Hibbing

Events this week include theater auditions in Pequot Lakes, a game afternoon in Hibbing and a story slam at Lake Bemidji State Park.

The event is 3 p.m. Monday, May 19, 2025, in the second-floor conference room at city hall. This event is intended for all Hibbing residents, business owners and property owners.

Events this week include a thought-provoking play in Brainerd, a pancake breakfast at Lake Bemidji State Park and Anton Treuer speaking at Walker Hackensack Akeley High School.

Events this week include a showing of "Barefoot in the Park" in Hibbing, Syttende Mai in Bemidji, a mental illness workshop in Grand Rapids and Great Lakes sailing and songs.

The utility is planning a 3-mile, 115-kV transmission line and a new substation to add needed redundancy and links to the grid. A landowner-specific meeting is planned for May 7, 2025.

Plus: Drivers on Highway 371 in Hackensack can expect daily lane closures beginning May 5; Hibbing Public Utilities will host a landowner-specific information meeting May 7 on its planned new overhead transmission line; and a shooting contest of Easter bunny Peeps draws new and old friends to the Northland Sports Park each year in Bemidji.

The Range Astronomy Club will celebrate National Astronomy Day at the Paulucci Space Theater in Hibbing on Saturday, May 3, beginning at 4 p.m.

Events this week also include a Hwy 87 construction meeting in Hubbard, astronomy day and Ojibwe Star Wars in Hibbing, CHAIR's grand opening in Virginia and a craft event in Bigfork.

The bonds will be paid via the county's transportation sales tax and should not impact property taxes.

Cleveland-Cliffs says the temporary idles "are necessary to re-balance working capital needs and consume excess pellet inventory," according to a statement.