CONTACT:    Ellen Quinn

                       Public Information Officer

                       (218) 726-2621  quinne@co.st-louis.mn.us

NEWS RELEASE

Grand Opening Announced for Hibbing Courthouse Annex

     After many years of planning, the long awaited Annex to the Hibbing Courthouse is now completed.  A Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for the new site is scheduled for Tuesday, July 25, at 12:30 p.m. at the Courthouse Annex located at 1814 East 14th Avenue in Hibbing.  The public is invited to the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting event.

     The Hibbing Courthouse Annex will serve as a centrally located government services center.  Currently, Veterans Services and Health & Human Services are provided at the center.  The facility has been designed as a “Green Building” that will use less energy, and be more efficient to operate.  Formerly the Hibbing Mesaba Clinic, the Hibbing Courthouse Annex is a positive re-use of an existing facility, made better by new technology, and provides a convenient, one stop site for services for Hibbing, Chisholm, and surrounding area residents.

     Please join us Tuesday, July 25th, at 12:30 p.m. at the Hibbing Annex to celebrate the opening of St. Louis County’s newest facility.

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