Road construction with detour starts October 1, 2012 on the Scenic Highway NE Co Rd 39

Road Construction-Detour

The Beltrami County Highway Department will start construction of a project on Scenic Highway NE, County State Aid Highway 39 beginning, Monday, October 1 and a detour will be in place.

The portion of the highway under construction will start at the junction of Scenic Highway NE (Co Rd 39) and Birchmont Beach Dr NE (Co Rd 20) and will continue north 4.9 miles.  The crews will begin removing the bituminous surface.  The detour will remain in place through the rest of the 2012 construction season and will start again in 2013.  If you must travel in the construction area expect delays and use caution.   

For more information regarding this closure please contact the Beltrami County Highway Department at 333-8173.

 

Motorcycle crash claims a victim on Becida Rd SW

Becida Road and Fern Lake Road UPDATE

September 27, 2012

 

At approximately 7:04 PM,  on Sunday September 23^rd, 2012, the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office was notified of an accident involving a 1999 Toyota Camry Sedan and a 2002 Honda Motorcycle at the intersection of Becida Road SW and Fern Lake Road SW, in Grant Valley Township, approximately 2 miles west and south of Bemidji.

 

Deputies arrived at the scene to find two individuals lying in the roadway suffering from extreme injuries who had been on the motorcycle.  The driver of the motorcycle was identified as Bradley Mordini age 42 and Michelle Sugar Age 38, both of Bemidji.  The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office was notified that Michelle Sugar succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased at the Sanford Fargo Hospital at 6:26 PM on Wednesday, September 26, 2012.

 

The driver of the car, Steven Greenwood, age 26, of Bemidji and his passenger Melissa Sue Beyer, age 27, of Hopkins were interviewed at the scene.  Officers determined  Greenwood was turning south onto Fern Lake Road from the Becida Rd and failed to yield right of way turning left in front of the  motorcycle travelling the opposite direction on the Becida Road.  Neither of the occupants of the car was injured.

 

Greenwood was found to be in possession of a small amount of Marijuana and admitted to officers that he had been using marijuana prior to the collision.  Greenwood was issued a citation for Criminal Vehicular Operation pending the outcome of chemical tests ordered by law enforcement officers

 

First Responders, Bemidji Fire and Bemidji Ambulance EMS responded to the scene.  The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office was assisted by Bemidji Police and Minnesota State Patrol. 

 

Mix Arrested in Fuel Theft Case

Mix Arrested in Fuel Theft Case

                                                                                                                    September 26 2012

 

In August of 2012, the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office and members of the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension began investigating the theft of large quantities of diesel fuel from local companies in and around the city of Bemidji and Beltrami County area. 

 

On Sunday evening, September 23, 2012, David Lee Kiser of Bemidji was apprehended by law enforcement for the theft of over 250 gallons of diesel fuel from a local business.  At the time of this report, Paul Anthony Mix of rural Bemidji had not been apprehended.

 

Today, Wednesday, September 26, 2012,  Paul Anthony Mix was arrested in Fargo, ND by the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and the Fargo Police Department .  He is currently in custody, awaiting extradition, in the Cass County Jail on charges of aiding and abetting felony theft.

 

The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office appreciates the combined efforts of the media and an alert citizen in the Fargo/Moorhead area.

 

Sheriff Phil Hodapp

 

 

SERIOUS CRASH FERN LAKE RD

Fern Lake Road

September 26, 2012

 

At approximately 7:03 AM, the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office was notified of a single vehicle accident in the 1600 block of Fern Lake Road SW, about ¼ mile south of the Becida Road, located in Grant Valley Township south and west of Bemidji.   Deputies arrived at the scene to find a 1997 Chevrolet Pick-up truck in the trees on the west side of the road.  The vehicle had come to rest on its side against a tree with the cab crushed by the tree.  The driver and sole occupant was pinned inside the vehicle and was rescued from the vehicle using the "jaws of life", by Bemidji Firemen with assistance from Beltrami Industrial wreckers.

 

The driver,  Mariah Wolf, Age 17, of  Bemidji, was driving northbound on Fern Lake Road SW enroute to her classes at Bemidji High School when the crash occurred.  We do not have a current update on her condition at this time.   Mariah was transported to the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

 

First Responders, Bemidji Fire and Bemidji Ambulance EMS responded to the scene and a Sanford Life Flight Helicopter was also dispatched to transport the victim.  The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office was assisted by Bemidji Police and Minnesota State Patrol. 

 

Sheriff Phil Hodapp