory assessment.

The enrollment start date for people who get their coverage through MNsure, Minnesota's insurance exchange through the Affordable Care Act, is Nov. 1, 2025.

The much discussed federal subsidy, whose Dec. 31, 2025, expiration strikes at the heart of the budget stalemate that led to the federal shutdown, is “only part of the answer” for mind-boggling health insurance hikes.

Plus: A winter-hardy cover crop is being explored as a sustainable jet fuel source; and the Esko girls finished 4th place at the state soccer tournament.

Plus: Attorney General Keith Ellison will be in Bemidji Tuesday, Oct. 7, for a community forum; Bemidji State University Alumni & Foundation is launching a fundraising campaign to replant the campus after the June 2025 wind storm; and the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center announces changes to its healthcare delivery services in the Brainerd Lakes area.

The Brainerd lakes area health care provider also added a full-time neurologist, has invested in oncology, and will transition hospice and home care services to a new provider.

Lakewood Health System invites the public to its new cancer center in Staples for an open house 4-6 p.m. Oct. 10, 2025.

A kickoff meeting for the group is set for Sept. 24, 2025, at the Mountain Iron Community Center. The coalition was prompted by concerning trends on the Range.