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An independent digital news source covering Minnesota's Iron Range.
Iron Range, Minnesota
Joined July 2022
RT @JerryBurnes: New from me today: For @IronRangeToday, an international curling competition this October in Eveleth and Virginia will put….
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U.S. Steel named the title sponsor for October event in Virginia and Eveleth, hosting competitors from 25 countries
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BIG NEWS to kick off our Monday morning! Iron Range Today has officially become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization! More to come on how you can contribute. Exciting times over here!
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RT @JerryBurnes: NEW: I took a quick look at how the U.S. Steel sale and Trump's "golden share" would directly impact the Iron Range. There….
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Part of the Nippon Steel’s national security agreement with Trump administration includes $800M in local investments, few job protections.
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Introducing: Range Makers, an ongoing series. A call for story ideas. Meet the people forging the Iron Range's future, today. MORE INFO:
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ICYMI: Mining layoffs and school budget cuts are again testing the Iron Range, with few indicators that Minorca Mine will be going through a short idle period. As one long-time Ranger told me: "It does feel different" this time.
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RT @JerryBurnes: NEW: Mining layoffs and school budget cuts are again testing the Iron Range, with few indicators that Minorca Mine will be….
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As mines idle and classrooms empty, the ripple effects have communities bracing for an uncertain future amid economic volatility.
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Rock Ridge School Board has approved a resolution tonight that will start the process to discipline and dismiss Chris Chad, the HS dean of students currently imprisoned in Georgia on child exploitation charges.
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SCOOP: A criminal warrant in Fulton County alleges Chris Chad, the jailed Rock Ridge dean of students, told a 12-year-old male victim they could "have fun" in a "blind spot" of the Rock Ridge security cameras. More:
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NEW: Extending unemployment benefits for 630 laid off Iron Range miners has a clear path through the Minnesota Legislature. But first it had to hit some political potholes.
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Rock Ridge delayed voting on 16 staff cuts Monday, pushing a decision back to its next regular meeting on April 14.
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Rock Ridge looked at new cuts in an effort to avoid reducing teachers. The next vote will be Monday, when directors will put the entirety of cuts on the table.
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District looking to reduce teacher reductions after tabling a decision on 15 staff members this week.
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We've updated this story. More to come Friday and Monday nights.
NEW: Rock Ridge pushed a final decision on 15 staff positions back to Monday, March 31 — the final day it can take action on tenured staff. It also accepted four early buyouts, while rejecting the option for principals.
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NEW: Rock Ridge pushed a final decision on 15 staff positions back to Monday, March 31 — the final day it can take action on tenured staff. It also accepted four early buyouts, while rejecting the option for principals.
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School board accepts 4 early buyouts with $10,000 incentive, but rejects the same agreement with principals.
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RT @JerryBurnes: UPDATED: 15 staff members have been listed on the Rock Ridge School Board agenda for termination or unrequested leave as t….
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Director: “This is the worst thing you’ll do as a school board member” as the district looks for $2.5M in budget adjustments
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RT @JerryBurnes: Chris Chad, the dean of students at Rock Ridge who is awaiting extradition to Georgia on felony child exploitation charges….
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RT @JerryBurnes: UPDATED: Today's layoff notices are especially hitting hard at Hibbing Taconite: "Are those 240 people coming back?" Lette….
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Hibbing Taconite union questions if all its workers will return as ore reserves dwindle; company projects a timeline “which may exceed six months”
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No date has been set, but the IRRR Board has initiated a reorganization meeting now that Sen. Justin Eichorn, its chair, has resigned.
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Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board has called a reorganization meeting as senator cedes his spot as chairman
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Cleveland-Cliffs set to layoff 600 steelworkers at Minorca, Hibbing Taconite.
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Hibbing Taconite union questions if all its workers will return as ore reserves dwindle; company projects a timeline “which may exceed six months”
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NEW: Two Iron Range school districts are facing millions in budget cuts, with decisions possibly coming as soon as this afternoon.
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Inflation, enrollment declines weighing on Rock Ridge, Hibbing districts as deadlines approach
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RT @JerryBurnes: Reposting to fix a headline typo: RRHS Dean of Students arrested in child exploitation investigation. Awaiting extradition….
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St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says the school administrator is awaiting extradition to face criminal charges in Georgia
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