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St. Louis County hires Carl Crawford for new Equity and Inclusion role

St. Louis County has hired Carl Crawford to serve in its newly created position of Equity and Inclusion Specialist. Crawford most recently served as the Human Rights Officer for the City of Duluth. He also is serving appointment on four statewide commissions: the State Board of Public Defense, the newly

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Reprint It! David Montgomery's note to city councilors
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Reprint It! David Montgomery's note to city councilors

City of Duluth CAO David Montgomery sent the following memo to Duluth city councilors regarding the proposed Incline Plaza Project on the former Duluth Central High School campus: "I’ve received several questions and comments regarding the development agreement for the Central School site on the Council agenda Monday

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Quote Me, Howie: Roger Reinert, John Shuster

Popular Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert on the possibility of reopening Lester Park Golf Course this spring – "I am finally getting a chance to come up for air after a month in office, and move from leadership staff changes and a long list of items functionally on pause since the

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DEDA sells 18 acres to developer for Amazon distribution center
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DEDA sells 18 acres to developer for Amazon distribution center

By Kelli Latuska In December of 2023, the Duluth Economic Development Authority closed on the sale of 18 acres of brownfield redevelopment land on the Atlas Industrial Park. Ryan Companies, who purchased the land, has since transferred the land to the industrial park’s anchor establishment, Amazon, for use as

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Pete Stauber fact check, Duluth Playhouse, sports notebook in the news
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Pete Stauber fact check, Duluth Playhouse, sports notebook in the news

Pete Stauber's Fact Check: IIJA did NOT guarantee funding for the Blatnik Bridge. In fact, MNDOT’s 1st application for this funding was passed over by the Biden Admin until a bipartisan-bicameral effort was made. Watch Stauber's video message on X. DULUTH PLAYHOUSE Ken Ludwig'

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Duluth City Council, Essentia Health, Oneida Realty in the news

Mayor Roger Reinert has proposed to Duluth City Council a number of appointments of city councilors to City of Duluth boards and commissions. The appointments were accepted into the consent agenda for next Monday's city committee of the whole council meeting. The mayor’s appointments include both reappointments

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City of Duluth announces legislative bonding priorities
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City of Duluth announces legislative bonding priorities

The City of Duluth's top legislative bonding priorities for 2024: . Funding for Lakewood Water Treatment Plant repairs to roof and other building components and rehabilitation of the granular filtration system used to treat and ensure safe drinking water for the Duluth metro area, including Duluth, Proctor, Hermantown and

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Duluth police respond to stolen vehicle
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Duluth police respond to stolen vehicle

By Mattie Hjelseth At approximately 3:30 p.m., Duluth Police officers received a report of a stolen vehicle on West Central Entrance. The vehicle was located and a traffic stop was attempted by officers. The vehicle fled and officers disengaged. A short time later, officers observed the vehicle numerous

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Reinert selects Forsman as acting mayor
Roger Reinert at a 2023 mayoral election fundraiser. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Reinert selects Forsman as acting mayor

By Kelli Latuska Mayor Roger J. Reinert announced today in a press event at City Hall his selection of City Councilor Arik Forsman as mayor pro tem, or acting mayor. Councilor Forsman will serve as acting mayor for mayoral absences of shorter durations as needed over the next two years,

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City of Duluth Notebook
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City of Duluth Notebook

City of Duluth press release Duluth has received a couple of inches of wet snow and mixed precipitation since yesterday, and City of Duluth snow operations crews have been out working on clearing main roads throughout the event. Operations has been focused on mains initially but is moving into residential

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Roger Reinert sworn in, hits the ground running
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Roger Reinert sworn in, hits the ground running

"It is with great honor and humility that I step into this role as the 40th mayor for the City of Duluth.” -- Mayor Roger Reinert

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Wood chips available to the public for free at Woodland Park

The City of Duluth’s Parks Maintenance Division will place clean, discarded wood chips for public use and pick up in bulk at the U-shaped driveway by Tony Emanuel Field at Woodland Park beginning Saturday.   The wood chips, which are an urban forestry byproduct and are untreated, are available on

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Quote Me, Howie: 'Risky Roger' Reinert, Loren Martell

Quote Me, Howie: 'Risky Roger' Reinert, Loren Martell

Duluth mayor-elect 'Risky Roger' Reinert on what he's been up to since blitzing incumbent Emily Larson in the November 8 general election – "If possible, I'm busier now than I was during the campaign. Actively winding up my legal work, and finishing the semester

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