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
St. Louis County Public Works engineers have created two online surveys to gather additional public input on design options for two upcoming projects in Duluth. Both projects have already involved several public meetings. They are the 40th Avenue West Corridor Project, which includes the intersection with Grand Avenue, and the
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
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
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
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
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
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
Legendary Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert on the Chester Ski Hill & Chalet – "Great to catch up today with Dave Schaeffer and Nik Bayuk to discuss the Chester Ski Hill. We chatted about their efforts to build a new Chester Ski Chalet. These individuals, and so many others both staff
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
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,
Proctor boys hockey parent Dave Reyelts (son AJ Reyelts, a Frank Brimsek Award finalist for Minnesota's top senior goaltender) on the 2023-24 Rails, who battled Hermantown tough in a 6-3 Section 7A semifinal loss Saturday afternoon at Amsoil Arena – "Leave it in a better place than when
By Zachary Roth, Minnesota Reformer Fearing that Democrats hold a crucial edge in ballots cast before Election Day, national Republicans are working to convince their voters to take advantage of mail and early voting this year. “We can’t play catch up. We can’t start from behind. We can’
By Jacob Fischler, Minnesota Reformer Former President Donald Trump called on Alabama lawmakers Friday to “find an immediate solution” to remedy a state Supreme Court ruling that threatened the availability of in vitro fertilization, and national Republicans running for Congress sought to distance themselves from the Alabama decision as well.
HOCKEY Section 7AA Boys Grand Rapids 6, Rock Ridge 2 Andover 4, Duluth East 1 Section 7A Boys Hermantown vs. Proctor, 6:05 p.m. Amsoil Arena. Cloquet-Esko-Carlton vs. Hibbing-Chisholm, 8:05 p.m. Amsoil Arena College Men Bulldogs at North Dakota, 6 p.m. College Women Bulldogs at Minnesota,
The Minnesota Vikings on Friday announced two additions to the 2024 coaching staff, naming Shaun Sarrett assistant offensive line coach and Henry Schneider IV assistant to the head coach. Sarrett spent the past three seasons (2021-23) as the Los Angeles Chargers assistant offensive line coach. He brings two decades of
