Lake County News Chronicle

The Silver Bay City Council got an update on the Horn Boulevard project during its meeting Monday. Lake County highway engineer Krysten Foster said if the weather cooperates over the next few weeks, the contractor, Ulland Brothers, will be able to meet the original Oct. 6 deadline....

Advocates for the Knife River Watershed (AKRW) will host "The Ins and Outs of Legislating and Advocating for the Environment" Wednesday, Sept. 27. The program will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Duluth Town Hall, 6092 Homestead Rd. The guest speaker will be State Rep. Mary Murphy,...

Equifax, a major national credit bureau, recently announced a massive data breach affecting 143 million consumers nationwide. Hackers stole highly sensitive information, including Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and driver's license numbers. The company indicates that...

Two Harbors lost two more matches this week, first falling to Esko Sept. 14 and again Tuesday to Wrenshall. Against Esko, the Agates lost in straight sets 25-14, 25-14 and 25-13. Junior Tori Bott had eight kills and 12 digs, Ali Gelineau had 12 set assists and Vivianne Mickelson had...

Silver Bay lost to Marshall School in three sets with scores of 25-19, 25-16, and 25-14 on Tuesday. Despite the loss, head coach Tracy Blood said she thought the team performed well against Marshall, a team she knew would be tough. "So I walked away happy and it energized the girls,"...

Monday, Sept. 11 Inmate Population: 12 • 10:26 a.m. Deputy takes report of property damage on Highway 61. • 11:45 a.m. Deputy performs welfare check at Two Harbors residence. All OK. • 12:42 p.m. Deputy takes report of phone scam. • 5:46 p.m. Deputy responds to report of...

Monday, Sept. 11 • 8:25 a.m. Report of missing person. • 10 a.m. Report of 911 hang-up call. • 10:14 a.m. Report of damage to property. • 2:15 p.m. Officer performs welfare check near Third Avenue. • 4:46 p.m. Report of garbage complaint near Third Avenue. • 9:01 p.m....

Two Harbors senior Spencer Ross gained 160 yards on 28 carries and scored a touchdown in the Agates 21-13 victory Sept. 15 over Pine City, the first over the Dragons in Two Harbors program history. "Spencer Ross ran very very hard," coach Tom Nelson said. "He had multiple carries...

Two Harbors freshman Morgan Beardsley scored three goals in the Agates' three games this week, but the team didn't record a win, losing to Cloquet-Carlton 5-1 and tying Proctor 3-3 and Esko 2-2. On Sept. 14 at Cloquet-Carlton and facing the state's leading goal scorer in Kendra Kelley,...

Wind and rain led to a slick, chilly game for the Silver Bay Mariners, who lost 42-0 against North Woods last Friday. But it wasn't the only storm the team faced. Due to injury and illness, the team could not play five of their starters. "It was the perfect bad storm of it being the...

The Bible is full of stories with an unexpected turn. While the Easter story is rightly the most prominent, there are many others throughout scripture. A double-dose of the unexpected is found in the liberation of the Israelites in Exodus Chapters 14-16.

The Lake Superior School District Board approved the hire of Neva Widner as the North Shore Storm girls' hockey coach during its meeting Sept. 12 in Silver Bay. The hire was made after a four month search for a new coach following the resignation the entire coaching staff in May....

North Shore Storm senior Jake Paron continued his hot streak to start the 2017 season with a win Sept. 14 at the Eveleth Lions Invitational. Paron led the entire way and finished in 17 minutes, 11.4 seconds nearly 30 seconds ahead of second place, Storm junior Noah Smith. Smith spent...

The new school year is in full-swing now, and I hope it's off to a great start for everyone — students, teachers and parents alike. There is always a wide range of emotions that accompanies the time leading up to a new school year and into the first few days of school, but it generally...