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North Woods’ River Cheney commits to Augsburg
A North Woods Grizzlies star is moving up to the big diamond. On Thursday, River Cheney officially committed to play softball for Augsburg University. There, she will join fellow Northlander, Carlton native and Esko alum Zoie Johnson, who just finished her junior season. Cheney also played basketball for North Woods....
Crews battle wildfire in Hibbing Sunday
HIBBNG, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Hibbing fire crews are battling a wildfire Sunday afternoon. According to the Northland Firewire, the wildfire was first reported around 3:00 p.m. in the Kitzville area near Adams Avenue and 1st Street. Due to the dry conditions, the DNR called in additional backup, including...
Former Hibbing Mine View building moves over St. Louis County Fairgrounds
Moving day went smoothly for the new office space for the St. Louis County Fair. The city of Hibbing donated the old building from the Hull Rust Mine View. Crews moved it carefully from over in Hibbing to the fairgrounds in Chisholm on Tuesday morning. It’s going to undergo some...
Candidates invited to join Little Miss Gilbert contest
GILBERT—A pizza party is planned for 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, at the Gilbert City Hall for girls interested in being this year’s Little Miss Gilbert. Girls ages 5-12 who live in Gilbert, Sparta, Hutter, Genoa and McKinley are eligible. The winner will represent the city of Gilbert in the 3rd of July parade, the July 4 kiddie parade and other Gilbert events as well as other area parades. Her reign will be from July 3, 2024, through July 2, 2025. ...
Meet Up and Chow Down returns June 3rd
IRON RANGE—United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN)’s free summer lunch program, Meet Up and Chow Down, will once again provide free lunches to all children under age 18 at the following locations starting June 3: Biwabik City Park Chisholm Kiwanis Park Cook Public Library ...
Teacher of the Year Finalist: Mrs. Betterly of the North Woods School
Mrs. Rachel Betterly, a visual arts educator for the North Woods School in Cook, was one of eleven finalists for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. As part of the honor, she was able to attend the Minnesota Teacher of the Year weekend. “There’s so much packed into that weekend, from...
Coaches Corner: Kadee Vesledahl
HIBBING, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we’re joined by Hibbing Softball Head Coach Kadee Vesledahl. Vesledahl is in her third season as the Bluejackets’ skipper. She previously was a collegiate pitcher at St. Cloud State and the College of Saint Benedict.
A military recognition for a forgotten soldier long overdue
Norman Kenneth Bawks has for decades been an unknown, unrecognized hero. Bawks, a resident of St. Louis County and member of the 359th Infantry Regiment, on Nov. 6, 1918, was killed in action during World War I. Bawks was one of 116,516 American “Doughboys” killed in combat or dead of other causes during what was then called the “War to end all wars,” according to the United States World War...
Nette’s Diner in Chisholm opening on Thursday, will serve fresh, made to order burgers
Nette and Bill Purdy love food, and are excited to be sharing more of it with their community. She’s a teacher and he’s a retired police officer. And now, they have taken over the space that used to be The Stand in Chisholm. “I’ve always liked to cook,”...
Crews quickly extinguish fire in northern Minnesota
HIBBING, Minn. — Investigators are looking into what caused a wildfire in northern Minnesota on Sunday afternoon.Shortly after 3 p.m., a fire was reported near Adams Avenue and First Street in Hibbing, according to the Friends of the Northland FireWire.The Hibbing Fire Department and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources responded to the fire, calling in aircraft to help due to extremely dry conditions.The fire burned approximately one and a half acres and did not damage any homes in the area.No injuries were reported.While drought conditions have been improving across the state, a moderate drought remains around Brainerd and Bemidji. Only 11% of the state remains in a drought, however, 39% remains abnormally dry.More than 80 active wildfires are burning across Canada, triggering an air quality alert for all of Minnesota on Sunday.
Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing ribbon cutting
Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing held a ribbon cutting for their plant expansion, located at 3895 S. Hughes Road in Hibbing. Pictured left to right are: Bill Statham, Director, Aftermarket Solutions-Detroit Reman; Drew Backeberg, Sr. VP, Daimler Truck North America-Aftermarket Solutions; Al Becicka, Deputy Commissioner; Brian Lewallen, President, Aftermarket Solutions-Detroit Reman; Pete Hyduke, City of Hibbing; Wally Buegler, Hibbing Plant Operations Manager, Aftermarket Solutions-Detroit Reman; Matt Sjoberg—IRRR; and Barrett Ziemer, CHAA.
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