St. Louis County
“Five-minute” breaks cost county taxpayers $6,000 per year
The St. Louis County Board holds three regular meetings per month. About half of the meetings are held in the Duluth courthouse, while the remainder rotate around other locations...
Study finds no dog E. coli in Keene Creek
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium found in human and animal feces which can make people sick if ingested. E. coli is also an environmental marker which alerts...
Notes on the pandemic
Nine days ago, when we last wrote in this space, the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus was 775. Since then, it has doubled nearly three times; at present,...
Publisher’s Desk
Hello, readers.
Like you, in these unusual times, the Monitor has been doing our best to help flatten the curve. We’ve stayed home a lot, and we've practiced social-distancing by...
Parks Commission votes to eliminate Chester Park shared-use trail designation
For six years, the Nordic skiing trails in Chester Park have been shared by both skiers and pedestrians. On March 11, 2020, the Duluth Parks Commission voted to designate...
In fifteenth year, city bow hunt is meeting goals
The City of Duluth’s annual urban deer hunt wrapped up its fifteenth season on Dec. 31, 2019. Archers with the Arrowhead Bowhunters Alliance (ABA) harvested 54 bucks and 179...
