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John Ramos

Duluth mayor, county board chair endorsed aviation tax cuts, didn’t tell constituents

On March 25, 2025, Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert and St. Louis County Board Chair Annie Harala wrote letters to the House Committee on Taxes, in St. Paul, expressing their...

Bills moving through Minnesota Legislature would deliver hefty tax breaks to Cirrus Aircraft, other aviation companies

Two bills currently moving through the Minnesota House of Representatives (and their Senate companion bills) would give millions of dollars in tax cuts to qualifying aviation companies, including Cirrus...

Annual Beaver Bay smelt fry to feature local Beaver River smelt

On Saturday, May 17, 2025, for the first time in more than 30 years, the City of Beaver Bay (pop. 120) will host a smelt fry where all of...

City of Superior ignored complaints about houses cracking on Ohio Avenue, neighbors say

In February 2024, construction of three new Superior homes began on the 1500 block of Ohio Avenue. After the foundation holes were dug and filled with sand, a compactor...

Former Itasca County court administrator pleads guilty to felony theft from student band group

On May 5, 2025, former Itasca County Court Administrator Heather Porterfield pled guilty to one felony theft charge, in relation to a business account she managed for the Nashwauk-Keewatin...

Duluth HART ramp partially closed for structural repairs

On May 2, 2025, at the monthly meeting of the Duluth Parking Commission, Parking Director Mark Bauer told commissioners that a portion of the downtown HART parking ramp (located...

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Ely community invited to complete paint-by-number mural of Sigurd Olson

Dedicated to preserving the memory of environmentalist Sigurd Olson, an Ely nonprofit group has commissioned a local artist to create a mural of Olson,...

Visiting all 162 of Duluth’s parks

In the summer of 2025, while navigating through the City of Duluth’s Parks & Recreation webpage, I encountered the administration’s startling claim that Duluth...

Monitor wins three state awards, including special cash prize for investigative reporting

On June 16, 2026, at the Society of Professional Journalists’ annual awards ceremony in St. Paul, Duluth Monitor Publisher John Ramos won awards in...

Tyler Edwards sentenced for murder of Maxton Gudowski

On June 15, 2026, Sixth Judicial District Judge Jill Eichenwald sentenced Tyler Edwards to 17 years in prison for the murder of Maxton Gudowski....

Homegrown Music Festival directors resign, leaving confusing financial picture

On June 2, 2026, Duluth’s Homegrown Music Festival (HGMF) Co-directors Cory Jezierski and Dereck Murphy-Williams resigned their positions, leaving behind “years of unreported income”...