Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Herald-Review - Daily Updates April 15th

New deadline for finalization of land sale to Essar
Itasca Countys plan to sell 3,785.7 acres of tax-forfeited county land to Essar Steel Minnesota is getting closer to becoming finalized.

Welcome back spring
Spring has officially arrived in the Northland as pussy willows blossom along rural roadways and robins hop in area yards.

Council ponders the need for city building inspector
Does a city need a building inspector? This was the question Grand Rapids city councilors pondered when asked to accept the resignation of city building inspector Ryan Whiting during Mondays regular meeting. Whiting recently accepted a position as a deputy state fire marshall, but has agreed to work for the city on a temporary part-time or on-call basis until a replacement inspector is found.

Anzelc says Essar's plan makes sense
NASHWAUK - A state legislator who represents the Nashwauk area said Friday that Essar Steel's stated commitment to continuing work on a giant mining and industrial complex makes sense in terms of the company's long-range plan.

Teen may be tried as adult in Ball Club murder trial
Herald-Review staff report Darrek Jerome Porter, the Deer River teenager charged in the murder of a Ball Club teen, made a court appearance Monday in connection with a certification hearing to move him from juvenile court to adult court.

Taxing bills before Senate committee in near future
ST. PAUL With deadlines approaching, the state Senate Tax Committee will be hearing more than 20 bills in coming weeks for inclusion in the omnibus tax bill.

Snyder under house arrest
Herald-Review staff report Gregory Alan Snyder, the Itasca County Sheriffs Department investigator charged with 33 counts of felony criminal sexual contact, has been released on conditions on April 8 after posting $5,000 cash bond and is now under house arrest.

Grand Rapids - Greenway splits with Hermantown, Virginia
The Grand Rapids-Greenway tennis team squared off with the Virginia Blue Devils in a battle of two of northern Minnesota's top teams in an early season meet at the Robert J. Elkington Middle School Tennis Courts on Tuesday.

Viking nine split with Hibbing
Itasca Community College finally moved their baseball team outdoors and managed to win three out of four against Vermilion and Hibbing to push their conference record to 5-1, 14-13 overall.

Itasca women on winning streak
A fast start to a cold spring can jump start a season. A team cannot get off to a quicker start than the 10-0 Itasca Community College softball Vikings. The Itascans swept conference doubleheaders over the past four days to keep their conference mark perfect and push above the .500 mark overall at 16-8.

Rapids tops Early Bird Invite
The Grand Rapids Thunderhawk girls track and field team picked up a victory at the annual Hibbing Early Bird Invitational on Tuesday afternoon in Hibbing.

Raiders win softball opener
The Greenway Raider girls softball team picked up a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers at Portage Park in Cohasset on Tuesday afternoon.

The Outdoorsman
It was early morning at Als Standard and many of the coffee crew had already arrived. The Mr. Coffee coffee maker couldnt keep up and there was a Coleman thermos already filled with hot coffee. All of the coffee drinkers had chipped in 50 cents and gotten the Mr. Coffee for $9.99. The 50 cent contribution gave the coffee drinkers more than a sense of belonging. It gave them a podium to inform, tease and criticize anyone from the Department of Conservation to politicians to friends.

Thunderhawks win in Hibbing
The Grand Rapids Thunderhawk boys track and field team picked up its first outdoor victory of the season with a first place finish at the Hibbing Early Bird Invitational on Tuesday afternoon.

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