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Major advance for ilmenite production on Iron Range
NRRI announces pilot-scale success in processing ore from Longnose deposit
REGIONAL—Minnesota could soon have a new mining and value-added industry on the Iron Range, with a lower risk of significant environmental impact. Officials with the Natural Resources Research …
Tower Ambulance shifting to paid on-call
New staffing system will go into effect on July 1
TOWER— The city council here made quick work of a short agenda on Monday, approving an extension for the blight response at the Standing Bear Marina and a contract with the IRRRB that clears the …
Playground on schedule
Construction set for early August
ELY – Full speed ahead. That was the message from Washington School principal Anne Oelke this week to the School Board about the playground project. She told board members at a study session …
Safety stressed in Hwy 169 work zone
EAGLES NEST TWP – As motorists bump along the road surface through the Highway 169 safety improvement project between Ely and Tower, Minnesota Department of Transportation District 1 project …
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Sports
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Wolves open postseason sharp
ELY - Timely hitting, sharp defense and lights-out pitching. Ely had a ferocious trifecta working in its favor on Tuesday, enabling the third-seeded Wolves to advance past the first round of the …
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Grizzlies’ Olson earns ERC golf championship
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Ely takes two of three in powerful home tourney
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North Country
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Wild turkey population expanding to Arrowhead
REGIONAL—Wild turkey populations are on the rise in northeastern Minnesota, and the birds are showing up in areas where they haven’t been seen in the past, reports the Minnesota Department of …
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Monster of the deep
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Feeding frenzy
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The waiting game
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