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Minnesota State Fair Announces 36 Official New Foods and Nine New Food Vendors
≈ The Minnesota State Fair has added 36 official new foods and nine new food vendors to the expansive menu already offered at the Great Minnesota Get-Together. In total, 1,600 menu items will be available at nearly 300 different concession locations throughout the fairgrounds this year. The Official New Foods announcement is sponsored by Mattress…
Read MoreDuluth Indivisible to host people’s forum on Hermantown data center
Panel of Experts to Address School Financing, Legal Issues, Environmental Impacts, and More at July 9 Duluth Indivisible will host a free public forum on the proposed Hermantown data center on Thursday, July 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 5454 Miller Trunk Hwy, Hermantown. The event is free and open…
Read MoreHighway 2 construction between Midway Road and Highway 194 starts June 1
Highway 2 construction between Midway Road and Highway 194 underway The Minnesota Department of Transportation will be starting construction on Highway 2 between Midway Road and Highway 194 on Monday, June 1. This project will resurface 8.35 miles of Highway 2 and require Highway 2 to be detoured on Highway 194 to Midway Road. Through…
Read MoreStop the Hermantown data center files lawsuit against the city of Hermantown
Stop the Hermantown Data Center (SHDC) has filed a lawsuit against the City of Hermantown. They have called a press conference for 1-1:30 pm in front of the Hermantown City Hall complex. SHDC alleges in its Complaint that the City has violated spot-zoning restrictions and otherwise improperly changed the zoning in the Adolph neighborhood.…
Read More150 years ago speech helped create Proctor
Proctor missed another important historic date. It was 150 years ago on January 27, 1871 James Proctor Knott delivered a satirical speech in the House known as Duluth! or The Untold Delights of Duluth. The speech ridiculed a bill subsidizing westward expansions of railroads. The speech is sometimes reprinted in collections of humorous speeches or…
Read MoreProctor’s DWI chair Jeopardy question
© Proctor Journal Proctor’s infamous DWI chair has officially become a national icon. On Mon., Mar. 14 it became a jeopardy question. The question appeared under the category “Dumb Criminals.” It was the fourth category on the board and the final and most valued question at $1,000. It was situated between “Habla Espanol?” and “We…
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