Larry Folstad News Today

The 85-foot statue, depicting an ordinary miner standing atop steel girders, is an Iron Range landmark and a tribute to the tenaciousness of the late Veda Ponikvar.

CHISHOLM — Representatives from the cities of Chisholm, Hibbing and Virginia were recently presented Aging Impact Awards for the efforts of their respective city to maintain walking trails clear in

That was the forecast at a conference Julie Kennedy attended several years ago. “Now we are starting to see that water is a rich commodity,” Kennedy, Grand Rapids Public Utilities general manager said. Several Iron Range municipalities are asking residents, businesses and other users to conserve water as a summer-long drought lingers. So far, the conservation requests are voluntarily. “We did voluntary efforts probably about a month ago, specifically irrigation,” Kennedy sai...

CHISHOLM — There are a variety of winter-themed activities in store for the Chisholm Chamber of Commerce Polar Bear Days celebration in Chisholm.