911 dispatch report reveals more details on Hietala incident
On Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, Duluth police responded to a 911 call that Duluth East High School football coach Joe Hietala was drunk on school grounds. Mr. Hietala was...
City Council loans DECC $1 million without seeing current financials
At their regular meeting on Sept. 25, 2023, the Duluth City Council unanimously voted to grant the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) a $1 million line of credit to...
Superior Public Works Committee lowers speed limit at Stinson and Hammond to address recurring crashes
At the regular meeting of the City of Superior Public Works Committee, held on Aug. 3, 2023, Assistant Public Works Director Chris Carlson informed the committee that the city...
Community Action Duluth employees vote to unionize
On Aug. 3, 2023, the employees of Community Action Duluth (CAD) officially unionized, with 8 eligible employees casting an affirmative vote. This was 6 fewer than the 14 employees...
Monitor wins state award for Swanson coverage
The year 2022 will undoubtedly be remembered by residents of Two Harbors, Minnesota, as an unusual time. That was the year their self-proclaimed “visionary” mayor, Chris Swanson, announced that...
Safe Haven casual employees unionize, negotiate
This past May, seven casual employees with the Safe Haven Battered Women’s Shelter, in Duluth, voted to unionize. A “casual employee” is one who works 16 hours or less...
