Welcome to HTF’s Health Edition!

| October 23, 2020

Dear Readers, I once thought I wanted to be a...

Get up, move, and play like a child!

By Ann Bussey
HTF Contributor | October 23, 2020

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ann Bussey writes a daily healthy aging email...

COVID-19 and older adults

| October 23, 2020

There are a lot of questions surrounding COVID-19, especially from...

“I just have too much going good in my life”

By Kelly Grinsteinner
HTF Contributor | October 23, 2020

Dave Archambault is convinced that he was addicted to alcohol...

Elated to have survived high-risk surgery

By Rand Sturdy
HTF Contributor | October 23, 2020

Growing old is not for sissies. If I have heard...

Do you want to build a snowman?

| October 23, 2020

During last weekend’s snowfall, an enterprising individual or a band...

Patti Wallert: candidate for Biwabik City Council

| October 23, 2020

I am an educator who has spent most of my...

Julie Buria: Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B candidate

| October 23, 2020

I was born in Virginia, and my husband and I...

Stephen Skogman: Mountain Iron City Council candidate

| October 23, 2020

I have 10 years of experience on the Mountain Iron...

Candidate statement: Joni Dahl for Gilbert City Council

| October 23, 2020

Growing up in the Genoa Location of Gilbert I was...

North St. Louis County 4-H offers hands-on activities this fall

Pancake feed to be held in Hibbing on October 28

Vermillion Gold to explore near Virginia

Virtual meeting will discuss Mountain Iron intersection

Historical society seeks 1918 flu stories

Free septic and well class offered November 5

Environmental services company earns certification

| October 23, 2020

RMB Environmental Laboratories Inc., a Minnesota-based privately owned analytical laboratory, announced that it has earned state accreditation as a fullservice organic water testing provider on September 28. “The organics certification...

Harbor Freight is the newest store at Uptown Virginia

| October 23, 2020

VIRGINIA — Harbor Freight Tools at Uptown Virginia (formerly Thunderbird Mall) will soon open and create 15,000 square feet of redeveloped retail space. The Virginia store is Harbor Freight’s 11th...

New program will expand legal paraprofessionals’ roles

| October 16, 2020

STATEWIDE — The Minnesota Supreme Court has adopted court rule amendments authorizing the Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project, effective March 1, 2021. Legal paraprofessionals, under the supervision of a Minnesota attorney,...

Garrett Ashburn joins the Virginia Edina Realty office

| October 16, 2020

VIRGINIA — Garrett Ashburn is the newest agent at the Virginia office of Edina Realty. Ashburn joined the firm in August and brings with him 21 years of sales experience....

Fairview Range updates curbside services

| October 16, 2020

HIBBING — As of October 14, Fairview Range’s curbside services will be moving from an outdoor tent into a building located on the Hibbing medical campus. Patients will park where...

Itasca County restaurants give back with Dining United

| October 16, 20201 comments

ITASCA COUNTY — Now through November 19, restaurants are teaming up with United Way in the Dining United program to improve lives in local communities. Throughout October and November, community...

Virtual career fair to be held October 27 – 29

| October 16, 2020

NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA — Despite the layoffs and furloughs that the pandemic has caused, many companies throughout northeastern Minnesota are looking for candidates to fill open positions. Hiring during this time...

Tiny, sweet, and delicate (part three)

By Debbie Lamphere
HTF Contributor | October 16, 2020

Left to our own devices

By Leo Wilenius
HTF Contributor | October 16, 2020

New opportunities for youth Lyric Center offers many creative outlets

By Lindsey Frisk
HTF Contributor | October 9, 2020

Tiny, sweet, and delicate (part two) The story of a doe and fawn continues

By Debbie Lamphere
HTF Contributor | October 9, 2020

Hometown Focus Recipes

| October 23, 2020

Hometown Focus Recipes

| October 16, 2020

Hometown Focus Recipes

| October 9, 2020

Veterans need your support, especially during the pandemic

| October 23, 2020

Even in a pandemic, veterans are returning from active military duty to prepare for civilian careers that require them to return to school for additional...

VA, Blue Star Families to support veterans impacted by COVID-19

Staff | October 23, 2020

To better support Veterans impacted by COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it is partnering with Blue Star Families (BSF) for...

Minnesota veteran helps to fight veteran suicide

| October 16, 2020

“I found my mission in helping my fellow brothers and sisters when I lost a former soldier from suicide,” said U.S. Army veteran Derrick Brooks....

VA resumes in-person benefits services halted by COVID-19

| October 16, 2020

The U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced recently the reestablishment of in-person benefits services in select locations throughout the country. Currently, there are 11...

During Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Staff | October 9, 2020

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently launched White Ribbon VA, a month-long national call to action to prevent and eliminate sexual harassment, sexual...

There’s still time to apply for the $1,500 Mike Colalillo Scholarship

Staff | October 9, 2020

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — There is still time for high school seniors and college students with a physical connection to St. Louis County to apply...