Jim Romsaas

1 day ago | mesabitribune.com | Jim Romsaas

CHERRY — The Minnesota Department of Transportation has started work on intersection improvements on Highway 37 at County Road 137/Spirit Lake Road and County Road 661/Fraser Road. This project will widen the highway to add left and right turn lanes. There is no access to Spirit Lake Road from Highway 37 through July 23, and traffic will be detoured on to County Road 447/Tamminen Rd to County Road 452/Iron Junction Road, and back to Spirit Lake Road.

1 day ago | mesabitribune.com | Jim Romsaas

VIRGINIA The City of Virginia is seeking input from residents that sustained sewer or storm water backup during the heavy rainfall the week of June 16, 2025. This information will be used to help the city map the damage as well as assist the city to create a "next step" plan of action. kAm%9:D :?7@C>2E:@? :D @?=J 7@C 2?2=JD:D AFCA@D6D 3FE :D :>A@CE2?E E@ 96=A:?8 E96 4:EJ]k^AmkAm!=62D6 C6A@CE 52>286 E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]G:C8:?:2>?]FD^DE@C>QmHHH]G:C8:?:2>?]FD^DE@C>k^2mk^Am

2 days ago | mesabitribune.com | Jim Romsaas

MOUNTAIN IRON—The three-mile drive up the road to Taconite Ridge provides for some beautiful sight-seeing. The forest-lined route is home to deer, black bear and even the occasional moose. kAmpE@A E96 C:586 E92E 9@FD6D `_ |:??6D@E2 !@H6C H:?5 EFC3:?6D[ @?6 42? D66 7@C >:=6D]k^AmkAm~? 2 4=62C 52J[ 2 A6CD@? 42? D66 b_ >:=6D[ D2:5 s2? y@?6D[ $FA6C:?E6?56?E @7 v6?6C2E:@?

2 days ago | mesabitribune.com | Jim Romsaas

VIRGINIA—After three flooding events in the last year, Virginia residents are fed up. They’ve had enough of cleaning sewage out of their basements, continuously going up and down the stairs to remove soaked items of all kinds and paying thousands of dollars to replace those items or make repairs. kAmw62C:?8 E96 4:EJ H@C<6CD 2?5 @77:4:2=D D2J E96J 2C6 H@C<:?8 @?

2 days ago | mesabitribune.com | Jim Romsaas

In the next 5-7 years, close to 100,000 manufacturing jobs will be available across the state. With that said, there are “wonderful opportunities’’ in manufacturing, according to Lynda Bailey, Midwest Manufacturers’ Association executive director. kAm%96 ;@3D E92E H:== 36 ?66565 E@ 7:== C2?86 7C@> E9@D6 H:E9 2 G@42E:@?2= 65F42E:@? E@ 2 7@FC\J62C 65F42E:@?]k^AmkAm“%96C6’D 2== <:?5D] *@F 42? H2=< C:89E @FE @7 9:89 D49@@= 2?5 86E 2 ;@3 2?5 8@ E9C@F89 2 EC2:?:?8 AC@8C2>] *@F 42?