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Fox21Online CHUM Food Shelf Sees Record Demand in 2020, Year Ahead Looks No Better The food shelf served more than 16,000 people in 2020, and staff expects the need to go up as much as 20% in 2021. January 10, 2021 DULUTH, Minn.- The effects of the Coronavirus pandemic left more than 15,000 people in the Twin Ports to rely on CHUM’s Food Shelf to put food on the table — an increased demand they haven’t seen in more than a decade. “In my tenure it was a pretty big record setting year on my terms,” Distributive Services Director Scott Van Daele said. The COVID-marked 2020 brought som...

Fox21Online City of Duluth and Duluth Fire Department Prepare for Snow Earlier today, we talked with Duluth city officials about their snow removal plans and how Duluth firefighters are ready for whatever the storm brings. December 23, 2020 DULUTH, Minn. – Earlier today, we talked with Duluth city officials about their snow removal plans and how Duluth firefighters are ready for whatever the storm brings. Whether it be city snowplows or fire trucks with tire chains, Duluth officials say they’re ready to keep the city moving as best as possible through this powerful storm. “Right now our...

Created: December 23, 2020 04:49 PM The City of Duluth advised the public to avoid un-necessary travel Wednesday evening as they work to clear the roads. Kate Van Daele, Public Information Officer for the City of Duluth said plows began preparing for Wednesday’s storm by salting and sanding the roads both Tuesday night and again during the day Wednesday. “Last night, we decided to put plows out on the road in anticipation for today’s storm,” Van Daele said. “We put down salt and sand to prevent any icing that might take place on the roads and we continued those efforts a...

December 21, 2020 DULUTH, Minn. – Demand for free food in Duluth continues to be stronger than ever during this pandemic and holiday season. And the CHUM Food Shelf is working hard to make sure people don’t go hungry. Since July, CHUM has been delivering pre-packaged boxes of food to people in need at Our Saviors Lutheran Church every Monday from 10 a.m. until noon. People have been lining up every Monday in hopes of getting one of the 40 free food boxes. CHUM also hands out free food boxes every Wednesday and Friday outside the Food Shelf on 1 st Avenue West across from the CHUM Drop-In ...