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Created: August 03, 2021 04:22 PM As the Delta variant continues to spread, so do calls from companies for their employees to get vaccinated. In the last week, a number of companies have begun mandating the vaccine, causing concern among employees who do not want to get their shot. Walmart announced on their corporate website that they are requiring all employees get vaccinated by October 4th, unless they have approved exception. WDIO-TV Google too, is pushing for vaccines. In a blog...

HIBBING — The Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging, in cooperation with HealthForce Minnesota, Essentia Health, Fairview Range, Blue Jacket Career Academy, and Rock Ridge Public Schools, will host an in-person SCRUBS Camp for area high school students on Wednesday, Aug. 4, at Hibbing Community College. The Hibbing camp is geared toward high school level students from Chisholm, Deer River, Floodwood, Grand Rapids-BigFork, Greenway, Hibbing, Hill City, Mesabi East, Mountain Iron-Buhl, Nashwauk-Kee...

Itasca County saw hopeful signs this week after three months of climbing rates of COVID-19 spread and last week’s news of the Brazil variant being found in the county. While still very high, Itasca County’s 14-day average per 10,000 residents dropped from the mid-80s last week to 73.8 this week (compared to a low of 14 in February).  During the past seven days, 120 Itasca County residents tested positive for COVID and 200 did the week before.  Itasca County saw two additional CO...

“Can you imagine if we had another set of twins?” joked Gavin Robinson, upon finding out that his wife, Liz, was pregnant. A few short weeks later, the couple heard these words for the second time in two years: “Congratulations! It’s twins!” Both Liz and Gavin were in disbelief. It wasn’t that long ago that they were naming two other little ones. In August 2018, Liz delivered Thalia and Champion, a fraternal set of girl and boy twins. While twins run on both sides ...

HIBBING — Filling a skills gap among workers from across Minnesota, especially in rural parts of the state, has been growing focus of high school and local business on the Iron Range with legislative funding to forge ahead on their initiatives. For school districts, that means challenging the traditional curriculum and providing students with a more academy-based model that emphasizes skills training as an alternate path from the four-year degrees once prioritized by educators. Hibbing Hig...

HIBBING — A motorcycle driver died and his passenger was injured around 3 p.m. Saturday due to a road rage incident that ended with the motorcycle losing control on some gravel on Brooklynn Drive in front of Napa Auto Parts in Hibbing, according to Police Chief Estey. The driver was identified as Garry Frank Brill, 46, of Hibbing and his passenger was Shelby Elizabeth Sebesta, 26, of Hibbing. Hibbing Police officers were dispatched to the scene around 3 p.m. for the report of a single-vehi...

Fox21Online May 3, 2021 HIBBING, Minn. – A 46-year-old man was killed Saturday following a single-vehicle accident involving a motorcycle in Hibbing. According to the Hibbing Police Department, officers were called to the area of Brooklynn Drive in front of Napa Auto Parts around 3:05 p.m. Saturday on reports of a motorcycle crash. When officers arrived at the scene they found two victims, 46-year-old Garry Frank Brill and 26-year-old Shelby Sebesta, lying in the road. Both victims were recei...

Road rage incident precedes fatal motorcycle crash in Hibbing It happened around 3 p.m. Saturday, May 1. Author: A road rage incident happened before a motorcycle crash left one person dead and another injured, according to Hibbing Police Department.  The crash happened Saturday, May 1 around 3:05 p.m. on Brooklyn Drive in front of the Napa Auto Parts store in Hibbing. Officers arrived at the location to find medical staff from the Hibbing Fire Department providing aid to two people who were o...

To date, half of Itasca County area residents age 16 and older have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The vaccines have been shown they are preventing serious illness and death among residents. They are available at no cost at most area hospitals, clinics and pharmacies.   A special Moderna vaccination clinic for those 18 and older will be held Saturday, April 24 at the IRA Civic Center in Grand Rapids, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Walk-ins are welcome, although appointments are encouraged.  Call 2...

Itasca County has seen a continued rise in cases of COVID over the past week and, unfortunately, an additional COVID-related death, a male in his 80s. Newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 rose by 114 between April 9 and 15, a rate of increase not seen since late fall 2020.  The 14-day case rate per 10,000 Itasca residents is up to 48 from 42 in just one week.  Cases are highest among 30- and 40-year-olds and school-aged children.  “I know we are all tired of the pandemic and talking ...