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updated: Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:33 am

Grand Rapids News

Local news for Grand Rapids, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

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Minnesota DNR firefighters in California

Another 20-person crew of Minnesota firefighters is in California fighting the wildfires there.

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Mon Jul 07, 2008

KSTP-TV Minneapolis

Minnesotans help battle wildfire in California

More Minnesotans are heading west to help battle wildfires in California. This is the third crew of Minnesotans sent to fight the fires this summer.

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

Business North

Range addresses housing

A housing study, released on June 24, concludes the Iron Range will need from 722 to 2,712 more housing units to meet demand as new permanent jobs are created with expected new industrial projects.

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

WDIO

H.O.G Rally Comes to Duluth

After a 5-year hiatus, the event came back to Duluth last year. This year, riders voted to bring their machines to the Northland once more.

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Related Topix: Duluth, MN, Floodwood, MN

Mon Jun 30, 2008

KBJR-TV

Itasca Co. Authorities Find Body Of Missing Man

Search and rescue crews have located the body of 54 year old Kenneth Paul "Le'Cocq" in Itasca County.

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Related Topix: Itasca County, MN

Sun Jun 29, 2008

WZZM-TV Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids Senior Center to close doors

Budget problems are forcing two Grand Rapids non-profit groups to make cuts. Senior Neighbors and Senior Meals on Wheels are re-organizing after the city announced three quarters of their funding would be ...

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Fri Jun 27, 2008

WDIO

Range Readiness Initiative Launches Website

The Range Readiness Initiative met Tuesday morning in Grand Rapids, to kick off their organization's goals.

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Wed Jun 25, 2008

Business North

Community attends Deer River Meridan Medical Clinic grand opening

Deer River Meridian Medical Clinic held a Grand Opening Celebration for 150 attendees in Grand Rapids, June 17.

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Related Topix: Itasca County, MN, Deer River, MN

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Earth Times

The Wizard of Oz Munchkins, Tin Man And Scarecrow, Pianists Richard...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. , /PRNewswire/ -- "The Wizard of Oz" munchkins Margaret Pellegrini and Jerry Maren headline this year's Judy Garland Festival.

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Related Topix: Jerry Maren, Animation Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Family, The Wizard of Oz, Adventure, Musical Movies, Jazz, Judy Garland

Fri Jun 20, 2008

TwinCities

Industry / Turning tailings into gold

Where others see mine waste, a group of Iron Range entrepreneurs see opportunity.

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Related Topix: Nashwauk, MN, Hibbing, MN, Taconite, MN

Wed Jun 18, 2008

St. Cloud Times Online

Pheasants Forever plans youth event

It's time to clear the desk. There's a lot going on this time of year that warrants coverage.

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Related Topix: Red Lake Falls, MN, Stearns County, MN, Albany, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN

Mon Jun 16, 2008

Cousinconnect.com

Genealogy Query - MANESS : REMINGTON : TAYLOR

Seeking family members, I am the daughter of Clarence Maness and Nancy Remington Maness, both of Grand Rapids, MN.

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Sat Jun 14, 2008

Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Grand Rapids City Council to request easement from county for Ridgewood Road improvements

The road through the Itasca County Fairgrounds has been delayed. The Grand Rapids City Council on Monday approved asking Itasca County for a 75-foot-wide easement along Ridgewood Road in order to proceed with ...

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Related Topix: Itasca County, MN

Thu Jun 12, 2008

Encyclopaedia Britannica

MGM Studios/Getty Images Judy Garland

American singer and actress original name Frances Ethel Gumm Main born June 10, 1922, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. died June 22, 1969, London, England American singer and actress whose exceptional talents and ...

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Related Topix: Judy Garland, Jazz, Listen, Darling, Meet Me in St. Louis, Family, Drama, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Star Tribune

Speeding and drunk: Ex-con hits and kills pedestrian, charges allege

A drunken ex-con, speeding with his vehicle's headlights off after midnight, pushed the accelerator even harder before striking and killing a pedestrian in Grand Rapids, Minn., authorities allege.

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Related Topix: Itasca County, MN

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Daily Journal

Looking Back at June 6

Looking Back 10 YEARS AGO Barbara Belanger was the recipient of a Distinguished Scholarship Award at the University of Minnesota, Crookston.

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Related Topix: Crookston, MN, Minnesota, Duluth, MN

Fri Jun 06, 2008

Mesabi Daily News

Smoke in the sky over Range from fire in Manitoba

The haze hanging over the Iron Range today is smoke from a fire in northwest Manitoba, Canada, according to the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center in Grand Rapids.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News,

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Automotive

Dad Wants Free Gasoline! Sears Kicks Off Men's Dockers Father's Day Event

Sears announced today an in- store promotion that will help dads and their families have "a gas" this Father's Day.

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Mon Jun 02, 2008

Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Fire season lingers with late green-up

With Memorial Day weekend being one of the most popular times of the year for family camping, the majority of state campgrounds are booked to capacity and many people have been looking forward to that first ...

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Related Topix: Itasca County, MN

Sat May 31, 2008

KEYC

Two Survive Fiery Helicopter Crash

Two Survive Fiery Helicopter Crash Published Date: 05-29-2008 11:05 PM CT A scary moment at a Grand Rapids hospital... After a helicopter crashes and burns on the hospitals roof.

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