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Duluth’s Park Point residents air property tax concerns in wake of Cargill purchases
Around 100 residents of Duluth’s Park Point neighborhood crammed into a community center Wednesday evening to learn about St. Louis County’s upcoming process to assess the value of homes on the Point, and to voice concerns about soaring property taxes. Park Point residents say they are stressed about...
Craig 'Figgy' Ritacco believes 'Franklin mural is our history'
EVELETH—Craig Ritacco is an avid historian of the City of Eveleth and says he is learning something new every day. In true Eveleth style, he has a nickname: “Figgy,” just as his dad and late grandpa, both named John “Figgy” Ritacco. Ritacco grew up in Eveleth, graduating from high school in 1985, and lives with his family in Minneapolis. ...
Mountain Iron-Buhl Third Quarter Honor Roll
Grade 7 Exemplary Honor Roll Ayden Anderson, Noah Frosaker, Wynter Heath, Paige Hensen, Aubrey Johnson, Hendrick Niska, Cecilia Pederson, Farrah Thomas A Honor Roll Xavier Anderson, Brooklyn Beier, Alec Dahl, Sebastian Haupt, Bryce Inmon, Anders Kohler, Spencer Lindsay, Addison Lobe,...
Minnesota North College’s EMPOWER Program to host Free Summer Camps
The Empow(HER) Summer Camps are open for enrollment! Girls ages 14-17 can sign up for classes across the Iron Range and experience work in the trades. There are three sessions: June 10-13: Minnesota North College, Hibbing Campus Automotive Heating and Cooling ...
Virginia debates rezoning Midway parcel
VIRGINIA—The Virginia City Council Tuesday voted 5-2 to begin the process to rezone a piece of property north of the former Midway Motel. Councilors Julianne Paulsen and Liz Motley, who voted against, favored sending the matter back to the Committee of the Whole for further discussion. An earlier motion to do that failed by the same 5-2 vote. Community Development Coordinator Jenny Bourbonais said the request to rezone from R1...
Lady Norse sweep Cardinal softball 9
HIBBING—Scoring runs early, or scoring runs late. That doesn’t matter for the Minnesota North-Mesabi Range softball team. In fact, that’s what the Lady Norse did in a MCAC Northern Division contest against Minnesota North-Hibbing Wednesday at the Bennett Park Field. Minnesota North-Mesabi Range scored eight early runs in game one, then scored 10 runs in...
Paulucci Space Theatre proud to host other planetarium leaders this weekend
A big weekend for the Paulucci Space Theatre in Hibbing. They are hosting the 2024 meeting of the Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota Planetarium Society. This is a chance for those in the field to share ideas and updates. Kevin Milani, director of the Paulucci, told us they haven’t hosted in at...
NESC expanding region's broadband
MOUNTAIN IRON—Ground was broken Tuesday morning and construction will soon be underway to expand broadband in the region. The $4.25 million project will add 136 route miles in three counties, expanding the Northeast Service Cooperative’s total network by 11% for a total of 1,366 miles. “We’re in the super highway business (of fiber networks). So we’re going to run that highway and make sure there’s lots of off ramps that’s...
Wolverine golf wins in Virginia but GNK's Carpenter takes top honors
VIRGINIA—The Rock Ridge boys’ golf team eked out an East Range Conference victory on one of their home courses Thursday, but it was Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin’s Caiden Carpenter that took home top honors. Carpenter fired a nine-hole 37 to beat the next closest golfer by two strokes. The Wolverines won the meet with a four-golfer score of 161. The Titans were second at 167, Two Harbors third at 180, International Falls fourth...
Iron Range Job Fair connects employers with potential new team members
Plenty of connections made on Thursday at the Iron Range Job Fair. People showed up at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center in Virginia, to meet different potential employers. Students also attended, to get a feel for what’s out there. One man we met got his start at L&M...
Hibbing boys in third Rock Ridge eighth at Grand Slam event; 'Jackets' Sundvall hits a hole-in-one
GRAND RAPIDS—Hibbing’s Ethan Sundvall had a hole-in-one on the eighth hole at the Grand Slam of Golf held at Pokegama Golf Course Friday. The 17-team event concludes today at Eagles Ridge Golf Course in Coleraine. Sundvall finished with a 74 to place him fourth overall. Andrew Slatten finished with a 76 and a sixth-place finish. ...
School lunch menus
April 29-May 3 HIBBING Monday: Roasted chicken fillet on wwbun, shredded lettuce, sweet potato side dish, California blend veggies, Mandarin oranges, lowfat milk choices, cookie Tuesday: French toast sticks, savory turkey sausage patty, crispy hashbrown, tangy chilled tomato juice, fresh fruit, lowfat milk choices ...
Lawsuit against Eveleth schools demolition thrown out
EVELETH—A lawsuit seeking to stop the abatement and demolition of the Eveleth school buildings was thrown out last Friday, Rock Ridge Superintendent Noel Schmidt told the School Board Monday night. Plaintiff Richard Klabechek filed the lawsuit on March 18 seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) based on the alleged historical value and status of the buildings under the Minnesota Environmental Rights Act. A Sixth District Court judge issued the TRO...
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