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The Minnesota Department of Revenue reminds homeowners and renters to file for their 2016 property tax refund before it expires on Aug. 15, 2018. Claims for 2017 property tax refunds...

Back-to-school shopping? Saving the receipts can mean valuable tax benefits!

| August 10, 2018

For many Minnesota families, it is time to start back to school shopping. The Minnesota Department of Revenue is reminding parents that most school supplies could qualify for valuable K-12...

Swenson, Carlos, Peuranen and O’Neil hired as LCP tree crews

| August 10, 20181 comments

GRAND RAPIDS/MT. IRON – Lake Country Power welcomes four new tree crew employees to the co-op’s engineering department: Josh Swenson of Cohasset, Lucas Carlos of Grand Rapids, Jay Peuranen of...

Sammy’s Pizza voted “Best Pizza in Minnesota” in monthly pizza challenge

| August 10, 2018

HIBBING – Sammy’s Pizza, which has sold more than 20 million pizzas to date, was recently voted Best Pizza in Minnesota” in Minnesota Monthly’s Pizza Bracket Challenge. The first inaugural...

Phony IRS calls spike in Minnesota; BBB says to remain alert

| August 3, 2018

Over the last couple of weeks, Better Business Bureau® of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) has noted a recent spike in phone calls to the public falsely claiming an affiliation...

Matt Rengstorf joins Perrella & Associates

| August 3, 2018

HIBBING – Perrella & Associates announces one of its newest associates, Matt Rengstorf. Rengstorf is a Hibbing native and has spent a large portion of his life on the Iron...

Lobo Gun Leather opens store in Ely with handcrafted items

| August 3, 2018

ELY – Crafting leather products is a passion for Matthew, son of Mark and Alethea Fedders. Barely out of high school, Matthew started his own business, Sioux Leather, and his...

New director of the St. Louis County Veterans Service Office hired

| August 10, 2018

ST. LOUIS COUNTY – The St. Louis County Veterans Service Office has a new director. The St. Louis County Board approved the appointment of Tedd...

VFW awards $790,000 in college tuition

| August 10, 2018

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. announced 172 student veterans have been chosen as 2018 fall semester recipients of the VFW’s “Sport Clips...

VFW salutes America’s fifth armed service

| August 10, 2018

The Veterans of Foreign Wars congratulates the U.S. Coast Guard on its 228th birthday! Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton created the Coast Guards predecessor, the Revenue...

Minnesota Twins Armed Forces Flag Raising Program

Staff | August 3, 2018

At every Twins game, a veteran is honored before the singing of the National Anthem. The veteran is graciously thanked for their service, receives a...

VA releases veteran suicide data and strategy for preventing it

| July 27, 2018

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released state-level veteran suicide data as a follow-up to its 2015 National Suicide Data Report, which was released...

VA and PsychArmor offer S-A-V-E course online suicide prevention training for all

| July 27, 2018

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in collaboration with PsychArmor Institute, a national nonprofit that provides online education and support to Americans who work...