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District failed to get the word out on board vacancy
Board never sought an appointment, nor worked to recruit locally, in the wake of the death of Troy Swanson
TOWER— The late June death of Troy Swanson left both a vacancy and a controversy over his replacement on the St. Louis County School Board. Swanson, who had served as the representative from …
Maus tapped as interim fire chief
Longtime critic of the department’s practices given chance to lead
GREENWOOD TWP- At a special meeting that lasted just over 10 minutes, the Greenwood Town Board appointed fire department member Jeff Maus as interim chief. The vote was 3-0, and Supervisors Mike …
County board awards $1.5 million to assist school project
ELY— Just days ago, the school board here had few good answers for covering $550,000 in cost overruns on the district’s facilities project.Yet salvation arrived on Tuesday morning as the …
No hitches on race day
Threatened rain never arrived, new record set in half marathon
ELY- While turnout for the Ely Marathon and the Boundary Waters Bank Half Marathon was a bit lighter than normal, 548 runners plunked down the registration fees to compete in friendly weather …
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Covid another risk factor for stroke
REGIONAL— Ron Alarcon, of rural Tower, is lucky to be alive— and he knows it. Alarcon was driving to work to the Cook DNR office late last month and had just turned up Cty. Rd. 77 near …
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Concerns voiced about facilities project delays
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School tax levy to drop in 2023
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Sheriff candidate Lukovsky fined for corporate contributions
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Board bans new deer farms to prevent CWD
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Outdoors
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Is peak upon us?
Peak color seems a bit behind normal this year. The late spring, combined with plentiful rainfall and mild temperatures in September appears to have delayed the color change at least by a week or so. …
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September among the fastest-warming months of the year
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Hunt turkey in the North Country? You betcha!
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74-year-old hiker seeks something new each day
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