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Proctor-area swim programs rally to bring historic pool into modern era
The Proctor-Hermantown girls swimming and diving team and Proctor-Esko boys swimming program are trying to bring one of the oldest pools in northeastern Minnesota into the modern competitive swimming era by installing an electronic timing system. They should not have to spend another season without one. Proctor'
Sleen emerging among Minnesota’s elite running backs
HERMANTOWN — Martin Sleen’s explosive start has moved well beyond being simply a Hermantown football story. The Hawks standout has established himself among the most productive running backs in Minnesota. Sleen has rushed for 900 yards and 15 touchdowns, placing him sixth statewide in rushing yardage and tied for second
Howie: Classie Dudley keeps Community Action Duluth moving forward
Dudley has demonstrated that Community Action Duluth can expand services, improve its unrestricted operating performance and direct a substantial majority of its spending to programs. The next step is to build the institutional support around her that will make those gains sustainable.
Schneider, Watt give Bulldogs hockey a distinctly Duluth voice
DULUTH — Bulldogs hockey sounds different when the two men describing it have spent much of their lives around the game in Duluth. Zach Schneider has spent nearly two decades learning how to tell a sports story on television. Jason Watt spent years learning how to prevent the other team from
Opinion: Essentia’s merger raises a bigger question: Why give up independence?
The central question surrounding this transaction should therefore not be why HealthPartners isn't writing Essentia a check. The better question is what Duluth, Essentia’s patients and its employees receive in exchange for surrendering the institution’s independence.
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Howie: Spirit of Duluth turns 50 with loaded December tournament field
Howie: The fraud is real. We checked the candidates' claims. The truth is even more disturbing.
Fredenberg Township man seriously injured in single-vehicle rollover
Howie: Sewell joins loaded Hermantown hockey lineup as Hawks reload for another state tournament run
Howie: Journalism's dirty little secret: We're using AI. It's time to admit it.
St. Louis County Public Works issues reminder about placement of political signs
