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IRON RANGES OF MINNESOTA, 1909

Lakeshore Sparta is superseded by the village of Gilbert

| April 3, 2020

EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s community of Sparta—what’s left of it—is not...

IRON RANGES OF MINNESOTA, 1909

Hotel Glode | Miners National Bank | Eveleth Electric Company

| March 27, 2020

HOTEL GLODE At Eveleth is one of the leading hostelries...

IRON RANGES OF MINNESOTA, 1909

Eveleth mines | Pioneer citizens | Public buildings

| March 20, 2020

A group of Eveleth miners in the 1890s. Photos courtesy...

IRON RANGES OF MINNESOTA, 1909

Troy Steam Laundry | Le Nark Cigar Co. | Central Hotel

| March 13, 2020

TROY STEAM LAUNDRY An enterprise of no slight consequence to...

IRON RANGES OF MINNESOTA, 1909

Virginia & Rainy Lake Co. | Virginia Brewing Co. | Virginia hotels

| March 6, 2020

The Virginia and Rainy Lake Co. sawmill on the southwest...

A metal monster made with love

Nick Shinkle’s scrap metal dragon has a new home in Alaska

By Kathleen McQuillan
HTF Contributor | April 3, 2020

Condiment-oriented nomenclature! Are you a ketchup person?

By Leo Wilenius
HTF Contributor | April 3, 2020

Mental health care is vital at this time

Range Mental Health Center remains open, adjusts services

By Kelly Grinsteinner
HTF Contributor | April 3, 2020

#COVParkChallenge

Virginia: Get out and enjoy the parks!

By Brian L. Silber
HTF Contributor | March 27, 2020

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April is Financial Literacy Month

Staff | April 3, 2020

Brought to you by Daniel Rabideaux in conjunction with Lincoln...

How to begin building a credit history (start early!)

| April 3, 2020

Credit scores play a significant role in the lives of...

Economic impact payments: what you need to know

| April 3, 2020

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service on Monday...

Deposits at banks and credit unions are secure

| April 3, 2020

Despite volatility in financial markets and economy instability due to...

Small Business Loan Guarantee Program

| April 3, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is announcing the Minnesota Small Business Loan Guarantee Program, which was approved by the Minnesota Legislature last week. This temporary program,...

State’s energy and gas utilities urged to extend protections

Staff | April 3, 2020

State regulators have called on Minnesota’s electric and gas utilities to provide additional safeguards for their customers in light of Governor Tim Walz’s Executive Order 20-01 declaring a peacetime emergency...

JPJ Engineering hires landscape, engineering staff

| April 3, 2020

HIBBING/DULUTH — JPJ Engineering announced the recent addition of Trish Crego as landscape architect and Preston Tripp as senior civil engineer. Crego is a registered landscape architect with 16 years...

SBA offers disaster assistance to Minnesota small businesses economically impacted by the COVID-19

| March 27, 2020

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Minnesota small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the coronavirus (COVID 19),...

Taxpayers given additional time to file and pay income taxes

Staff | March 27, 2020177 comments

In line with the state’s continued peacetime emergency response to COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Revenue has announced that taxpayers filing their annual Minnesota Individual Income Tax return for tax...

DEED creating emergency loan program to help Minnesota small businesses

| March 27, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is creating an emergency loan program to help Minnesota small business owners who need immediate assistance to meet their families’ basic...

MDVA responds to COVID-19 with current information

Staff | April 3, 2020

As we respond to COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) remains committed to serving Minnesota veterans and their families. We are following CDC,...

VA releases COVID-19 Response Plan

| April 3, 2020

of Veterans Affairs (VA) made public, March 27, the COVID-19 Response Plan it is executing within its medical facilities to protect veterans, their families and...

New travel restrictions approved by Department of Defense

| March 27, 2020

The Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist recently approved new travel restrictions for service members, DoD civilians, and their families assigned to DoD installations,...

Veterans’ GI Bill benefits to continue during COVID-19

| March 27, 2020

President Trump signed into law S. 3503, March 21, which will enable the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue providing the same level of...

An outstanding project supporting veterans

| March 20, 2020

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs presented the Abraham Lincoln Pillar of Excellence Award to the Minnesota’s Veterans Application Tracking System (VATS), a joint project...

MDVA updates COVID-19 information

| March 20, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) is continuing to respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as the number of reported cases in Minnesota increase....