Leona Gifford's niece, Mary Ann Harala (left) and great-niece, Commissioner Annie Harala, stand outside the door to the library that now carries her name. Submitted
Lakeland volunteer firefighters Danny Mackey, Gary Stanaway and Mike Plesha are shown above with St. Louis County Commissioners and Sheriff Gordon Ramsay. Not pictured is Lakeland Firefighter Andrew Peyla, who also was part of the rescue of a man from a smoke-fllled cabin south of Biwabik. Submitted photo
An estimated 200 trees were blown over on Bass Lake Road during Tuesday's wind storm. Anyone encountering unsafe road conditions should call 911 to report. Submitted by St. Louis County
Matthew Beyer (left) and Brian Boder of St. Louis County Public Works stand with the "Build a Better Mousetrap" award they received for developing a low cost system for monitoring road conditions. Submitted
Representatives of Range Transitional Housing, the St. Louis County Board, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation, and the City of Virginia held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new emergency shelter to serve families experiencing homelessness on the Iron Range. Submitted
This billboard is part of a new outreach campaign by St. Louis County Public Health, AICHO and Fond du Lac Health Services. There has been an HIV outbreak in and around the Duluth area since 2019, and the campaign focuses on offering resources for those at risk, encouraging testing, and reducing stigma about the virus.
