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AEOA Senior Dining
AEOA Hibbing LEE Center menu May 27-31 Monday: Sites closed, Memorial Day. Frozen meals available Tuesday: Stuffed pepper casserole, fruit, garlic, snickerdoodle cookie Wednesday: Tomato soup w/grilled ham and cheese sandwich, fruit, Jello poke cake ...
George caps off senior year with best state finish
VIRGINIA—Rock Ridge senior Gunnar George came into his final swim season with the hopes of finishing at state better than he did the year before. With a fourth place finish in the 50 freestyle and a third place finish in the 100 butterfly in 2023, the bar was set higher than ever and the standout swimmer would need to find another gear to get things done. Late in the season,...
City by City: Ashland, Hayward, Keewatin
ASHLAND, Wis.- The 24th annual Kids Fishing Day at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center is set for June 1. Kids can fish free from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Anglers and biologists will be on hand to teach attendees about fishing before students are able to try out fishing for themselves. There will be equipment on site for those who need it and everyone will go home with a free tackle kit. No advance registration is available.
School lunch menus
May 27-31 CHISHOLM Monday: School is not in session Tuesday: Chicken patty on wwbun w/sriracha sauce and shredded lettuce, augratin potatoes, pineapple tidbits, lowfat milk choices Wednesday: Cheeseburger on a wwbun, pickle slices, creamy potato salad, crunchy celery sticks, chilled...
City by City: Hibbing, Bayfield, Ironwood
Hibbing, Minn.- The Hibbing Police Department is taking applications for the Range Youth Police Academy. Students in grades 8 - 12 can apply. The program is seven weeks long and allows students to be trained with police officers in the field. They’ll learn about evidence collection, radio communication, courtroom procedures and more. The Range Youth Police Academy will run every Monday starting June 17 and running through July 29.
Pancake fly-in breakfast planned for the public at Life Link III in Hibbing
Life Link III in Hibbing has been serving the region’s critical care patients since 2008, transporting about 300 people a year. Brandi Maki is a flight nurse. “I get to take care of the sickest patients in the Northland, and that is very rewarding,” she told us.
Northern Star: Aune Boben
HIBBING, Minn.- In her five years of pitching for the Hibbing Bluejackets, Aune Boben has proven to be a problem for opposing batters. “I’d say sometimes I like to mess with people. That sounds weird.” Boben smiled as she described her strategy on the mound. “I start it off something kind of strong, try to get a strike. And then kind of see…Each batter’s different, so I kind of go batter by batter and see what they do and see what I can do spin-wise or off-speed just to kind of mess them up. I think my speed has improved a lot as well. But I’ve also gotten a lot of spin on my ball.”
Boben's arm keeps Bluejackets alive in 7AAA playoffs
CLOQUET—Aune Boben is looking forward to the Memorial Day weekend. That’s because the Hibbing High School pitcher will get a chance to rest. Boben threw three games in less than 30 hours, which can take a toll on the body, especially her arm, but Aune only had one goal in mind—winning. After getting beat by...
Aspiring Screenwriters Join Together for Classes in Duluth and Chisholm
DULUTH, Minn. — Maybe you’ve stopped by Zeitgeist in downtown Duluth for a movie, comedy show, or bite to eat. What you might not know is that upstairs, you could become a filmmaker of your own. The Minnesota Media Arts School offers classes for any skill level, both...
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.
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...
Hendrickson, Gabardi win 7A doubles title
CLOQUET—Now set to make his third straight appearance at the big dance, Hibbing senior Cooper Hendrickson is no stranger to the state tennis tournament as he, along with teammate Jack Gabardi will be two of four Bluejackets at the Class A State Tennis Tournament. Hendrickson and Gabardi defeated their own Hibbing teammates Keaton Petrick and Isaiah Hildenbrand in the 7A doubles final, securing state tournament berths for both pairs. In...
Giants get strong team showing in regular season finale
AURORA—The Mesabi East baseball team closed out the regular season on Thursday and likely secured themselves a home playoff game as they defeated Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin 10-0 in five innings. Prior to the game, the Giants occupied the fifth spot in the Section 7AA QRF rankings and with only four teams playing host to first and second round games, needed a win to get a chance to move up. Before the updated rankings were released, Mesabi East head coach Chad Sahr said it was exactly what he...
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: ...
Eyed for decades as a possible murderer, Minnesota man finds himself back in the spotlight
CLIMAX, MINN. – Brian Evenson has long lived with outsiders' suspicions that he murdered a woman he loved ― and has even on occasion wondered himself if he strangled her in the middle of the night, drove home and then forgot about it. In the 40 years since...
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