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Thursday Sports Notebook

Duluth's public schools girls basketball teams, Duluth East and Duluth Denfeld, suffered lopsided first-round tournament road losses Wednesday night, ending their respective seasons. The Greyhounds fell to Centennial 72-27 in a Section 7AAAA quarterfinal, while the Hunters lost to Rock Ridge 86-14 in a 7AAA quarterfinal. Duluth East

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Minnesota’s fiscal outlook improves; budget agency urges caution
Gov. Tim Walz on Feb. 29, 2024, said the state’s economic outlook is positive during a presentation on the state’s budget at the Department of Revenue Building in St. Paul. Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer.

Minnesota’s fiscal outlook improves; budget agency urges caution

However, the state still faces a looming deficit — or “structural imbalance” — in future years, as spending will outpace revenue.

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Quote Me, Howie: Andy Fenske

Hermantown boys basketball coach Andy Fenske on the two-time defending Section 7AAA champion Hawks – "As we look ahead to playoffs starting up next week, I like where we're sitting as a team. We're playing some of our best basketball right now, not just on the

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Hermantown blanks Hibbing/Chisholm in 7A boys hockey final

Senior Dane Callaway stopped all 27 shots to backstop Hermantown past Hibbing/Chisholm 4-0 in the Section 7A high school boys hockey championship game Wednesday night at Amsoil Arena. Four different players scored goals for the Hawks, who advance to the Class A state tournament starting next Wednesday against a

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Quote Me, Howie: Steve Battaglia, Phill Homere; Vikings News

Cloquet boys basketball coach Steve Battaglia on the Jacks, as they wrap up the regular season and prepare for the 2024 playoffs – "It’s really been a pretty good year for us considering we only play two seniors and one of them was out for a month. We gave

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Today's Sports

Prep Boys Hockey – Hermantown (17-8-2) vs. Hibbing-Chisholm (19-8-0), Section 7A championship at 7 p.m. at Amsoil Arena. Game Notes: The No. 1-seeded Hawks defeated the third-seeded Bluejackets 8-1 on January 16 in Hermantown in their only meeting during the regular season. Junior forward River Freeman scored three goals for

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Lawmakers pushing for child care subsidy program
Sen. Grant Hauschild, DFL-Hermantown, testifies in front of the Senate Education Policy committee on Feb. 26, 2024. Hauschild is one of the lead authors on a bill that would expand child care subsidies. Photo by Madison McVan/Minnesota Reformer.

Lawmakers pushing for child care subsidy program

By Madison McVan, Minnesota Reformer Most Minnesota families with young children could qualify for child care assistance under a subsidy program proposed by DFL state lawmakers. If passed by the Legislature, the Great Start Affordability Scholarship program would assist families making up to 150% of the state median household income

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St. Louis County News

St. Louis County has named Ryan Logan as director of its new Planning and Zoning Department. Logan has worked for the County for 10 years in various roles, including land use and GIS divisions. Most recently, he served as the County's Onsite Wastewater Planning Manager. He's

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St. Luke’s Birthing Center in the news
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St. Luke’s Birthing Center in the news

St. Luke’s Birthing Center has been named a prestigious Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care title. Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Blue Distinction Center’s designation signifies that St. Luke’s met nationally established criteria by demonstrating expertise in safely and effectively delivering quality specialty care. “We’re

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St. Luke’s News

St. Luke’s has promoted Kayla Witzman to clinic manager at St. Luke’s Mount Royal Medical Clinic and St. Luke’s Lester River Medical Clinic. Witzman is from Cherry, Minnesota and joined St. Luke’s as a medical assistant in 2016. She later moved up to a care coordinator

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Prep Sports Notebook: All-Lake Superior Conference Girls Hockey Team

FIRST TEAM F – Ilsa Lindaman, Duluth Marshall F – Autumn Cooper, Superior F – Mercury Bishoff, Grand Rapids D – Katie Sandelin, Proctor-Hermantown D – Allie LeClaire, Grand Rapids G – Riley Toivinen, Grand Rapids SECOND TEAM F – Izy Fairchild, Proctor-Hermantown F – Hannah Graves, Proctor-Hermantown F – Nina Thorson, Duluth Marshall D – Sarah Stauber, Duluth Marshall

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Quote Me, Howie: Hermantown Sports Notebook

Legendary Hermantown High coaches Andy Fenske (boys basketball) and Patrick Andrews (boys hockey) on their respective teams: Fenske – "Coming off of a great performance to clinch a share of the conference title (an eye-popping 93-66 victory at Superior last Thursday), we like the momentum we have going in our

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Lake View Hospital named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the U.S.

Two Harbors – Lake View Hospital has been named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the United States by Chartis Center for Rural Health. The rating is based on the Chartis Rural Hospital Strength INDEX, which assesses performance in inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost,

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