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If you are struggling with debts and trying to get your finances in order, the Minnesota Commerce Department urges you to beware of debt settlement scammers who will take your...

Tania Barsness joins Perrella & Associates

| August 17, 2018

HIBBING – Perrella & Associates announces one of its newest associates, Tania Barsness. Along with being a real estate agent, Barsness also is the office manager at Perrella & Associates....

Sen. David Tomassoni honored with Energy Champion Award

| August 17, 2018

CHISHOLM – Joel Johnson, director of the Coalition for a Secure Energy Future is announcing a series of “Energy Champion” awards to a group of bipartisan Minnesota legislators. Recipients of...

Major infrastructure investments in Chisholm, Gilbert and Eveleth announced

| August 17, 2018

CHISHOLM/GILBERT/ EVELETH – The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) announced multimillion dollar grants and loans to upgrade aging water infrastructure in Chisholm, Gilbert and Eveleth. Senator David Tomassoni (DFL-Chisholm) said...

Aug. 15 filing deadline for homeowners and renters approaches

| August 10, 2018

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...

There are many ways to give back to veterans

| August 17, 2018

Members of the military serve their country proudly, often sacrificing the luxuries of home and time spent with their families to do so. When veterans...

Forever GI Bill expands VA educational benefits; immediate impact for veterans

| August 17, 2018

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Aug. 1, 2018, implemented 15 more provisions of the Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017,...

VA updates the disability rating schedule related to skin conditions effective Aug. 13

| August 17, 2018

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) updated portions of the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD, or Rating Schedule) that evaluate conditions related to...

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...