City and business leaders have big plans to bring housing, vacation rentals, shopping and dining amenities to a long-underutilized Lake Superior shoreline.
“We do not have any new information or leads on this case, and it is still considered open, but it’s obviously a cold case," Lake County Sheriff Carey Johnson told the News Tribune recently.
With sales prices for homes through the proverbial roof, the sticker shock from estimated market value notifications in the mail this month has Northland property owners worried what it might mean for their property-tax bills.
On Feb. 23, the Minnesota Department of Health and Wisconsin Department of Health Services recorded 316 new cases of COVID-19 in the Northland and three COVID-related deaths.
One hundred acres where the Finland Air Force Station used to operate is for sale for $800,000. The property, which still has some existing military housing from the 1960s, is a Superfund site.
Cassandra Rhines was 19 years old when she went missing. She was last heard from in June 1985, when she called a friend to confirm that she would be attending her goddaughter's birthday party. Rhines never showed up at the party and was not seen or heard from again.
Due to recent rain and cooler temperatures, the chances of campfires or open burning causing a wildfire have diminished and restrictions have been lifted.
