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Saturday, June 1 will be the Up North Craft and Vendor Extravaganza from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a fundraiser for the Babbitt Library. Bakers are needed for the Friends of the Library Up North Craft & Vendor Extravaganza. Items can be brought to the Babbitt Library on Friday, May 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and also on Saturday, June 1 at 8 a.m. This is a fundraiser for the Babbitt Library.
Babbitt cleans house at Legislature
Babbitt cleaned house at the recently concluded Legislative session in St. Paul. Babbitt will receive nearly $2 million in funding for the city, the school district and the local snowmobile club. The 2024 Legislative session will be remembered as a major success for the Iron Range according to Senator Grant...
MHAW – HALFWAY OR JUST THE BEGINNING?
Already the middle of May, Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM). The challenges will continue beyond the month’s confines. Whether your mental health journey is just beginning or a long road already traveled, you are not alone with resources available. VA provides mental health services for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),...
Northland Foundation awards 28 grants totaling $549,610 in first quarter of 2024
In the first months of 2024, the Northland Foundation awarded more than half a million dollars through its quarterly grant program, as well as nine special opportunity grants to help child care programs start up, sustain operations, and expand access to child care in the region. Quarterly grants are generally...
Celebrating the legacy of Lamppa Manufacturing in Tower
Four generations of the Lamppa family have built Lamppa Manufacturing in Tower into what it is today. It started in the 1930s, with Richard Lamppa making sauna stoves for Finnish settlers. Then, his son Herbert took over. And then his grandson Daryl. And now, great-grandson Garrett. They ship all over...
17-year-old female dies from injuries suffered in off-road vehicle crash
DULUTH, Minn. — A 17-year-old girl died weeks later from injuries she suffered in an off-road vehicle crash earlier this month. According to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, the crash originally happened on May 6 around 10 p.m. The 17-year-old girl died on May 19.The sheriff's office says that four riders were on the same machine when it crashed near North Pike Lake Road and Helm Road. All suffered injuries from the crash. The other three riders, two women aged 18 and 23, and a 27-year-old man were taken to hospitals in Duluth. Officials say that at the time of the crash, their injuries were non-life-threatening. Alcohol is believed to be a factor and the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office is investigating.
Minnesota’s governor signs rural EMS funding bill into law
HOYT LAKES, Minn. (Northern News Now) -- Minnesota’s governor made a pit stop in rural Minnesota to sign a bill that gives millions of dollars to emergency medical services. Gov. Tim Walz was joined by local lawmakers and Hoyt Lakes EMS staff Wednesday to sign a $30 million rural EMS funding bill into law.
Minnesota’s governor signs rural EMS funding bill into law
HOYT LAKES, Minn. (Northern News Now) -- Minnesota’s governor made a pit stop in rural Minnesota to sign a bill that gives millions of dollars to emergency medical services. Gov. Tim Walz was joined by local lawmakers and Hoyt Lakes EMS staff Wednesday to sign a $30 million rural EMS funding bill into law.
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