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St. Scholastica to host commencement on Saturday

The College of St. Scholastica will celebrate the undergraduate and graduate Class of 2024 with commencement on Saturday, May 11, in the Amsoil Arena located at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC). The in-person celebration will be a traditional, seated ceremony with unlimited guest seating. The ceremony will also be

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Not Too Early: 2024-25 Howie Hanson Prep Boys and Girls Basketball Dream Teams

BOYS Brooks Johnson, Duluth Marshall senior forward (Bulldogs commit) Calvin Anderson, Superior junior forward Ray Brau, Hibbing sophomore forward GIRLS Chloe Johnson, Duluth Marshall freshman forward Regan Juenemann, Duluth Marshall senior guard Chloe Carlson, Proctor sophomore guard Lily Smith, Proctor junior guard Bailey Hermanson, Hermantown junior guard

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St. Luke’s in the News

St. Luke’s Orthopedics & Sports Medicine has welcomed Physician Assistant Victor Pilon, PA-C. Pilon earned his Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degree from Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti. He is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. St. Luke’s is now part of

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Allete agrees to $6.2 billion sale offer

In connection with the merger, CPP Investments and GIP will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Allete for $67.00 per share in cash representing an enterprise value of approximately $6.2 billion, including Allete's net debt.

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Hermantown High Sports This Week

MONDAY Girls Golf – at Mesabi East, 11 a.m. Quarry Softball – host Superior, 4:30 p.m. Rose Field. Game Notes: The Hawks (3-2) will look to rebound from a 14-4 home loss to Proctor, which snapped a two-game Hermantown winning streak. The Spartans are 6-3. Boys Tennis – at Aitkin,

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U.S. Senate Dems launch renewed push for full marijuana legalization
Tim Blakeley, manager of Sunset Junction medical marijuana dispensary, shows marijuana plant buds on May 11, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images.

U.S. Senate Dems launch renewed push for full marijuana legalization

The bill would automatically expunge federal marijuana-related convictions, direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development to create a program to help people who lost access to housing benefits because of marijuana convictions.

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Stauber, Schultz and Biden in the news

Congressman Pete Stauber’s (MN-08) bill to restore energy development on Alaska’s North Slope passed the House of Representatives this week. The Alaska’s Right to Produce Act will reverse the Biden Department of the Interior (DOI)’s decision to prohibit oil and gas development on 13 million acres

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Sunday Prep Sports Notebook

Saturday Results Baseball Hermantown 4, North Branch 0. Ace junior pitcher River Freeman threw a no-hitter for the Hawks (4-3). Esko 2, St. Anthony 0 Duluth Denfeld 9, North Branch 2. The Hunters improved to 6-6 overall. Softball Proctor 10, Maple Lake 0 DC Everest 8, Superior 7 Monticello 7,

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Republish It! Mayor Reinert's Facebook post on Clean Yer Creek
Reinert participating in Clean Yer Creek on Saturday. Facebook screenshot.

Republish It! Mayor Reinert's Facebook post on Clean Yer Creek

"Happy rainy Saturday! Great to see many out this morning at the 16th annual Clean Yer Creek event! This year we worked on Lester, Merritt, Keene, Chester and Miller. This is one of my favorite spring events and despite it nearly always being rainy, it is a perfect way

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John S. Werner Memorial 5K Run-Walk set for May 11

The St. Louis County Historical Society and its Veterans Memorial Hall are holding a 5k to honor the memory of Command Sergeant Major John S. Werner on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Start time is 9 a.m. with a short ceremony prior at The Other Place Bar & Grill, 3930

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Enger Park Golf Today
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Enger Park Golf Today

Two City of Duluth carpenters are building new wooden steps at one of two front entrances at the historic Enger Park Golf Course clubhouse today.

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Workers at two Essentia Health facilities file for union representation

Registered nurses at Essentia Miller Hill Surgery Center and nurses and other healthcare workers at Essentia Solvay Hospice House announced this week that they have filed for an election with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union represented by the Minnesota Nurses Association. Workers at each of the

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Vikings sign free agent punter Seth Vernon
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Vikings sign free agent punter Seth Vernon

By Lindsey Young The Vikings have added a second punter to the roster. Minnesota signed free agent Seth Vernon, the team announced Tuesday. Mostly recently, Vernon spent the 2022 offseason and training camp with the Atlanta Falcons, who signed him as an undrafted rookie. He was released on Aug. 16,

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