Deer River

Grand Rapids High School choirs continue the tradition of Madrigal Dinners, Dec. 6-7, 2024, at 6 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church.

The two sides have been bargaining since August and remain distant on multiple issues. If no agreement is reached before Dec. 9, 2024, the union will strike for a second time.

SEIU members at Essentia Health-Deer River returned after a five-day strike, but negotiations over wages and contract length remain unresolved.

Essentia Health is expanding its mobile mammography services to rural communities in Norman, St. Louis, Itasca, Crow Wing, Cass and Wadena counties.

Doris Mold has been an innovator in the dairy industry for decades and is this year's recipient of the Bruce Cottington Friend of Dairy Award.

The biggest disconnect between Essentia Health and the SEIU members is wages, though SEIU also points to differences in PTO or shift bonuses and holiday pay.

If the strike goes on, emergency services, surgical care, outpatient clinic care and long-term care would continue. But some hospital inpatient services would be suspended.

The annual fundraiser for Community Café, which provides free meals in Grand Rapids and Deer River, is 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at Timberlake Lodge.

The Dress for Success Twin Cities will make two stops in Northern Minnesota on Aug. 28 and Aug. 29, offering clothing and tools for women to advance in the workplace.

Every Friday morning, we get to know one of our members on "What's for Breakfast." Recently, we spoke with Hilde from Amsterdam, who was visiting Deer River.