Pine Knot News earns 28 Minnesota Newspaper Association awards
"It's fun being recognized by our peers, but that's not why we do it. We love covering the news and making sure our readers know what's going on." -- Pine Knot News editor Jana Peterson
Quote Me, Howie: Daniel Fanning, Kristi Stokes
Daniel Fanning, vice president of the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce and executive director of the Duluth Area Chamber Foundation, on Downtown Duluth's Annual Meeting and Celebration at the DECC on Wednesday evening – "There’s positive momentum building in Duluth’s downtown, as was evident at last
Essentia Health in the news; Quote Me, Howie: Fred Friedman
Minnesota Community Measures issues its Health Care Quality Report annually in three separate findings. This report is the third of those three parts for care delivered in 2022.
Sports Notebook, Thursday
Today's Events Prep Boys Basketball Cloquet at Denfeld Proctor at Hinckley-Finlayson Mt. Iron-Buhl at Rock Ridge International Falls at Mesabi East Barron at Northwestern Prep Girls Basketball Hermantown at Grand Rapids Cloquet at Coon Rapids Pequot Lakes at Esko Carlton-Wrenshall at Barnum Two Harbors at Moose Lake-Willow River
Quote Me, Howie: Fred Friedman
My longtime buddy and Duluth YMCA Noon Basketball Hall-of-Famer Fred Friedman on the Gophers men's basketball team, which edged Big Ten rival Michigan State 59-56 on Tuesday night at historic Williams Arena in Minneapolis – "I like (power forward Pharrel) Payne's game a lot and believed
DECC Calendar
Today – Downtown Duluth Annual Meeting & Celebration, 4:30 p.m. Harbor Side Ballroom. For more information, visit www.downtownduluth.com Thursday – Jesus Christ Superstar, 7:30 p.m. Symphony Hall Saturday – Red Lake Nation, 1 p.m. Pioneer Hall; Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, 2 p.m. and 7 p.
Quote Me, Howie: Roger Reinert, John Shuster
Popular Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert on the possibility of reopening Lester Park Golf Course this spring – "I am finally getting a chance to come up for air after a month in office, and move from leadership staff changes and a long list of items functionally on pause since the
Sheriff's Office receives fire suppression tool from area Masons
By Dana Kazel When a house catches fire in a rural community, it's not uncommon for a Sheriff's deputy working patrol to arrive before firefighters. if there are people trapped inside, it's extremely dangerous for a deputy, who lacks fire safety equipment, to try
Sports Notebook, Wednesday
Tuesday Results Prep Girls Hockey Proctor/Hermantown 5, North Shore 1 (Section 7A quarterfinal) Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 4, Hibbing-Chisholm 2 (Section 7A quarterfinal) Moose Lake Area 1, Rock Ridge 0 (Section 7A quarterfinal) Prep Boys Basketball Cloquet 83, Grand Rapids 74 Esko 50, Pequot Lakes 40 Cromwell-Wright 71, Proctor 53 Carlton/Wrenshall
People in the News
David Marc, PhD, CHDA, associate professor, chair of the Health Informatics and Information Management department at The College of St. Scholastica and healthcare data analytics expert, has been selected to participate in a national workgroup for the National Academy of Medicine to create an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Code of Conduct
Quote Me, Howie: John Shuster
My legendary curling buddy John Shuster on skipping his Olympic gold medal-winning team to the 2024 U.S. National men's championship in New Jersey last week: "It was week to remember, that’s for sure. I cannot express enough how lucky I am to go to battle
DFL lawmakers to propose statewide sales tax hike to fund housing
By Madison McVan, Minnesota Reformer DULUTH — Some Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers will propose a constitutional amendment that would raise the state sales tax to fund housing programs. Bill draft language would raise the state sales tax by three-eights of 1% — about 37 cents for every $100 spent — to create three funds geared
Sports Notebook, Tuesday
Today's Events, High School Girls Hockey Hibbing-Chisholm at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, 7 p.m. (Section 7A quarterfinal) North Shore at Proctor-Hermantown, 7 p.m. (Section 7A quarterfinal) Rock Ridge at Moose Lake, 7 p.m. (Section 7A quarterfinal) Boys Basketball Esko at Pequot Lakes, 7:15 p.m. (Livestream radio)
Northland Foundation awards 56 grants
The Northland Foundation awarded nearly $2 million in grant funds in the last quarter of 2023 to benefit people and communities in its geographic service area. The lion’s share of grant dollars – $1,175,000 total – were awarded through the Northland Foundation’s Integrated Rural Community Aging Program. The
Harbortown Rotary celebrates 40th anniversary
Harbortown Rotary is celebrating 40 years in service to the youth of our Northland communities. In celebration of this milestone anniversary, Harbortown President Tony Hansen set a goal of completing a combination of 40 hands-on projects and organizational grants for our community. “The Rotary phrase ‘Service Above Self’ is something
Downtown Duluth Annual Meeting and Celebration today
More than 500 business and community leaders will gather for Downtown Duluth’s 39th Annual Meeting and Celebration tonight at beautiful DECC Harborside Ballroom. Attendees will hear from organization leaders about 2024 priorities and they will also hear from Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert. Additionally, the spotlight will be placed on