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RELATED CONTENTShipping lanes open March 21
The Soo Locks will open four days early this year in response to requests by shippers eager to meet increased demand, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced last week.
RELATED CONTENTOddly, Superior is already ice-free
If you like to ice fish for lake trout off the North Shore of Lake Superior or trek to the sea caves at Apostle Islands, this wasn’t your winter.
RELATED CONTENTDistrict targets critics’ voices
Superintendent Phil Minkkinen responded to criticisms of a proposed operating levy during a workshop Tuesday. Some have said the district is overspending, but he said that’s not the case.
RELATED CONTENTLatest bonding bill still faces veto
Gov. Tim Pawlenty will veto a public works funding bill a House-Senate conference committee approved Tuesday night, a Republican lawmaker told his colleagues.
RELATED CONTENTLocal Government Makes Noise at Capital
Members of the Two Harbors City Council and representatives from Lake County met with Sen. Sharon Erickson Ropes, a Two Harbors native, to discuss details of the Burlington Bay campground expansion project.
RELATED CONTENTWater tower money sent
Two Harbors has been awarded $3 million from the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority for improvements to its water infrastructure.
RELATED CONTENTSilver Bay receives airport grant
The Silver Bay Municipal Airport recently received a grant for $71,250 through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program.
RELATED CONTENTCounty defines ‘buy local’
Sonju Superstore and Two Harbors Ford sent a scathing letter this winter to the Lake County board. The message? Buy local and not from the state discount pool.
RELATED CONTENTCorrection: March 12
A story in the March 5 edition of the News-Chronicle should have said that any refrigerator and freezer must be in working order to take advantage of a rebate program the city of Two Harbors offers. Appliances will be checked when crews come to residences for pickup.
Sheriff’s report: March 1-7
Activity through the Lake County Sheriff’s Office March 1-7.
RELATED CONTENTMojakka cook-off joins Finland’s Urho festival
The popular St. Urho’s Day Mojakka Cook-Off is back after a year off and is moving from Cloquet to Finland as part of its celebration this weekend.
RELATED CONTENTSummer road work will slow tourists
Those who depend on tourism for a living along the North Shore in Lake County have reason to fear what is looking like a horrendous construction season from Duluth and up the North Shore.
RELATED CONTENTTraffic will be one lane on interstate
Beware, tourists and Shore residents: This summer’s road-construction season is going to be a doozy.
RELATED CONTENTPlans reversed on Honking Tree
It’s back to the design table with the planned memorial for the Honking Tree.
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