08/07/2026
Farmfest honors Meg Moynihan, the 2026 Woman Farmer of the Year, and farm families from all 87 counties
Dahlberg Family from Clearwater County
The Dahlbergs started their farm in 1919, located in Clearbrook. It was started by Hans Dahlberg, a Swedish immigrant, and his family. Several years later,...
08/07/2026
Eugene “Gene” Leroy Stai, 91, of Bemidji, MN died Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Neilson Place in Bemidji, MN.
An open house celebrating Gene’s life will be held at Beltrami Electric Building, Saturday, August 1, 2026 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm for family and friends.
Gene was born in International...
08/06/2026
Date: 08/06/2026
From: Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Re: ICR 26-000703 UTV Accident
On 08/05/26 at approx. 3:25 P.M. the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a cell phone crash detection alert near 230TH ST SW & 370TH AVE SW in rural Fisher, MN.
Deputies arrived on scene and located a UTV...
08/06/2026
Bemidji Area Arts Endowment awards $22,000 to local arts and cultural projects
August 5, 2026 (Bemidji, MN) - The Bemidji Area Arts Endowment (BAAE), a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, has awarded $22,000 in grant funding to support a diverse array of arts, music, and cultural...
08/05/2026
Vernon Roy "Vern" Vigoren, 86, passed away peacefully at home on July 22, 2026.
Born at home on December 3, 1939, in Gully, Minnesota, to Ole and Ruth Vigoren, Vern grew up on the family farm as the third of nine children. In 1964, he moved with his young family to Rainier, Oregon, where he built...
08/05/2026
Phyllis Maxine (Haugen) Clendening Olson, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Fosston, Minnesota November 30, 1947, Phyllis was the cherished daughter of Melvin and...
08/05/2026
Catherine Jane Sederquist passed away at the age of 91 on July 26, 2026, at Elim Meadows Nursing Home in Milaca, Minnesota.
Catherine was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 28, 1934, to Hugo and Hortense Dahlstrom. Catherine grew up with her younger sisters Nancy and Esther in Milaca,...
08/05/2026
FOSSTON, Minn. – Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) Chapter 45 invites individuals and families from throughout northwestern Minnesota to participate in a Family Walk to Celebrate Life on Saturday, August 22, in Fosston.
The event is intended to affirm the value of every human life while...
08/04/2026
Though fragile in body, generous in spirit; he poured light from a cup that never seemed to empty. Clark Alan Chambers, 69, passed away at Sanford of Bemidji surrounded by love on June 13, 2026. We will gather to celebrate Clark’s memory on August 7, 2026, at St. Philip’s Church. Visitation will...
08/04/2026
Charles Svalen, age 95, of McIntosh, MN, passed away on Sunday, August 2nd, at McIntosh Senior Living. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 10th, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in McIntosh with the Rev. Pam Thorson officiating. Interment will be in Salem Lutheran Cemetery,...