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Owner of Tig’s BBQ Troy Fralich dies at 53
Troy Fralich, a former St. Louis County deputy sheriff and owner of the popular Tig’s BBQ in Duluth has died at the age of 53.The news of Fralich’s death brought profound sadness among the local law enforcement community after learning one of their biggest champions died this week.Fralich was the president of the Fraternal Order of Police, but his duty to care for others went beyond policing with the help of good ol’ BBQ.
Mesabi Tribune
Stages of the Range presents Noel Coward's 'Private Lives'
The Stages of the Range theater company is back in action this fall with a historic and exciting comedy of manners: Noel Coward’s “Private Lives.” Performances are at 7 p.m. November 7, 12, 13, and 14. There is a matinee on November 15 at 2:30. All performances are at the Gilbert City Auditorium, located at 17 Broadway in Gilbert. Set in the late Jazz Era, “Private Lives,” directed by Mary Lou Conaway, explores the thin line between love and hate with situational comedy that is so audacious, it borders on the theater of the absurd. Newlyweds Sibyl (Cassie Liubakka) and Elyot Chase (James Conger) arrive at a quaint hotel in France. Worlds collide, however, when Elyot’s former wife Amanda (Chelsea Trucano) and her new husband Victor Prynne (Ethan Allen) honeymoon in the room next door. Elyot and Amanda’s unresolved relationship sets the stage for the drama and comedy that unfolds. The cast is rounded out with Tavia Melhus playing Louise, the French maid. “Private Lives” has remained relevant in the theatrical sphere because of Coward’s sharp writing and the timeless themes the play explores. It has enjoyed an eye-popping array of actors gracing the stage in the principal roles, including
Mesabi Tribune
Police ask hunters to keep an eye out for missing man
TOWER—The Breitung Police Department is again asking for help in locating Derek Lerfald, who was last seen on March 21 leaving the Vermilion Housing Apartment complete in the 100 block of Cedar Street in Tower, a news release from Police Chief Daniel Reing stated. The missing person case remains an active investigation several months after he went missing. “As the season has changed to fall, many of our area residents will take to the woods. We kindly ask our area hunters to be observant and report anything suspicious. If anyone has any information, please contact the Breitung Police Department at 218-753-6660 or 911.’’
Mesabi Tribune
Mesabi Tribune
Mesabi Band, A Cappella Choir salute veterans Thursday night
EVELETH—The Mesabi Community Band will present a concert honoring veterans at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, at the Eveleth City Auditorium. The band, under the direction of Daniel Melby-Juntunen and Bill Lavato, will feature the Rock Ridge High School A Cappella Choir, directed by Reida Forsman, presenting musical tributes to all who have served their country. Instrumental numbers will include the following: • National Emblem March by E. E. Bagley • Midway March by John Williams • The Strategic Air Command Concert March • Armed Forces Salute Vocal numbers will include the following: • The A Cappella Choir will present Song for the Unsung Hero by Joseph Martin and will combine with the band to perform America The Beautiful by Samuel Ward arranged by Carmen Dragon. The audience will appreciate this arrangement of composer Samuel Ward with the lyrics of Katharine Lee Bates, who authored the poem in 1893 after visiting Pikes Peak. Composed in 1976 for the epic film “Midway,” the march of that name highlights the turning point in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Song for the Unsung Hero written in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, it is an overpowering statement of patriotism and
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51-year-old man dies after crashing into former Cook McDonald’s building
COOK, Minn. (Northern News Now) - A 51-year-old man from Nett Lake, Minnesota, died Friday after his pickup truck crashed into a building along Highway 53 in Cook, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and medical personnel were dispatched to the single-vehicle crash at 11:42 a.m....
Mesabi Tribune
Mesabi Tribune
Crotteau, Murfin to make state cross country debut for Wolverines
VIRGINIA—Two Rock Ridge sophomores are set to make their state cross country debut today at the Class AA State Championships held at the Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake. On the boys side, Bryce Crotteau will represent the Wolverines after taking seventh at sections and claiming the third individual qualifying spot. For the girls, Mylah Murfin earned a state berth, taking ninth and claiming the sixth and final individual qualifying spot. For Crotteau, earning a trip to state was a bit of a shock for the sophomore considering where he was coming into the season. “I didn’t have as much training as I wanted,” Crotteau said. “I didn’t have a good plan this summer and really the first few meets of the season didn’t go well at all.” Eventually, Crotteau managed to turn things on and found a path that would lead him to state. “I started following a plan and I guess it worked. My race strategy changed a bit. You see the same people at most meets so I started chasing one person. Then I’d pass them and then find another person to chase. Keep doing that and eventually you’re making it to state.” Wolverines coach Chris
Mesabi Tribune
Rangers return to state with 36-16 win over Bombers
CLOQUET — A dicey start to Friday’s Section 7A Championship game had the Mountain Iron-Buhl football team staring down a 16-0 deficit to Barnum with just over three minutes taken off the clock. But once the Rangers found their footing, there was no stopping them offensively or defensively as they scored 36 unanswered points and pitched a shutout the rest of the way, giving Mountain Iron-Buhl a 36-16 victory and the Section 7A crown in the process. It’s MI-B’s eighth section title in nine years and their first after moving up to Class A in 2025. With all that history behind them, the Rangers had little reason to panic even when things looked dire. “We never thought we were gonna lose,” said junior running back Jeff Tanksley. This team, we persevere so much. We had to ask ourselves, ‘when are we gonna lock in?’ We got it together after that and they didn’t score the rest of the game. Our captains and our senior leaders, they make things like that a lot easier for us.” On the very first play from scrimmage, the Bombers took MI-B by surprise with quarterback Logan Charboneau airing out a 70-yard touchdown pass to tight
Mesabi Tribune
Good news for Cliffs' Iron Range miners
Two tentative labor contract agreements between the United Steelworkers union and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is a big piece of good news for steelworkers, families and the Iron Range as a whole. The tentative four-year labor contract agreements comes after months of tough negotiations. But there’s another part of the negotiations that’s just as significant. Steelworkers who had been laid-off at Cleveland-Cliffs’ Hibbing Taconite Co. are being offered the opportunity to come back to work, Chris Johnson, United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2705 president at Hibbing Taconite said. With the call-backs, between 375 and 400 steelworkers could be back to work at the taconite plant, Johnson said. Laid-off Hibbing Taconite steelworkers are being called to determine whether they want to come back to work at the plant, Johnson said. “I just got done going through the list of laid-off members,” Johnson said Thursday evening. “So everybody who has been laid-off or transferred (to another Cliffs’ facility) has the opportunity to come back. All of our people are going to have a chance to get back to work and get good pay.” The USW bargaining committee and the Cleveland-based steel and iron ore producer reached a tentative agreement Thursday on a new labor contract
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Vicky Wanta appointed to St. Louis County judge’s bench
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Gov. Tim Walz has appointed longtime St. Louis County prosecutor Vicky Wanta to the judge’s bench. Wanta will fill the seat being vacated by retiring Judge Leslie Beiers. She will be chambered in Duluth. Wanta has worked in the St. Louis County Attorney’s...
Ely Echo
Ely Echo
Wolves go down in finals
The last run went Chisholm’s way, and that proved to be the difference in an excruciatingly close Section 7A volleyball final. A section title slipped through the hands of the Timberwolves in the decisive fifth set, as Chisholm scored six of the contest’s last seven points to steal a berth in next week’s state tournament.