NORTHEASTERN MN – In early September, thousands of Northland households will open their mailbox to find the 2015 Bridge to Health Survey. This survey, which has been conducted every five years since 1995, seeks to answer the all-important question “How Healthy is the Northland?” The comprehensive survey includes questions related to physical and mental health, nutrition, exercise tobacco and alcohol […]
Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association offers scholarships
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – Sheriff Ross Litman of St. Louis County announced the commencement of the Law Enforcement Scholarship Program for 2015. The Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association (MSA) Board of Directors has established a scholarship fund for the awarding of up to 15 scholarships in the amount of $600 for this year. These scholarships are due to the coordinated efforts of […]
Public invited to learn about Community Development Block Grants
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – St. Louis County distributed $1.7 million in federal grant money during 2014, to communities and area non-profit organizations. Known as Community Development Block Grants or CDBG funds, this money helped cover costs for kitchen renovations at the LEE Center in Hibbing, which serves the building’s residents and as a community nutrition site for the Meals on […]