I first started at the Bemidji (Minn.) Pioneer as an intern in the summer of 1996. That would begin six years as a news reporter, sports reporter and copy editor for a small, six-day-per-week daily newspaper in northern Minnesota. I wrote a large range of stories from multiple beats, to features to sports, my favorite being the coverage of the Red Lake Reservation High School basketball team named the Warriors. Here is a collection of my stories from my time at the Pioneer.
Dec. 14, 1999
By Devlyn Brooks
Parts of northern Minnesota could see up to 2 inches of snow today as the first strong storm front of winter passes overhead.
A front is moving in from the west that extends from central Manitoba to central Colorado, and it is producing .5 to 2 inches of snow, according to Senior Meteorologist Greg Gust of the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, N.D.
"It's not a seriously cold system, and heavy snows are not predicted," he said, "but maybe it will get some white stuff on the ground."
Gust said the Bemidji region should see its heaviest snow fall about 9 to 10 a.m. today, with light snow continuing throughout the day. He added that the wind will range from 10 to 20 mph, leaving visibility "pretty manageable" and temperatures should reach into the lower 30s.
Looking further into the week, there will be chance of light snow flurries again Wednesday morning, highs will be 20 to 25 degrees, and lows should be about 15. the skies should be mostly cloudy.
Another .5 to 2 inches of snow may fall again Thursday and Friday, with highs in the teens and lows near zero degrees.
Saturday and Sunday should feel much the same, just without the chances for snow.
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