October 2023
North Shore Health update
North Shore Health Director CEO Kimber Wraalstad reports that North Shore Health has been chosen as a Critical Access Nursing Facility. The new designation approved NSH a rate increase of $15.26 per resident per day starting November 1, 2023.
Weekly update on the construction of 5th Ave W.
The many months of work to rebuild 5th Ave. W.
Klobuchar calls for funding to boost law enforcement’s ability to intercept Fentanyl at our borders
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the Biden Administration to ensure that any supplemental funding request they submit includes support for technology to detect and intercept fentanyl at our nation’s borders and to bolster federal law enforcement’s ability to investigate fentanyl trafficking.
Harborview Apartments sold
Kaizer Holdings of Duluth LLC has purchased Harborview Apartments. The sale was completed on Friday, October 13.
Domestic Violence: Answering the Call
Domestic Violence: Answering the Call Across multiple county departments including the Sheriff's Office, the County Attorney's Office, and Public Health and Human Services, our work is in response to a pervasive problem that every community faces: domestic violence. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a great time to explore this important topic and the individual and community- wide impacts of domestic violence.
Governor Walz appoints Steve Hanke to fill the Sixth Judicial District Vacancy
On Thursday, October 19, 2023, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan today announced the appointment of Steve Hanke as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Sixth Judicial District. Hanke will be replacing the Honorable Michael J. Cuzzo and will be chambered in Two Harbors in Lake County and Grand Marais in Cook County.
