Original artwork being sought from local artists; deadline is July 10

| June 22, 2018

IRON RANGE – The Iron Range Tourism Bureau is partnering...

Northern Lights Music Festival announces 15th anniversary season

| June 22, 2018

IRON RANGE – “Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!” will reverberate throughout the...

AEOA Senior Carnival Expo offers information and fun

By Kirsten Reichel | June 22, 2018

EVELETH – The 35th Annual Senior Carnival proved to be...

Bess Metsa Garden recipient of donation

| June 22, 2018

VIRGINIA – Natural Harvest Food Co-op customers donated over $1,500...

St. Louis County launches an all new and improved website

| June 22, 2018

ST. LOUIS COUNTY – People looking for information about St....

Blandin Broadband Communities program renews partnership with IRRR

| June 22, 2018

GRAND RAPIDS – Blandin Foundation announced that it has renewed its partnership with Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation to advance access to and use of broadband in the region through...

John Ryan, Jr. achieves prestigious Court of the Table MDRT qualification

| June 22, 2018

HIBBING – John (Jack) R. Ryan Jr. of local Ryan Financial Group, LLC in Hibbing has qualified for Court of the Table, a coveted milestone achievement for their membership in...

St. Louis County Tax forfeited land auction: 33 properties sold for $855,935

Staff | June 22, 2018

ST. LOUIS COUNTY – The houses were popular. So were two lots with frontage on Lake Superior. Last week’s St. Louis County Tax Forfeited Properties Auction resulted in 33 sales,...

New DEED pilot program offers interest-free loans for high-tech startups

Staff | June 22, 2018

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is accepting loan applications through a new program designed to help early-stage businesses that are developing high-tech products or services in...

The Honorable Sally Tarnowski to again serve as chief judge

| June 15, 2018

DULUTH – The Honorable Sally L. Tarnowski has been re-elected to serve as chief judge for Minnesota’s Sixth Judicial District by her fellow judges in the district. The Honorable Michael...

$1.8 million grant will expand apprenticeship opportunities

| June 15, 2018

The federal grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) State Apprenticeship Expansion initiative is the second major grant awarded to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). In...

Memorial Blood Centers teams up with Minnesota Lynx

| June 15, 2018

To celebrate World Blood Donor Day, Memorial Blood Centers is partnering with the Minnesota Lynx to offer blood donors two tickets to select upcoming Minnesota Lynx games. World Blood Donor...

Groundbreaking held for new public works facility in Cook

| June 15, 2018

COOK – St. Louis County leaders broke ground Wednesday, June 13, for a new Public Works Maintenance Facility in Cook. The groundbreaking took place at 9558 Ashawa Road, which previously...

“Warbirds” book by local author features Iron Range WWII veteran Robert Holmstrom

| June 22, 2018

VIRGINIA – Waiting in the frozen forest for hours near the border of Nazi Germany, people of the resistance wait for the weapons, supplies, and...

VA/private nursing home data released

| June 22, 2018

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) extended its unprecedented 18-month record of transparency disclosures by making public for the first time its annual nursing...

VFW Post 1757 leads Timber Days parade

| June 15, 2018

News from St. Louis County; maps sought, office moving

| June 15, 2018

DULUTH – The St. Louis County Historical Society’s Veterans Memorial Hall Program is asking veterans, their families, or members of the public to donate military...

Memorial Day was special for the Carlson family in Grand Rapids

| June 8, 2018

Charles (Charlie) Albert Carlson is pictured in 1944 with wife Netsy and sons David and Doug on the west Cohasset farm. Submitted photos.GRAND RAPIDS –...

Veteran history event in Duluth on June 19

| June 8, 2018

- gram of the St. Louis County Historical Society, announces its next event in the local history - sentation entitled “Finding Loren: Preserving the Legacy...

Safe gardening for flowers or food

By Jo Bjerke | June 22, 2018

Simply speaking, gardening is generally thought of in two ways...

Tips to avoid pesky black flies

By Jo Bjerke | June 15, 2018

Known as gnats, those ferocious biters are bothersome from spring...

Post-graduation gardening tips

By Jo Bjerke | June 8, 2018

 Simple ideas for that graduation party include using the class...

Great reasons for gardening

By Jo Bjerke | June 1, 2018

 The ice on the lakes miraculously disappeared for the fishing...

Memorial Day remembrances

By Jo Bjerke | May 25, 2018

 Memorial Day started as Decoration Day back in 1866 to...

Keep pets cool and safe during hot weather

| June 22, 2018

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) says that...

Adopt-a-cat Month celebrated in June

| June 15, 2018

American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization, celebrates Adopt-A-Cat...

Steps to identify flea bites on dogs

| June 15, 2018

Dogs that are itching themselves are often assumed to have...

Should you include a pet in your wedding?

| June 8, 2018

 Pets are full-fledged members of many families and even, apparently,...

Pets can wander and not find their home

| June 8, 2018

Not all pets are good at finding their way back...

K9s receive Paws of Courage awards

| June 1, 2018

 The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world’s largest purebred dog...