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Local pets celebrate fall and Halloween

| October 22, 2021

Duke Lawrence of International Falls plays in a leaf pile. Photos by Kallie Kantos/Perceptions Photography.

A sweeping look at Curl Mesabi

By Jim Newman
Contributor | October 22, 2021

EVELETH — Curling season is just around the corner. The season usually starts the first week of November and goes through the end of March....

Erie Mining exhibit recognized with heritage award

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By Ronald Hein
Contributor | October 22, 2021

AURORA — The St. Louis County Historical Society and the Erie Mining Company History Project Team were recognized on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, with the...

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Columnists

The Nature Nerd

By Jerry McCormick
Columnist | October 22, 2021

Some insects are smart! They know what is coming: winter. And they know something needs to be done. One course of action is to migrate,...

MASSAGE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS

By Susan Santi Columnist | October 22, 2021

Why get a massage? I mean really, does it work? Does it help with pain management? Does it help with mobility, as in getting from...

Healthy for Life

By Julie Asbach
Columnist | October 22, 2021

October greetings, everyone! I hope that your month has been filled with blessings and new discoveries to help you along the way. For me, it...

News

Rock Ridge School Board candidates share statements

Staff | October 22, 2021

EDITOR'S NOTE: Hometown Focus publishes candidate statements before elections to help inform voters. HTF published calls for candidate statements in our October 1 and 8...

Chili cook- off winners announced

| October 22, 2021

Pictured are employees of DSGW Architects, the Spirit Award winner at the Iron Range Rotary Club’s Chili Cook-off, held Thursday, October 7 at the Iron...

Local author releases 15th novel

| October 22, 2021

HIBBING — Author Pat McGauley of Hibbing has published his 15th novel in the Moran family series covering more than a century. The Final Chapter...

Health

Lowering LDL cholesterol; tips on eating healthy fast foods

| October 22, 2021

Q: My LDL cholesterol level is 150. I want to get it down without going on medication if I can. Are there foods that will...

Mayo Clinic expert offers guidance for women with dense breast tissue

By Joe Dangor
Mayo Clinic News Network | October 22, 2021

An article published in the October issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings offers recommendations for clinicians and patients regarding supplemental screening for women with dense breast...

How I accepted my mental illness

By Tod Swenson
Contributor | October 18, 2021

I had my first manic episode at 19 while in college. What followed was 20 years of self-medicating with alcohol, as drinking seemed to serve...

History

This week in local history

Compiled by Tucker Nelson | October 22, 2021

Many Rotarians Are Going to Hibbing Hibbing, Minn., Oct. 22.—(Special to The Herald.)—The Rotarians of Northeastern Minnesota are coming here in force this afternoon for...

Range Broom Factory: 1920 – 1943

By Tucker Nelson
Editor | October 15, 2021

CHISHOLM — Over 100 years ago, a blind woman from Duluth launched a business intended to provide jobs for blind people on the Iron Range....

“A life filled with adventure”

Staff | October 8, 2021

Abel Pearson and Klara Erickson were married June 29, 1911, in Virginia. The couple lived in a new home Abel built on the Pearson homestead...

Obituaries

Donald Lien

Staff | October 22, 2021

Donald Wayne Lien, 71, of Hoyt Lakes, MN, died on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at his home due to natural causes. He was born on...

Gerald “Pete” Koepke

Staff | October 22, 2021

Gerald “Pete” Wilbert Koepke, 89, of Virginia, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at his residence. Pete was born September 13, 1932, in...

Frank J. Korpi

Staff | October 22, 2021

Frank J. Korpi, 83, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Frank was born June 28, 1938, in Soudan, MN,...

Business

Closed sales of residential homes drop, new listings

| October 22, 2021

STATEWIDE — As the fall season arrived, September closed sales of residential homes in Minnesota declined 8.4 percent compared to last year. Correspondingly, new listings...

Bois Forte vaccine mandate takes effect on November 1

| October 22, 2021

TOWER — The countdown is on for Fortune Bay Resort Casino, Bois Forte Tribal Government, and Bois Forte Business Development employees to get their first...

Northern Community Radio announces volunteer award winners

| October 22, 2021

GRAND RAPIDS — KAXE/KBXE (Northern Community Radio) has announced its annual volunteer award winners. The five winners shared talents ranging from sports commentary and radio...

Health Features

Half of life is “if,” don’t die wondering

By Darin Alto
Contributor | October 18, 2021

My story started back in the mid- 1990s. I needed new contacts and did not correlate the fact that I was also having significant headaches,...

Supporting local healthcare

By Kirsten Reichel
Staff Writer | October 18, 2021

COOK — The Cook Area Health Care Auxiliary reached a milestone recently when a donation request from the Cook Hospital and Care Center was approved....

Scenic Rivers Health Services will open clinic in Eveleth

By Kayla Scrivner
Contributor | October 18, 2021

EVELETH — In partnership with the City of Eveleth, Scenic Rivers Health Services is excited to announce we are opening a new medical clinic in...

Mining Features

Cleveland-Cliffs’ direct reduction plant will utilize Northshore Mining pellets

| August 27, 2021

TOLEDO, OHIO — Cleveland-Cliffs held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 9, 2021, at the company's direct reduction (DR) plant in Toledo. The occasion celebrated the...

Investing in the future of mining

| August 27, 2021

Shovel 2 was commissioned in May 2000 and had the distinction of loading Minntac's two billionth ton of taconite on October 6, 2001. It has...

Twin Metals invests in electric vehicles

| August 27, 2021

Twin Metals Minnesota announced on August 12 it will build on its commitment to advancing the nation’s most sustainable and technologically advanced underground mining project...

Veterans

“Quality health care to our region’s veterans”

| October 22, 2021

ELY — The Ely Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic this month completed a renovation that added 2,400 square feet of remodeled space and 5,040 square feet...

Supporting veterans one photograph at a time

| October 15, 2021

“I want to actively participate in propelling more conversations about what we can all do to provide more support for our veterans,” stated Teri Darnell...

Raising a ‘Hero’ to help others

| October 15, 2021

Early in the pandemic, veteran Colin Ratner and his wife Cindi decided to take on a new challenge. Since the summer of 2020, they and...

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Virginia High students learn about the value of wild rice

| October 8, 2021

Students got to examine wild rice in the palms of their hands, as well as learn how to harvest and process it, during an event...

News from Franklin Elementary – Grades K-4

| October 8, 2021

Students practice spinning, and the creep track, and crossover movement with Mrs. Perko during S.M.A.R.T.HOW S.M.A.R.T. ARE WE? Franklin Elementary staff welcomes all of the...