Vikings sign rookie RB Aaron Dykes
Alexander Mattison, who has backed up Cook since 2019, is poised to take the reins as the starter. Minnesota also has Kene Nwangwu, Ty Chandler, DeWayne McBride and Abram Smith at the position
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Hawks girls tennis team expects to compete for the Lake Superior Conference championship this season
"Our team is full of elite student-athletes who are used to excelling and competing no matter who is on the other side of the court." -- Hermantown girls tennis coach Jessica Worden
2023 Denfeld Football Schedule
Friday, Sept. 1 – Mora, 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 – Grand Rapids, 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15 – at Pine City, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 – at Duluth East, 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 – North Branch, 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 – at Cloquet, 7 p.m. Friday,
Quote Me, Howie: Hermantown High coaches Mike Zagelmeyer, Nate Hanson, Andy Fenske
"After that, I know the players are very excited for our first game against Proctor, which is obviously the hammer game. It's a great tradition for Northern Minnesota football and something that can't be lost." -- Hawks football coach Mike Zagelmeyer
Vikings sign Chim Okorafor, waive Jacky Chen
By Craig Peters EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings on Monday announced the signing of rookie tackle Chim Okorafor. In order to make room for Okorafor on the roster, Minnesota waived tackle Jacky Chen, who had joined the team in May as an undrafted rookie free agent. Okorafor was signed this spring
Reprint It! Roger Reinert's Facebook and YouTube posts
"In a world pushing for aggressive politics, we choose positivity over negativity, and constructive criticism over personal attacks." -- Duluth mayoral candidate Roger Reinert
Hermantown High fall sports, St. Louis County in the news
Hermantown High fall sports teams will begin 2023 regular-season play later this week and next. The Hawks girls tennis team will open Friday at 11:30 a.m. at home against nonconference Simley. On Saturday, the powerful Hermantown girls soccer team will participate in a preseason jamboree in Duluth
St. Louis County partners with Minnesota North College-Hibbing to offer skilled apprenticeship program for heavy equipment mechanics
As early as this fall, students in the Diesel Mechanics/Heavy Equipment program at Minnesota North College - Hibbing will have an opportunity to apply for a skilled apprenticeship position with St. Louis County Public Works. This new apprenticeship program will provide valuable real-life experience for students while also helping
Duluth company makes prestigious list of fastest growing businesses in US
Ad Advance was co-founded by CEO Joe Shelerud and COO Matt Wiklund in 2017.
Minnesota NOW endorses Reinert for Duluth's next mayor
Mayoral candidate Roger Reinert received the endorsement of Minnesota NOW in the race to be Duluth’s next mayor. Minnesota NOW is a political action arm of the National Organization for Women. Minnesota NOW focuses its work on Constitutional equality, reproductive rights, economic equality, racial justice, LGBTQ+ issues, and freedom
Quote Me, Howie: Zam Plante
A few takeaways from a recent interview with my hockey rock star buddy Zam Plante, an elite Bulldogs recruit who will return to play for the Fargo Force in the USHL again next season before joining UMD for the 2024-25 season: "I'm feeling really good about
DECC Events Calendar
There's never a dull moment at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Here are the public events happening for the rest of August: 11-13 | Bayfront Blues Festival 13 | Bored Teachers: WE CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP! COMEDY TOUR 15 | Beer & Bands by the Blue Bridge 17
City of Duluth announces RFP for development of portion of Lester Golf Course
The Duluth Economic Development Authority and the City of Duluth have posted a request for proposals (RFP) to lead the planning, development, design, and build-out of an approximately 37-acre portion of DEDA-owned property on the Lester Golf Course Site. The invitation seeks proposals from qualified developers, development
Highway 23 culvert work in western Duluth starts Monday
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin work Monday on Highway 23 on culverts in the Riverside and Gary New Duluth neighborhoods in western Duluth on August 14. Work on the Gogebic Creek culvert in Riverside will begin on August 14. Highway 23 vehicular traffic is not impacted during 2023
Solar panels going up at Superior Water, Light and Power's first community solar garden
Energy from Superior Solar is expected to begin feeding into the power grid in October.
Three longtime Lake Superior College employees retire
"Al Finlayson has guided the college’s finances extremely well and hundreds of students learned the fundamentals of carpentry and medical lab work from John Calcaterra and Virginia Haynes.” -- Dr. Patricia Rogers, president of Lake Superior College