Two individuals who played critically important emergency management roles for St. Louis County during situations including the COVID-19 pandemic, construction of Line 3, multiple flooding events including the 2022 flooding in the Rainy River Basin, and other natural disasters have now been promoted. Duane "Dewey" Johnson has been
The St. Louis County Board, which is scheduled to meet near Floodwood next Tuesday, December 12, is shifting its meeting location due to an issue with the furnace in the building where the meeting had been scheduled. The new location is the Floodwood Downtown Fair Center, 107 West 7th Avenue,
The St. Louis County Veterans Service Office in Duluth has returned to its normal location in the Village Mall Office location at 4815 Burning Tree Road, Suite 100. For the last two months, Veterans Service Officers and other staff had to relocate after heavy rain in late September led to
St. Louis County Attorney Kim Maki has appointed Dr. Timothy Myles to serve as the Director of Victim/Witness and Community Outreach. In this role, Dr. Myles will oversee victim/witness staff in the four county attorney office locations and will be responsible for developing and implementing an external communications
By Dana Kazel The St. Louis County Veterans Service Office has a new director. The County Board on Tuesday approved the appointment of Nadine Wells to lead the Veterans Service Office. Wells has worked as a Veterans Service Officer for St. Louis County since 2017. She served in the United
The St. Louis County Auditor's Office has begun the process of sending out Proposed Property Tax Notices for 2024. These notices are sent in staggered batches over the next week, which means some property owners may not receive theirs until the end of the month. The notice, which
The St. Louis County Board will hold two public meetings to receive comments on its proposed operating budget and tax levy for 2024. The first meeting is Monday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. in the St. Louis County Courthouse in Virginia, lower-level conference room. The second meeting will be
St. Louis County Public Works is scheduled to make numerous improvements on Woodland Avenue next year between Snively Road and Anoka Street, including repaving, replacing curbs and gutters, creating a center turn lane, and adding sidewalks, bike lanes, and pedestrian crossings for improved safety. The County is working with the
ON THE ROAD TO GRANDMA'S – Kristi Schmidt was named the new board chair of Grandma’s Marathon, effective on October 1. A former staff member at Grandma’s Marathon, she currently serves as the Director of Corporate Engagement for the University of Minnesota Duluth and has more than
The end of the COVID-19 Public Health emergency earlier this year has led to challenges for people who rely on Medical Assistance (MA) for health insurance, and for the people tasked with assisting with MA renewal applications. Currently, fewer than 50% of St. Louis County residents who have needed to
The Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce will host the region’s largest and most prestigious business event and gathering of the year, the Duluth Area Chamber’s 153rd Annual Meeting & Dinner Celebration, on Thursday, November 2 at the DECC’s Lake Superior Ballroom. This year’s event will be
St. Louis County Attorney Kim Maki has promoted Jon Holets to serve as the Deputy County Attorney. In this role, he will assist in the management of four County Attorney’s Office locations and support the office’s delivery of exemplary service to the citizens of St. Louis County. Holets,
Updated: 3:16 p.m. Monday The issue with the online property tax payment system has been resolved, and citizens are again able to pay their property taxes online. Earlier today, a problem with the service, which the County contracts with an outside company to provide, prevented people from being
More than 2,500 people are scheduled to attend the 41st annual St. Louis County Health & Human Services Conference, which opens today at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. The annual conference is one of the largest in the state for human services professionals, and runs through Friday. This year&
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office is offering the public a new opportunity for an inside look at how it operates through a 10-week Citizens' Academy. Classes begin November 1 and will be offered Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Classes will include interactive presentations and
Library services, including the opportunity to access even more books through the Duluth Public Library, are now part of the programming at the St. Louis County Jail, thanks to the vision and generosity of Gifford.
