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Have you ever visited the Fine Arts Building at the Itasca County Fair? Have you ever wondered where all that amazing artwork comes from? Do you have a creative side to you? Perhaps you have something worth showing off. Now’s your chance! Residents of Itasca County and the surrounding area a…
The Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation is pleased to announce we are starting our 2019 Annual Grant Cycle. Each year, the Annual Grant Cycle is open from July 15 – Sept. 15.
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Itasca County Board Chair Davin Tinquist recognized the 100 year anniversary of the local Farm Bureau and their commitment to farming and agricultural education in Itasca County on Tuesday, July 9 during a regular meeting of the Itasca County Commissioners.
Sports
HERMANTOWN — The Hibbing VFW baseball team swept a doubleheader from Hermantown Monday, winning game one 11-6, then taking the nightcap 4-2.
HIBBING — With only two games remaining in the regular season, the Hibbing American Legion baseball team has to get down to business.
GRAND RAPIDS — It is doubtful that there is a American Legion baseball tournament that has more prestige in the Upper Midwest than the Gopher Classic.
ELY — Today marks the start of the 2019 Sir G’s Ely Legion Midsummer Classic. This year, eight teams will battle it out and seven of them will look to dethrone Superior, the 2018 tournament champions.
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Obituaries
John J. Benton Jr., age 64, of Grand Rapids, MN passed away Sa…
Sadie Schumacher, age 96, of Deer River, MN passed away Monday…
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Florence Soderberg 96, of Coleraine, passed away Friday July 1…
Clarence “Lee” Schwartz, age 87, passed peacefully on Tuesday,…
Opinion
A reader asked why scientists are so pessimistic when discussing the likelihood of humans surviving our own worst impulses. Well, not all scientists are pessimistic, but most are realistic. They are also aware of the history of life on Earth, specifically the millions of species that once oc…
I was sitting at my desk when April handed me an Amazon package. Scanning my brain for what I had ordered, I came up blank. (A more common occurrence for me lately!)
Too many doctors are forgetting this part of their Hippocratic oath. To deal with opioid deaths they are listening to DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) and not treating addicts, pain patients, and others who need treatment that isn’t always abstinence. So some people who get cut off from legal m…
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