Silver Bay News

O hio-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. staked its claim as a natural resources powerhouse this week, with the planned $10 billion purchase of an Appalachian coal giant and the buyout of a Chinese company's minority ...

This compares to a distribution of thirty-one cents per Unit for the same period last year.

Cleveland Cliffs announced they plan on expanding their landfill at Northshore Mining.

The helicopter seen flying around the Markham/Palo area the past few days with a net-like apparatus in tow appears to be an electronic mapping device related to minerals.

A 10-alarm fire at a resort in Lutsen took seven fire departments to knock down Tuesday.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld a state agency's denial of an application by Northshore Mining Co.

“I was getting kinda worried, wondering what was going on.”

A search effort for a Silver Bay man that lasted about 24 hours, ended happily Saturday. via WDIO

“He's fine, he's taking his meds and he's apparently hitchhiking and on his way to see his sister in Idaho”

A massive search and rescue operation for a Silver Bay resident ended today the way authorities had hoped. via KBJR-TV

“There's attention to systems as well as individual care.”

After three years of intense state scrutiny and more than $800,000 paid to state-ordered consultants, regulatory troubles have eased at the Minneapolis Veterans Home. via Star Tribune

Career Fair planned, volunteers sought Contributor Last updated: Thursday, March 20th, 2008 02:06:34 PM The staff at Cook County High School has put out a call for business people and the community to ... via Cook County News-Herald

The new Art Colony catalog is out. The Minnesota Ballet performed "Swan Lake, Act II" to an appreciative audience in Silver Bay Friday night. via Cook County News-Herald

Minn. officials growing more concerned about gypsy moths Eds: APNewsNow. ST. PAUL The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is meeting with North Shore residents this week about its plan to treat 85,000 acres for ... via KXMA-TV Dickinson

“The health and safety of our employees comes first”

Mining companies in northern Minnesota could face penalties and dust-control mandates under a new federal regulation that sharply limits asbestos in workplace air. via StarTribune

“If this is a hazard to them, hopefully we can find out why and repair it.”

What caused 58 taconite miners to contract a rare form of cancer? On Wednesday, the state Legislature took the first step toward finding an answer for the miners, their families and Iron Range communities. via Workday Minnesota

A federal judge says two environmental groups can proceed with a lawsuit that seeks to enforce an air quality standard against Northshore Mining Company. via KAAL-TV Austin

Cliffs says a 12% increase in iron ore sales lead to record breaking revenues last year. via WDIO

It must be said that like 90 percent of North East Minnesota residents, I too have experienced our most notorious, and proliferate of road hazards. via Associated Content

Lake-effect snow is making for difficult travel along the North Shore of Lake Superior.

The National Weather Service says travel will be very difficult or impossible in some parts of northeastern Minnesota through this evening, especially along Highway 61.

Lake-effect snow bands will drop heavy snow, especially on the higher terrain from Grand Marais through Lutsen, Tofte and Little Marais. Totals in those areas are expected to range from six to ten inches, with a few isolated locations getting over one foot. Read more

Here's something to look forward to next week. "Students Re-Enact," a presentation by high school students at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts, will be begin at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. via Cook County News-Herald

At Hibbing Taconite, a little over seven million tons of pellets came through the plant. via WDIO