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Daltyn Lofstrom

Reporter

Daltyn Lofstrom is a reporter at the Bemidji Pioneer focusing on education and community stories.

Originally from Strandquist, Minnesota, he graduated from Bemidji State University in May 2021 with degrees in Marketing and Mass Communication. When not having fun at work, he is an avid YouTube-viewer, daily journal-keeper and musician. Feel free to connect with him on LinkedIn.

Readers can get in touch with Daltyn at (218) 333-9790 or at dlofstrom@bemidjipioneer.com.

“This is one of the greatest honors of my life,” he said following his appointment. “My family has prospered because of this system, but we can’t rest until every family can say that.”
BSU/NTC President John Hoffman detailed that post-pandemic enrollment has dropped by approximately 20%, which has resulted in $9 million in revenue loss and a $9 million deficit for the institution.
Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. said 2022 was a busy and productive year for the nation
Celebrating the Bemidji Area School District’s history while musing on her own, 100-year-old LaVerne Whelan sees this weekend’s All School Reunion events as a chance to connect several generations with the commonality of the district they attended growing up.
Effective July 1, 2022, John Hoffman will serve as the next president for Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College.
The search for missing and murdered Indigenous women hits especially close to home in Bemidji this year.
In an effort to connect Red Lake, Standing Rock and other Nations throughout the upper Midwest with electronic vehicle charging stations, Minneapolis-based Native Sun Community Power Development and over two dozen of its partners will make use of a recently awarded $6.67 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office.
With her final year upcoming, Hensrud reflected on the past five years that she has led BSU and NTC with accomplishments and challenges alike.