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Miners taking part in Townball Shindig

1 day ago | mesabitribune.com | Gary Giombetti

HIBBING—The Hibbing amateur baseball teams lives the friendly confines of Al Nyberg Field, but if the Miners have a home-away-from-home, it would be in Detroit Lakes. Hibbing has taken part in the third annual Townball Shindig in Detroit Lakes the past three years, and in that time, the Miners have won two titles, out-scoring their opponents 75-15 in the process. kAmw:33:?8 >2?286C p52> $49276C :D 9@A:?8 E92E DF446DD 4@?E:?F6D H96? E96 |:?6CD @A6? A=2J E@52J[ 368:??:?8 2E g A]>] 282:?DE s6=2?@[ E96?
Post 222 taking part in Grand Rapids Invitational

1 day ago | mesabitribune.com | Gary Giombetti

HIBBING—The Hibbing American Legion baseball team has started with a 7-2 record this season with some impressive victories over West Duluth, Cloquet, Lakeview, Proctor and Grand Rapids. Post 222 will try to keep that ball rolling when it opens at 11 a.m. today against Princeton at the 50th annual Grand Rapids American Legion Invitational Tournament at Streetar Field. kAmw:33:?8 :D :?
David Ebnet of Hoyt Lakes: 'A shame LTV took the path they took, LTV would still be running and we’d have a good workforce there'

1 day ago | mesabitribune.com | Linda Tyssen

HOYT LAKES—The following story about former Erie/LTV employee David Ebnet is on the St. Louis County Historical Society’s website. Here one will find transcripts of oral interviews conducted with more than 130 employees in 2015 and 2016—thanks to the Erie/LTV employees who made it their mission to record the history of Erie/LTV, which permanently shut down in 2001. To read other interviews, see the St. Louis County Historical Society’s website.
Highway 37 work near Cherry to change traffic control

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.
Virginia seeks input about sewer or storm water backups from recent rain events

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
'Putting megawatts on the grid'

1 day 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:@?
Grand marshals, the Newtons, 'so proud to be from Biwabik'

1 day ago | mesabitribune.com | Linda Tyssen

BIWABIK—Husband and wife Jerry Newton and Jean (Spear) Newton are Biwabik through and through. And they were surprised and thrilled to be selected as the 2025 grand marshals of the Fourth of July Calithumpian Parade. Jean said in an email: “My reaction to Kim Berg (of the Biwabik Fourth of July committee) coming to our house with the news surprised the heck out of me! I’m very honored. I thought I haven’t done anything lately to earn this.
Bob Birnstihl is guest director at Virginia City Band concert

1 day ago | mesabitribune.com | Linda Tyssen

VIRGINIA—Bob Birnstihl will be back as guest director with the Virginia City Band at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at Olcott Park’s Bob Baldrica Bandstand, along with euphonium soloist Daniel Melby presenting a Brazilian song “Tico-Tico.”Written in 1917, this song was popularized by Carmen Miranda, the Andrew Sisters and several 1940s movies. “The audience will soon be toe-tapping along with the rhythms of the piece,” band member Ruth Jayson said in a news release. kAms2?:6= |6=3J H2D C2:D65 :?
Recent floods raise ire of Virginia residents

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 @?
A history of the Minorca Mine that may never reopen

2 days ago | mesabitribune.com | Linda Tyssen

VIRGINIA—A 2007 newspaper story read: VIRGINIA—A new taconite mine is being born on Minnesota’s Iron Range—the first in about 15 years. ArcelorMittal Minorca, a 2.9 million-ton-per-year taconite plant north of Virginia, is opening a new mine this week between McKinley and Biwabik. kAm%96 >:?6[ 7@C H9:49 :E E@@< 23@FE E9C66 J62CD E@ @3E2:?