We are just two days away from Halloween. But a couple in Hibbing have been setting up their spooky decor since August. “We’re never really done,” explained Shawn Cameron. “We’re always tweaking things.”. He and his wife Cathy Isaacson just love Halloween. And it shows. For...

HIBBING—It was Sept. 5, and Bevie Fink was getting ready to play in Hibbing High School volleyball match, when something unthinkable happened. Fink, who is a senior, came down on somebody else’s foot, twisting her foot and causing a sharp pain. Fink was transported to urgent care where X-rays revealed a broken fifth metatarsal, which ended her high-school career. ...

CHISHOLM—The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (MnDOT) is kicking off a study of the Highway 73 corridor with a meeting and opportunity for public feedback. A public meeting with a brief presentation of the study is set for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Chisholm Senior Citizen Center, 319 West Lake St. in Chisholm. The Chisholm City Council, at its Oct. 23 meeting, scheduled a working session in conjunction with the public meeting. ...

KEEWATIN — A local police chief faced with teens stealing political signs took an interesting approach to dealing with their mischief. In most instances, with little evidence to work with, political sign thieves go unpunished. But Keewatin Police Chief Chris Whitney said in this case they got lucky: The property owner had a Ring camera.

VIRGINIA—The Rock Ridge School Board approved a resolution proposing the removal of board member Pollyann Sorcan from the School Board Monday following a nearly two-hour closed session. The 4-3 vote came after a comprehensive investigation against Sorcan by an independent investigator and attorney, according to the resolution. Board member Brandi Lautigar made the motion regarding the removal and was supported by Tim Riordan, John Uhan and Chair Billy Addy. Board...

Deer River 41, Chisholm 0 DEER RIVER — The top-seeded Warriors flexed their muscle in their dismantling of Chisholm 41-0 in the Section 7A Semifinal game last Friday in Deer River. They advance to the 7A Championship this Friday in Cloquet with the win and will be playing at the freshly-renovated MCCU Stadium against No. 2 Mille Lacs. The Warriors offense, defense, and special teams were all effective last Friday...

BUHL—Residents of Buhl weighed in last week on options facing city leaders regarding the town’s 100-year-old water tower and new water infrastructure. At a public input session last Monday, residents were provided a brief rundown of the options to install a new water tower, or refurbish the existing one, before opening the floor to public comment. Residents will have another opportunity to weigh in at a second public input session is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Buhl-Kinney Senior Citizen Center. ...

Arrowhead Transit is a transportation service for everyone. That’s an important message that Arrowhead Transit officials want the public to know. “My message is we want to let people know who we are and what services we offer,” Colette Hanson, Arrowhead Transit assistant director of Administration said. “It’s unbelievable how many people don’t know what we offer. It’s a public service that anyone can use.” ...

CHISHOLM—The Range Walk to End Alzheimer’s brought together local community members to raise money to support the Alzheimer’s Association classes and resources for local families, as well as advanced dementia research. The 294 walkers, donors and sponsors raised $67,400 at the Range walk, held September 29th at Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm. “We are so grateful to each of our walkers, volunteers and generous community sponsors this year,” Walk Manager...

CHISHOLM—For the past two seasons, Olivia Pascuzzi has been a lone wolf at the State Class Cross Country Meet. This season, the Chisholm High School freshman won’t be on her own. That’s because Pascuzzi and sophomore Destiny Schmitz will both be making appearances at the State Class A Cross Country Meet, which begins a 2:30 p.m. at the Les Bolstad Golf Course in Minneapolis. ...

Community Connect is an event designed for people experiencing homelessness or economic hardship. It serves as a one-stop-shop, providing a variety of free services for people who are struggling economically, and to help connect them with resources available from agencies and non-profits in the community. The next Community Connect event will be held on the Iron Range—on Wednesday, November 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center, 919 6th Street South in Virginia. ...

Cultures, Humanities, and Arts on the Iron Range (CHAIR) is facilitating a production of Frankenstein 1930 in conjunction with the Mountain Iron-Buhl High School(MIB) on Saturday, November 2 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, November 3 at 1 p.m., in Merritt Auditorium at MIB Public Schools. The play, based on the book by Mary Shelley and the 1931 Universal featuring Boris Karloff, was written by Fred Carmichael and performed with a license from Concord Theatricals. ...

As October ends, our student phenologists are busy cataloguing the effects of this year's warm weather on fall phenology. Enjoy this week's nine reports!. “This is Ivy, Shataria, Ryan, Rahmy, Blakely, Emmalee, Allie, and Daniel reporting from North Star Elementary in Virginia, Minnesota on Oct. 23, 2024. “We have a...

Up on the Range, in Virginia Minnesota, a new kind of school gym was added to the North Star Elementary School. This gym not only focuses on physical education but was also designed to help train and teach kids ninja skills. At the newly built North Star Elementary School, the...