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Candidates announced for Miss Chisholm Scholarship Pageant
CHISHOLM—There are 10 candidates vying for the title of Miss Chisholm 2024, according to the Chisholm Kiwanis Club. The new Miss Chisholm and 2024 Little Miss Chisholm and 2024 Little Mister Chisholm are set to be crowned at a ceremony set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the Chisholm High School Auditorium. Miss Chisholm candidates are judged on their initial application, focusing on community service and activity involvement. They...
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...
One person killed in Itasca County vehicle crash Saturday
NASHWAUK, Minn. (Northern News Now) - One person is dead after a vehicle crash in Itasca County Saturday. According to authorities, around 10:00 a.m. the Itasca County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a fatal hit-and-run accident in Nashwauk. The incident happened on 2nd Street near Larue Court.
Water levels dropped by 8 feet at Canisteo Mine Pit in Itasca County
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has turned off the water pumps at the Canisteo Mine Pit, marking the end of a second season of winter contingency pumping. For the last two winters into early springtime, water pumping operations ran 24 hours a day to reduce the water level in the Canisteo pit and prevent it from overtopping. During this pumping season, the water levels in Canisteo have dropped from 1,309.53 to 1,303.65. As a result, the water level is now nearly six feet lower...
New apartments coming to Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The City of Grand Rapids is expanding, and city leaders are focused on housing a growing workforce. Rob Mattei is the Director of Community Development for Grand Rapids. He said he spends 90% of his time focusing on housing developments for the city.
Hibbing voters to face sales tax referendum for police and fire Center
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Voters in one Iron Range city will decide whether or not to help fund a new public safety center. During the November election, Hibbing voters will see a new one-half percent sales tax referendum on their ballot to help the police and fire departments pay for a new building.
1 dead in Nashwauk after single vehicle accident
Saturday at around 10:00am, the Itasca County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a fatal hit and run accident on 2nd Street near Larue Court, in the town of Nashwauk. Preliminary investigation showed that the accident was not the result of a hit and run incident, but instead the victim’s truck and camper trailer were unmanned as they began to roll from their parking spot. Subsequently, the truck and camper trailer struck the victim.
Itasca County recognizes local police and correctional officers
May 12-18 is National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day in 2024 and the Itasca County Board authorized a resolution at their county board meeting on Tuesday, May 7, recognizing the work and sacrifice of our local officers. The resolution proclaimed the week of May 12-18 to be Police Week and “call upon all our citizens—as well as our patriotic, civic, and educational organizations to honor, commemorate, and show appreciation for our law enforcement officers, past and present, who, by their faithful and loyal devotion to their responsibilities, have rendered dedicated services to their communities and, in so doing,...
Local Christian school announces preview day
The Blackberry Seventh-day Adventist School, a local Christian school serving families of all faiths, will be holding a come and go Preview Day on Tuesday, May 21st, between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. All local families interested in learning more about our school are invited to join us for part of that day to meet our teacher and students and to visit our facility. The Blackberry Seventh-day Adventist School is part of a nationally accredited educational program whose students consistently score above national averages. It...
Aitkin-Itasca-Mille Lacs Violent Crimes Enforcement Team arrests Grand Rapids woman
During the early morning hours of May 9, 2024, the Aitkin-Itasca-Mille Lacs Violent Crimes Enforcement Team (AIM VCET) conducted a controlled substance investigation in the City of Grand Rapids. AIM VCET Agents received information of an adult female being involved in the sales of methamphetamine and was staying at a local hotel. AIM VCET Agents were able to locate the female who was identified as Emily Kocemba, age 30, of Grand Rapids. While drafting a search warrant for the hotel room, Agents observed Kocemba leave...
Chisholm School District prepares to break ground on new school
CHISHOLM—The Chisholm School District announced recently that it is ready to break ground on a new school building. At 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, a groundbreaking is taking for a new preschool through grade six elementary school, including a gym, and cafeteria/commons, at 301 Fourth Street Southwest, according to a news release. The ceremony is open to the public and includes remarks from school leaders, a symbolic turning of the dirt to start construction, photo opportunities, and refreshments for all. ...
Hibbing School Board prepares for summer school
HIBBING—The Hibbing School Board took action last week to prepare for summer school, approving teachers for seventh and eighth grade levels and ninth through 12th grade levels. Hibbing High School Principal Ranae Seykora, on Monday, said the district has two summer school programs that run from June 10 to July 22. The seventh and eighth grade summer school “allows students to practice skills and gain knowledge they missed in core...
Holding on to History: The failed experimental domed city of Minnesota
SWATARA, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The town of Swatara that is south of Grand Rapids still exists today because grand plans to turn the place into a Jetsons-style domed city fell apart in the early 70s. The concept of the Minnesota Experimental City (MXC) came from Athelstan Spilhaus, the...
City by City: Duluth, Hayward, Chisholm
Duluth, Minn. - Starting Monday, the Munger Landing Boat Launch and parking lots will be closed through Thursday, May 23. The closure is due to paving work and other restoration efforts. The DNR will also be installing a new fishing pier. Work is part of the ongoing effort to delist the St. Louis River as a Great Lakes Area of Concern due to past pollution. Some areas may remain fenced off to protect regrowing habitats.
Chisholm approves school business office contracts
CHISHOLM—The Chisholm School Board took steps this past Monday to finalize rebuilding the district’s business office. At a meeting last month the board approved hiring Noah Kaczor as the district’s business manager, and on Monday the board approved a two-year contract with Kaczor. Effective dates of the contract are from June 3, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The board on Monday hired Morgan Anderson to the position of payroll/human resource...
Itasca County Sports History
1964 May 14, 1964: “Greenway wins, Indians lose” Greenway humbled Hibbing, 8-4, and Buhl took Grand Rapids 3-0, in District 28 baseball games Monday. Stingy Jim Pahula tossed a no-hitter at the Indians at Legion field while his teammates picked up two runs in the first and one in the routh. Rod Kekkonen hurled a...
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