Stories of Santa, superpowers, and snowmen

Staff | December 18, 2020

EDITOR’S NOTE: The stories below came straight from the mouths...

Mesabi East students make spirits bright

| December 18, 2020

Pictured (l. to r.) are Mesabi East High School students...

Hibbing Lowe’s thanks essential workers

| December 18, 2020

This sign outside the Hibbing Lowe’s store thanks essential workers,...

Letters to Santa Claus

Iron Range Tykes Learning Center | December 11, 2020

Dear readers, Our December editions will not contain as much...

For last-minute Christmas shoppers…

| December 11, 2020

The Toy Insider, the toy industry’s most influential organization and...

EGHS students to read Christmas stories via Zoom

Virginia church to share virtual service

Virginia Police Department hires for new position

Lake Country Power $4,000 scholarship opens January 1

You can name a MnDOT snowplow!

Taconite Area Community Relief grant assists Ely businesses

St. Louis County approves $420 million budget for 2021

| December 18, 2020

The St. Louis County Board has unanimously approved its 2021 budget at $420,280,062. The budget recognizes the increased need for certain county services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Walz applauds new $216 million relief bill

| December 18, 2020

Governor Tim Walz on December 16 applauded the bipartisan passage of a $216 million economic relief package that includes direct support for small businesses and a 13-week extension of unemployment...

PBS North now offers free streaming

| December 18, 2020

WDSE/WRPT’s PBS North channel is now available to live stream for free across their broadcast area. The live stream is available to anyone with an internet connected device such as...

Six critical year-end business finance questions to ask in 2021

By Vicki Hagberg
HTF Contributor | December 18, 2020

As we approach the years end, you should consider how 2020 has impacted your business. Do you have sufficient funds to carry your business through the winter months and through...

Cleveland-Cliffs completes acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA

| December 11, 2020

CLEVELAND — Cleveland Cliffs Inc. announced on December 9 that it has successfully completed the acquisition of substantially all of the operations of ArcelorMittal USA LLC and its subsidiaries, forming...

MN is first in five-year business survival rate

| December 11, 2020

STATEWIDE — Minnesota ranks first in the nation in its five-year business survival rate (2015-2020), based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state’s rate was 55.3...

Local businesses receive St. Louis County relief grants

| December 11, 2020

Ely’s State Theater, a restored art deco movie house that reopened earlier this year, received $10,199.42 in Phase 2 CARES Act funding through St. Louis County’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief...

Our Mesabi Trail journey

By Betty Pond
HTF Contributor | December 18, 2020

Oh Tannenbaum, Oh Tannenbaum

By Janet Eichholz
HTF Contributor | December 18, 2020

Reflecting on generations of progress

By Leo Wilenius
HTF Contributor | December 18, 2020

Tell your story!

By Nancy Jacobson
HTF Contributor | December 11, 2020

Hometown Focus Recipes

| December 18, 2020

Hometown Focus Recipes

| December 4, 2020

Hometown Focus Recipes

| November 24, 2020

VA announces initialnitial plans for COVID-19 vaccine ddistribution

| December 18, 2020

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a preliminary plan for distributing COVID-19 vaccinations it will implement now that the Food and Drug Administration...

VA announces rule on treatment of faith organizations

| December 18, 2020

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced a joint final rule with eight other agencies— the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland...

AT&T added to VA Video Connect telehealth program

| December 18, 2020

Veterans using the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) VA Video Connect app on their mobile phones through AT&T’s cellular network will no longer incur...

VA completes technologyology updates

Staff | December 11, 2020

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced as VA Solid Start celebrates its one-year anniversary, the Veterans Benefits Administration connected with nearly 70,000...

VFW remembered those lost at Pearl Harbor

Staff | December 11, 2020

KANSAS CITY, MO — On the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary somberly honored...

VA Solid Start program makes strides

Staff | December 11, 2020

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced, as VA Solid Start celebrates its one year anniversary, the Veterans Benefits Administration connected with nearly...