Duluth Monitor

11/20/2025

Massive turnout, with a line out the door, for tonight's Lakewood Township Board meeting. The board will be discussing getting rid of the township Planning Department and relinquishing zoning control to St. Louis County.

11/19/2025

CAD EMPLOYEES TO AIR CONCERNS

In the wake of a Northern News Now report that Community Action Duluth owes $120,000 in outstanding bills to a multitude of vendors, the employees of CAD have scheduled a press conference for tomorrow, Nov. 20, where they plan to discuss "hostile working conditions, financial mismanagement, a newly-filed Unfair Labor Practice complaint against management, and the ongoing refusal by management to address workers' concerns."

The press conference is scheduled for 5 pm at CAD offices, located at 2424 W. 5th Street.

11/19/2025

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11/18/2025

Park #19--Minnesota Point Shoreline.

11/18/2025

Beaver pond tour at Janette Pollay Park.

11/18/2025

Park #20--Janette Pollay Park.

11/17/2025

DOUGLAS COUNTY DEPUTY BELITTLES SUPERIOR RESIDENTS

On Nov. 16, 2025, a resident of Superior posted a short video to the Facebook group Nosey in Superior, which showed a large police presence at Bartley Manor, at 3920 Tower Avenue.

"Anyone know what's going on at Bartley this morning?" asked the poster. "Around 10 SPD and Douglas County Sheriff squads, a fire truck, and an ambulance."

Douglas County Sheriff's Deputy Erick Flood responded, "Fight over SNAP benefits!!!!"

Flood was formerly an officer with the Superior Police Department.

When the Monitor requested the incident dispatch log from Douglas County 911 office, we found that the call had been for a su***de threat. "[REDACTED] is threatening to kill himself if [his girlfriend] does not come over in the next 20 mins," notes the dispatch log. "'I have a knife to my throat and I have a timer set.'" The incident log does not mention SNAP benefits.

The incident appears to have been resolved without injury. As of today, no charges have been filed on the Wisconsin Judicial Case Search system.

The Monitor reached out to Douglas County Sheriff Matt Izzard for comment on his deputy's post, which we felt was "unprofessional and disrespectful of the community the deputy is tasked with protecting."

As of publication, Izzard had not responded.

11/17/2025

Good morning!

As the Monitor grows busier and busier, we find ourselves perpetually behind on our tasks. We are currently investigating 13 potential stories--some large, some small--not all of which may result in articles, but all of which need to be looked into. If those who have contacted us think it's taking too long, you're right--it is taking too long. We could use three more reporters.

At the same time, we don't want to discourage people from contacting us. It is the Monitor's policy to listen to anyone who has something to say. We encourage people to reach out to us via the contact information posted on our page and website.

This is a good problem to have. Ten years ago, we would have not thought it possible.

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11/16/2025

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11/16/2025

Park #21--Park Point Recreation Area.

11/15/2025

In the latest sign of upheaval at Community Action Duluth, Wendy Durrwachter has resigned from the board of directors. The city councilor was one of the newer board members, having joined in early 2025.

Durrwachter provided the Monitor with the following statement:

"I have resigned from the CAD board because I have concerns about the current state of the organization and I've concluded that further service on the board would not be an effective way to have my concerns addressed."

Durrwachter's departure leaves CAD with only 7 board members. Minnesota state statute requires community action agencies to have between 15 and 51 members on their boards.

11/15/2025

Park #22--Congdon Trust Land.