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The agency said a more thorough environmental review and dam-safety permits are not needed because the expansion is within limits studied and permitted nearly 50 years ago.

Richard A. Koschak was born in Duluth on March 2, 1940 to Anton and Alice Koschak (Gaines). On March 17, 2023, at the age of 83, he left our world to join his son Bradley.

In addition to concerns over mining pollution, imagine what could happen in the event of a dam failure.

Arthur Enrico Tome’ passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of January 10, 2023 - six weeks before

Vernon Dale Barstad, 82, passed away with loved ones by his side on January 9, 2023, in Mesa, AZ, after a short non-covid-related illness. He was born December 2, 1940, to Paul and Ida (Sundin) Barstad. He graduated from Littlefork High School in 1958 and went on to DeVry Technical Institute in Chicago. He married Patsy Spears on July 8, 1961, and they made their home in Silver Bay, MN, where they raised their two children. Vern was an electrician and worked at Reserve Mining in Silver Bay until...

Marvin Steinbach, Jr. passed away peacefully on January 2, 2023. He is survived by his daughters Tara, Heather (Andy) and Lori, three granddaughters Dray, Maisie and Bella and many cousins and nieces.

The state chose in 2015 to hire an outside firm to handle the challenges, but environmental groups question that decision, noting that the firm represents mining interests in the U.S. and around the world.

Donald J. Bolen, 94, of Two Harbors passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay.

Ronald W. Bock, 82, of Silver Bay died Sunday, August 14, 2022 at Lake View Hospital in Two Harbors.

BEAR RIVER- In 1906, Peter Flank, a 40-year-old Swedish immigrant, his wife, Anna, and their two young children, six-year-old Arthur and one-year-old Edith moved from their western Minnesota home of …