Chisholm News

Residents of northern Minnesota's Iron Range say they know Democrat Al Franken , waiting to be sworn in as Minnesota's new U.S. senator, will do well in the job.

Submitted by Journal Staff on June 23, 2009 - 12:16pm. Sadie Running was born June 28, 1908, in Chisholm, Minn.

Charles Bernard Brown, former co-publisher and co-owner of the Palisadian-Post and father of street lighting in the Pacific Palisades business district, passed away on May 2, at his daughter's home in Irvine.

Congressman Jim Oberstar says the Federal Aviation Administration is making grant awards to two Minnesota airports.

Her studio is simple - a table pushed against the wall, with cases of colored pencils to one side and a tabletop easel on the other.

New legislation could help with dozens of infrastructure projects across the Iron Range this construction season.

Drake University students are attending school in the midst of the worst recession in 70 years, but how did their 1930s counterparts deal with classes, homework and their tenuous future in a crippled job market? Veda Ponikvar , who attended Drake in the late 1930s, recalled the atmosphere of the Great Depression.

The Chisholm Bluestreaks saw their 25 game win streak and season end on Friday afternoon.

Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded nearly $3 billion in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to low income housing agencies across the nation.

Minnesota legislators are nearly 11 weeks into their 2009 session, but only now are getting a look at outlines of their main task this year - writing a two-year budget.

Fairview Range President and Chief Executive Officer, Larry W. Pfaff announced today his retirement effective December 31, 2009.

Most people on the Iron Range know that iron mining used to be an underground adventure.

In a years time the town was completely rebuilt and today the town is thriving and full of life.

DEVILS LAKE a ' The Minnesota rinks swept the U.S. Junior National Championships today in the Lake Region Curling Club.

ZAP: Zero Adult Providers is a new program on the Iron Range, that is aimed at cutting down on underage drinking.

Whenever Kathy Cooper grows weary of fighting to strengthen Minnesota's seat belt laws, she thinks about her daughter.

Here, finally, it seems that this household may be well; the stomach bug appears to be gone, but, boy, did it leave its imprint! And this week has so many activities pending that one wonders if one can keep up.

Minnesota transportation officials are concerned underground tunnels could undermine U.S. Highway 169 near Chisholm in the Iron Range.

Few folks can make a living doing something they truly love, but Mary Lukkarila is one of the lucky ones.

The board for the Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District met only briefly before calling it quits because the district doesn't legally exist anymore.