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Summer Music in the Park returns to Virginia
According to the Office of Parks and Recreation of Virginia, their Summer Music in the Park series is returning in 2024 featuring 15 different artists. The Music in the Park series begins Tuesday, June 4th and goes through August 27th. ““Our summer concert series committee was overwhelmed with the number...
Farewell to the Franklin
EVELETH—Soon the Franklin School will be no more. The 103-year-old brick school is scheduled for demolition, as are other buildings on the Eveleth campus. Schools in Gilbert and Virginia have already been razed, and students now occupy the new structures of the Rock Ridge Schools. This is the Franklin’s history as written on the website of the Eveleth Heritage Society: ...
Iron Range fire departments battle late night fire
According to the Northland Fire Wire, there was an active structure fire in an apartment building in Gilbert at around 11:50 p.m. Thursday night. The fire was located in the 200 block of Broadway Street North. The Gilbert, Eveleth, Fayal, Biwabik, Biwabik Township, Virginia, Lakeland, and Mountain Iron fire departments...
Wolverines bounce back to down Panthers, 8-3
VIRGINIA—Navigating through rough waters over their last several games, the Rock Ridge baseball team came into Friday’s contest with South Ridge desperate for a win. From struggles at the plate to defensive miscues, it looks as if the Wolverines found a way to turn things around and play a complete seven innings as they downed the Panthers 8-3 to end the week. “That’s what I’ve been waiting for for a...
Level 3 Predatory Offender moves back to Virginia
According to the Virginia Police Department, Dustin Joshua Cousins is moving to the 100th block of 5th Street South in Virginia. Cousins, 39, is registered as a Level 3 Predatory Offender. Cousins is described as a white male, who is 5′ 6″ tall and 214 pounds. He has brown eyes...
MADC in action Saturday at The Meadowlands
East Rutherford, NJ — With just the MADC 2 added on Saturday night (May 18), this race featured everything from lead changes to an exciting stretch duel to the second longest shot on the board winning. In the fourth race on the card, it was fast fractions on the...
Minnesota North College Eveleth campus to host free summer camps
Minnesota North College, Eveleth Campus, will host summer camps for any student ages 16 and up! Explore hands-on workshops in Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Welding, and Graphic Design and Visual Communications. These summer camps are paid for through the federal Carl Perkins grant for Career and Technical Education and will be hosted at the Eveleth Campus. The EMS camp is June 10-10th from 9—3 p.m. Students will work to gain a CPR/First Aid/AED certification and work alongside local fire departments, EMS and Life Link air...
'Jackets second, Wolverines fifth at Rock Ridge Invite
VIRGINIA — The Hibbing boys golf team finished two strokes behind Hermantown on Friday to take second at the Rock Ridge Invitational held at the Virginia Golf Course. The Hawks won the meet with a team score of 304 while the ‘Jackets were just behind them at 306. Duluth East was third (308), Grand Rapids fourth (310) and Rock Ridge fifth (313) to round out a tightly packed top five that was separated by less than 10 strokes. ...
Boben reaches 600 strikeouts in win over Giants
HIBBING—Aune Boben was on her game. The Hibbing High School senior struck out 19 Mesabi East batters, and she hit a home run, as the Bluejackets beat the Giants 7-0 Friday at Dr. Ben Owens Stadium in Cheever Field. In the process, Boben topped 600 career strikeouts in a dominant performance. “Six-hundred strikeouts shows how...
Dedication of Steve Kerzie Legacy Track set for 10 a.m. Saturday
VIRGINIA—Less than a week after hosting the Iron Range Conference Championships, the Rock Ridge track and field teams will host one more this season. Kicking off the Kerzie Invitational at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, the brand new, state of the art track at Rock Ridge High School will be named the “Steve Kerzie Legacy Track” in honor of Steve Kerzie and his years of service and impact throughout the Gilbert school system. ...
Project Care Free Clinic receives funding
VIRGINIA—A $23,715 check the Virginia Area Project Care Free Clinic recently received will be a tremendous benefit to the facility. It will make “a huge difference,’’ Director Tiffany Schleppegrell said about the check, which came after the Mesabi Family YMCA was officially dissolved on April 2, 2024. There were three other beneficiaries, as well. The amount is as much as the clinic raises in its annual fundraiser, she added. ...
Karlsson finds her “True North” in the snow and dirt
BIWABIK—When it comes to the ski industry, Minnesota native and U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame member, Jeannie Thoren is often regarded as a pioneer in women’s skiing. Much like her role model, Thoren, Heidi Jo Karlsson has made a name for herself, on the regional and local levels when it comes to the growth of the ski and mountain biking world. Karlsson, currently serving as Mountain Sports School...
Titans of the Track - GNK track and field at their best going into final month
Track and field athletes from Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin participated in the Iron Range Conference Championship on Tuesday, and showed they are only getting stronger as they enter “Championship Month.” The GNK girls took second place in the event with an impressive 159 overall, and the boys took third, scoring 107.5 in the event held at Rock Ridge High School in Virginia on Tuesday. Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin track and field, along with their cross-country team,...
Fairchild Equipment celebrates grand opening in Cloquet with tours and lunch
Fairchild Equipment is excited to be in their new space in Cloquet. Thursday they hosted a grand opening with the chamber that included tours and lunch. The company is a materials handling distributor, and can help with parts and service as well as warehouse layout and design. Dan Clarkson, president...
Softball Recap: Lola Mold can't quite lead Rush City over Proctor
It was a good run, but Rush City unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 6-2 to the Proctor Rails. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Rush City couldn't push the score so high this time. Kendal Pillar spent...
Bingo, Bags, and Beats event coming up at AAD Shrine Meeting and Event Center
A full day of fun is coming up at the AAD Shrine Meeting and Event Center in Hermantown. They are hosting Bingo, Bags, and Beats on Saturday. Bingo and breakfast goes from 10am-1pm, then the bags tournament from 3-9pm, and the concert by Indecent Proposal starts at 9:30pm. Event organizer...
Top Plays of the Week: 5/17
DULUTH, Minn.- Both of this week’s top plays would come on the diamond. At number two, Duluth East softball’s Nysjah Lillis flashes the leather out in center field to rob a Hermantown Hawk of extra bases. At number one, Superior baseball’s Owen Blomfeldt makes the diving stop and...
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