St. Louis County has several openings for community members to serve on its Opioid Remediation Advisory Committee. This is the group tasked with making recommendations on how the county can best invest the funds it received following the national settlement of a class action lawsuit involving several prescription opioid manufacturers
“Our goal is to both support and serve the community by providing them with what they want, and Duluth’s Best Bread is an outstanding example of what local residents want. We are thrilled that they are teaming up with us.” -- Incline Village developer Luzy Ostreicher
QUOTE ME: Legendary Twin Ports sports guru Fred Friedman on Sunday's Super Bowl LIX: "The Eagles have more talent but the most offensive sports fans this side of the Atlantic. Visiting players’ families are openly advised not to attend the games in south Philly. KC has the
Per the current forecast, travel impacts will begin sometime after 5 p.m., at which time the snowfall rate may reach .5” to 1” snowfall per hour.
“While these incidents at Piedmont remain rare, we are taking appropriate steps to address the situation without overburdening resources. The snow barriers will provide a temporary, effective solution for the current season.” -- Matt Andrews, City of Duluth’s Trails Coordinator
"Safe Haven is not being investigated. Our investigation into this incident is focused on identifying the infant, identifying the party who dropped off the infant, their relation to the infant, and aiding in any potential future reunification." -- Duluth Police
SECTIONS: St. Louis County . City of Duluth . Sports . Lake Superior College . DECC For the 21st year, the Lake Superior College Dental Hygiene Clinic will provide children free dental service on Friday, February 7 as part of the “Give Kids A Smile” Campaign. Faculty, students and staff will work with volunteer
“In terms of play from our guys, we're continuing to get some great things out of Alex Schott, Ben Sundland and Sawyer Senst. Those three have been a consistent rock for us in all 17 games so far.” -- Hermantown boys basketball coach Andy Fenske
SECTIONS: St. Louis County . City of Duluth . Sports . Lake Superior College . DECC By Dana Kazel The St. Louis County Board unanimously approved expanding its Tom Rukavina Mineral Royalties Scholarship Program to now offer scholarships to St. Louis County residents pursuing training in the building and construction trades. The vote came
"The local support has been great. The DECC leadership and staff have been supportive the whole time, and they've been great to work with. It’s such a great curling community here and people understand the game." -- USA Curling CEO Dean Gemmell
Note: Howie on Prep Sports is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Hermantown's boys hockey team is winding down a rugged regular season schedule that features only remaining home games against Benilde-St. Margaret’s on Friday and Grand Rapids next Tuesday.
“He and Herb Brooks ended up being quite a pair during Herb’s odyssey. John’s sports writing rivals had a saying: ‘John Gilbert didn’t invent hockey, but he was there when Herb Brooks did.’” -- Chris Miller of the Minnesota Star Tribune on John Gilbert
By Kelli Latuska, City of Duluth Public Information Officer City of Duluth Street Maintenance crews continue to remove snow and ice from city roadways this evening following last night/this morning’s snowfall event. As of this afternoon, crews had completed clearing Priority 1 roadways and approximately 80 percent of
Note: Howie on Prep Sports is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. PREP ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Senior power forward Bobby Thornton scored the game-winning goal as Cloquet-Esko-Carlton edged Hermantown 3-1 in a Lake Superior Conference high school hockey game at Hermantown Arena
Duluth Parks and Recreation will host the 8th annual Cold Front on Saturday, February 1 at Bayfront Festival Park. Residents and guests are invited to participate in the free, family-friendly festival celebrating the best of winter fun. Parking in the park-adjacent lots is also free during the event. Cold Front
“The Alworth Memorial Fund has always been committed to supporting northern Minnesota students dedicated to making a difference in the mathematics, science, engineering and medical fields. But many of them don’t necessarily know what direction to take while still in high school.” - Patty Salo Downs.
