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Hey there, Hermantown! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Hermantown teens are learning circuits and architecture inside VR headsets
  • Hermantown resident among dozens sentenced in latest St. Louis County cases
  • How Duluth's shelter shake-up could affect Hermantown's regional animal care

Also on today's calendar: Esko at Hermantown.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 59, low: 43.
  • Saturday: Cloudy with a shower or two, with a high of 61 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Hermantown High School pilots virtual reality tech classes with Dunwoody College (cbs3duluth.com) — Hermantown High School students are getting hands-on with new virtual reality career and technical education classes offered through a pilot partnership with Dunwoody College of Technology. Using Meta Quest headsets, a small group is exploring electrical circuits and global architecture while the district tests how this free curriculum and $2,500 in equipment could eventually expand to more grades and subjects across Hermantown schools.
   

2. Matters of Record for Sept. 30, 2026 (duluthnewstribune.com) — Hermantown residents are named in the latest St. Louis County District Court records, including a 23-year-old from Hermantown sentenced for driving while impaired with jail time mostly stayed on probation. The broader roundup details dozens of recent convictions and sentences from Duluth and across the region, offering a snapshot of local offenses, penalties, and how judges are handling repeat violations.
   

3. City of Duluth, Animal Allies leadership release statements about possible partnership (fox21online.com) — Hermantown pet owners are already indirectly served by Animal Allies, which contracts with the city along with St. Louis County and nearby towns. Now Duluth is exploring a similar partnership that would shift animal care from its aging shelter to Animal Allies, potentially expanding regional capacity and allowing Duluth police to focus more on animal control while specialists handle day-to-day care.
   

4. Zeleznikar, Schweiger face off in 3B forum (duluthnewstribune.com) — Hermantown voters are in the spotlight as the tight Minnesota House District 3B race, which includes Hermantown, could determine control of the state House. At a Duluth forum, Rep. Natalie Zeleznikar and Hermantown resident Aaron Schweiger clashed over data centers, mining, trade policy, and business climate, outlining sharply different visions that will shape decisions affecting local taxes, jobs, and development.
   

5. Senate rematch in northern Minnesota pits Republican mayor against DFL (alphanews.org) — Hermantown residents are part of a closely watched Minnesota Senate District 3 race where incumbent DFL Sen. Grant Hauschild faces a rematch against Republican Babbitt mayor Andrea Zupancich. The article sharply criticizes Hauschild's voting record on abortion, immigration, guns, taxes, and state spending, and explains how flipping this Hermantown-including district could shift control of the Minnesota Senate.
   

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