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The Saint Louis County School District is working to gain support as the vote for a school consolidation referendum draws nearer.

Many hunters report seeing deer, but with the number of antlerless tags down sharply, they're having to wait for the buck.

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"Consolidation" is a word heard often these days on the Iron Range. While some welcome it, others are weary of it.

The giant neutrino oscillation experiment being built north of Orr has received its final approval from the federal government.

Leaders from five Iron Range communities heard from residents and each other about the fate of their schools.

The five-city meeting in Tower Wednesday night brought representatives of Ely, Babbitt, Tower, Cook, and Orr together to talk about ways to cooperate to maintain quality education in the communities.

On Wednesday November 4th at 6pm area residents are invited to attend a meeting at the Tower Civic Center.

St. Louis County School Board members approved purchase agreements for land for two new schools, despite objections by some over the price, which in one case is more than double the assessed value.

The state has given a favorable review to School District 2142a s proposed restructuring plan, helping pave the way for a Dec.

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The St. Louis County School Board said this week that they'll leave it to neighboring school districts to figure out how to educate young people in our communities should voters reject their proposed school restructuring plan.

Close 1-3 schools and renegotiate employee contracts to cut costs. 0 votes Try to pass an operating levy 2 votes Dissolve the district and let neighboring 0 votes Form a new school district in northern St.

A plan to restructure School District 2142 is drawing criticism from the Cook City Council.

A survey reveals support for reorganizing School District 2142, but leaves doubts whether voters will approve a $78.8 million bond issue in the fall.

High schools in northern St. Louis County failed to make their Annual Yearly Progress as measured by the guidelines of the No Child Left Behind Act, while most elementary schools in the area passed.

Despite pleas by district residents to reconsider, St. Louis County School Board members on Monday voted 6-1 to move forward with a restructuring plan adopted in June.

William Lynn Isham, 20, Nett Lake, MN man was arrested Friday in connection with a fire that destroyed the Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Center during the early morning hours of July 20th.

Slow down and re-examine, or face a big loss in November. That was the message delivered to the St.

Share + Aug 3, 2009 4:48 pm US/Central DULUTH, Minn. 1 of 1 A criminal complaint and warrant for Isham's arrest were filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Duluth, charging Isham with setting fire to the Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Center at Nett Lake near Orr.