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Readers, do you have tickets for a Minnesota Twins game next month? We’d like to talk with you about your trek to the new Target Field in Minneapolis.

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Shipping 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.

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Oddly, 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.

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District 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.

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Latest 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.

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Local Government Makes Noise at Capital

Local 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.

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Water tower money sent

Two Harbors has been awarded $3 million from the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority for improvements to its water infrastructure.

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Silver 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.

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County 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.

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Correction: 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.

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Mojakka cook-off joins Finland’s Urho festival

Mojakka 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.

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Summer 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.

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Traffic will be one lane on interstate

Beware, tourists and Shore residents: This summer’s road-construction season is going to be a doozy.

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Plans reversed on Honking Tree

It’s back to the design table with the planned memorial for the Honking Tree.

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