Grace Murphy鈥檚 3-year-old dog, Ember, went missing on Oct. 3 near Bemidji and was found 16 days later in Fertile, nearly 60 miles away. How she got there is still a mystery.
The SVSE program was developed to address a critical gap in services for families involved in custody disputes, domestic violence and child protection concerns.
The county has partnered with North Homes Children and Family Services, which will manage the day-to-day operations of the supervised visitation and safe exchange center in Bemidji.
While her hands were immersed in soapy water and mine holding a dish in one hand and a towel in the other, we talked about cattle, crops and the news of the day.
Descendants of Nebish settlers gathered July 22-23 at the Northern Escape Venue, 30 miles northeast of Bemidji, to celebrate and continue a tradition that started in 1981.
The question that the deejay asked my in-laws at my son's wedding: 鈥淗ow do you stay married for 65 years?鈥� Columnist Ann Bailey comes up with an answer.
Columnist Jessie Veeder pays homage to her grandmother who recently passed. She writes, "To be loved by a person like my grandma Ginny is to feel like she created her sunshine just to have you stand in it and warm up."
If passed by the Senate and signed into law by the governor, a new state program would offer 12 weeks of family leave and 12 weeks of medical leave. A new payroll tax would help fund the system.
The governor on Wednesday detailed his plan for bigger reimbursements for child care providers and tax credits for parents that could lower costs and improve access.
