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Railroad company tells mayor what to say

With 20,000 miles of railroad track in North America, the Canadian National Railway (CN) is connected to communities near and far. The 2019 edition of “CN In Your Community” is a...

DECC works on policy for hosting political events

At the monthly meeting of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center’s (DECC) board of directors on Oct. 30, 2019, Board Member Mary Finnegan-Ongaro urged the board to establish a policy for political...

Bayfront Park sees busiest year in 2019

At the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center’s (DECC) board of directors meeting on Oct. 30, 2019, Bayfront Festival Park Director Jeff Stark reported that 2019 has been the busiest year...

Waseca Extension project halted, state grant lost due to $2.4 million funding gap

Planning for an extension of Waseca Industrial Road in West Duluth, which has been ongoing since 2017, halted in June of 2019 due to a “funding gap” in the project. As...

Minneapolis Star Tribune opens Duluth office

Over the last few months, readers of the Minneapolis Star Tribune may have noticed more stories about Duluth within its pages. The Star Tribune opened a satellite office in Duluth this...

St. Louis County farmers oppose elk introduction

At the St. Louis County Board meeting on Oct. 22, 2019, held in McDavitt Town Hall in rural McDavitt Township (population 459), the biggest issue to arise was not on the...

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Behind closed doors, Hermantown staff disparage data center opponents

Department heads at the City of Hermantown have an unusual practice: On the day following City Council meetings, they gather to grade the meeting...

Mayor Paine advocates for roosters

While the Superior community’s interest in urban poultry farming continues to grow, the City of Superior has yet to establish a city ordinance to...

Hermantown officials consider preparing scripts for councilors to use during data center meeting

Over the past year or so, as Google has made steady strides toward developing a data center in Hermantown, opponents have been frustrated by...

Cook County sues contractor for failing to fix pickleball courts’ “dead spots”

After having new tennis and pickleball courts installed in Grand Marais in 2023, Cook County is suing the contractor, Upper Midwest Athletic Corporation (UMAC),...

Village Place Apartments without water for four days and counting

On Saturday night, July 25, 2026, the Monitor was notified by a tenant of the Village Place Apartments (located at 602 East 5th Street)...