Bemidji Sunrise Rotary Club will host a confidential document disposal event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the Boys and Girls Club of the Bemidji Area, 1600 Minnesota Ave. NW.
Fridley schools were on course to be short dozens of educators this school year. Without a plan, the special education department was set to be sorely understaffed. And at least one classroom had no permanent teacher. That's why Brenda Lewis, the district's new superintendent, turned to international recruiting last fall — a strategy that worked to staff schools at her previous district in .
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The United Way of Bemidji Area recently announced that Headwaters Music and Arts and the Leach Brothers raised a total of $2,750 during the "Fill a Bowl" event held Feb. 6 at Bar 209.
The association's previous contract expired June 30, 2023, after which educators underwent over eight months of negotiations and mediation to reach another contractual agreement.