Incline Village developer’s RICO lawsuit dismissed
On April 4, 2024, the Monitor reported on a case in New York State Court, where Lazar Ostreicher, his wife Malka, and two others are alleged to have fraudulently...
Silver Bay residents raise blight concerns
At the June 5, 2024, meeting of the Silver Bay Planning and Zoning Commission, the room was crowded with residents. Commission Chair Steve VanHouse (sitting behind a “Mayor Wade...
Mr. O’s defamation lawsuit dismissed
On March 28, 2024, the Monitor reported that the mysterious Mr. O had sued the Duluth News Tribune and DNT Reporter Jimmy Lovrien for defamation, in response to a...
Thieves breach ATM with stolen truck, escape with $44,000
At 2:38 in the morning on May 5, 2024, a 2004 white Ford F-150 pulled into the parking lot of the Proctor Federal Credit Union. Two men wearing black...
NIMBY town
Developer Nick Ericson owns four acres of land in Lakeside, adjacent to the Hawk Ridge Estates neighborhood. In 2023, Ericson approached Duluth city planners to request the property be...
Deceased Silver Bay man found in Baptism River
On May 12, 2024, deputies with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a deceased man in Tettegouche State Park. Wearing only a pair of jeans,...
