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Wrenshall School’s bus fleet is now over 50% propane. Wrenshall Public School District’s new propane school bus, delivered earlier this spring, was purchased with the help of a $25,000 EPA grant. An anticipated $4,000 rebate from the Minnesota Propane Association will be an additional financial boost.

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Hermantown High Sports Notebook, Sunday

Hermantown High Sports Notebook, Sunday

The Hermantown boys track and field team showcased its superior team depth and benefited by impressive performances from several elite performers to win the prestigious 69th annual Doc Savage Invitational championship by a single point on Saturday afternoon in Hibbing. Hawks standout Martin Sleen won four events and broke two

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Saturday Notebook: Minnesota Matters tour stop, Wild, Vikings in the news
Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert will serve as a panelist at next Thursday's Minnesota Matters event. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Saturday Notebook: Minnesota Matters tour stop, Wild, Vikings in the news

The Future of Downtown Duluth will be the panel discussion topic and Q&A during a The Minnesota Star Tribune Minnesota Matters tour stop in Duluth on Thursday at Clyde Iron Works upstairs bar. Panelists include Roger Reinert (Mayor of Duluth), Sara Rolfson (Zeitgeist Business Director), Joel Kilgour (Project

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Quote Me, Howie: Mike Locker, Justin Wieck
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Quote Me, Howie: Mike Locker, Justin Wieck

"We are adding another outdoor deck, so we'll have about 3,000 square feet of deck on Lake Superior. It will be a great asset to the club as well for those outside – the tourists and others who want to be out on the lakefront and watch the sailboat races." -- Mike Locker

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The Minnesota Star Tribune to launch new podcast

The Minnesota Star Tribune to launch new podcast

The Minnesota Star Tribune in partnership with Lemonada Media announced today the launch of the new podcast Worth It, premiering on Friday, May 2. Hosted by the Minnesota Star Tribune’s night editor Nicole Norfleet and new outstate columnist Aaron Brown, Worth It is an every-Friday podcast that delivers news

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Republish It! City of Duluth Facebook post
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Republish It! City of Duluth Facebook post

At the City of Duluth Facebook page today: "Northland Vietnam Veterans mark today, April 30, 2025, the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. The City of Duluth honors its Vietnam veterans, as well as the refugees who fled the country to

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House passes housing budget, must hash out differences with Senate
The Minnesota State Capitol Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)

House passes housing budget, must hash out differences with Senate

By Madison McVan The Minnesota House passed a housing budget bill Tuesday, featuring funding boosts for homelessness prevention and affordable housing development, plus $100 million in bonds for financing housing developments statewide.  But the Senate’s housing budget, which passed the chamber last week, is about $62 million smaller than

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Wednesday Prep Sports Schedule
Proctor blitzed Duluth Denfeld 14-3 on Wednesday afternoon at Dick Swanson Fields in West Duluth. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Wednesday Prep Sports Schedule

Softball Proctor at Duluth Denfeld (Dick Swanson Fields outside Wade Stadium) Duluth East at Grand Rapids Baseball Duluth East at Elk River Boys Tennis Rock Ridge at Duluth East Grand Rapids at Brainerd Boys Golf Grand Rapids, Cloquet at Brainerd Mesabi East at Greenway Duluth East at Hudson

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Hermantown High Sports Notebook, Wednesday

Hermantown High Sports Notebook, Wednesday

Hermantown wasted major offensive performances from Jimmy Bartsch (4-for-5) and Drew Sonneson (5 RBIs) and surrendered a five-run lead en route to a 12-10 nine-inning baseball loss against Duluth East on Tuesday afternoon at Fichtner Fields in Hermantown. The Hawks also fell 9-2 to Grand Rapids in a Lake Superior

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