Hibbing

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.

Events this week include a fiber gathering in Gonvick, a maple syrup seminar at Lake Bemidji and "Newsies, Jr." in Grand Rapids

Events include panel discussions featuring women in both Grand Rapids and Bemidji, a pancake breakfast in Jacobson, and a Slice of Pie social at KAXE and KBXE.

Plus: Roush Enterprises — which has Bemidji operations responsible for many miles of winter test driving — joins a new national organization; and the Minnesota Discovery Center museum in Chisholm is seeking input for its strategic plan.

The Empower program at MNC - Hibbing hosts a Women in the Workforce event for high school students to encourage engineering, construction and other careers in the trades.

A 20-year-old Ohio man is accused of scamming thousands of dollars out of elderly victims in Grand Rapids and Hibbing.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals found the state agency did not have the statutory authority to condition its approval of the plan on the mining company amending another permit.