The Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon is, for lack of a better word, virtual in 2020. It’s not REALLY virtual. After all, if you register, you are expected to actually run a marathon, half marathon, 26k, etc. It’s just that it’s not necessarily at a specific time this year. With Covid-19 …

Great River Rescue’s Annual Fall Fundraiser, like so many other things this year, is going to be a virtual affair. You can help this great organization from the comfort of your home Friday, October 16th with their Virtual Gala beginning at 6pm. You are on your own for food, but …

The Bemidji Downtown Alliance, in partnership with the Bemidji Alliance, is bringing a brand-new initiative called Shop Small, GIVE BIG to downtown Bemidji for the entire month of September. The Shop Small, GIVE BIG campaign was created to support small, locally owned, downtown Bemidji area businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Bemidji Area Schools have set a plan for back to school for this fall, with in-person learning for elementary students and a hybrid model for students 6-12. Find out more about Bemidji’s plans here. Schools in the more rural parts of Beltrami County, such as Blackduck, Kelliher and Red Lake, …

Charter schools in the Bemidji Area serve students from Kindergarten through 12th grade, and many have cooperative agreements for bussing, special education and food services through the Bemidji School District. As a result, some charter schools in the Bemidji Area have also opted to begin four days later than previously …

In Clearwater County, a couple of new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in recent weeks, but under the Safe Learning Plan spreadsheets, Clearwater County has had a 0 case rate per 10,000 people for the last two reporting periods. That rate changed to 1.13 for the two-week period ending Aug. 15, …

In northern Cass County, Cass Lake-Bena and Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig Schools opted for distance learning, while students in Walker-Hackensack-Akeley schools will attend in-person classes. The Leech Lake Tribal Council issued a recommendation in mid-August that schools within the boundaries of the reservation start the school year with distance learning. Guidance from the …

News Director Larissa Donovan has been compiling and summarizing back to school plans for area schools and districts. Bemidji Area School Board finalized an in-person elementary, hybrid model for middle and high school students during their August board meeting. Bemidji Area Charter Schools will also largely use the hybrid model. …

According to Minnesota’s Safe Learning Plan documents, Hubbard County’s new case rate per 10,000 people was 2.88 for the two-week period ending Aug. 15, down from 5.27 for the two-week period ending Aug. 8. Even with a new case rate of under 10, which allows all students to return to …

The Bagley School Board voted Aug. 22 on a learning model to begin the school year, but that plan changed today, which Bagley Superintendent Erich Heise accredits to a lack of paraprofessional staff. “When the School Board voted to open the year with in-person learning on August 22, we had …