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Is he a good clown? Is he a bad clown? It doesn’t really matter. Donald Trump belongs in a circus not in the White House. Jim Ganahl Cook
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9/26/24
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The slogan, ‘We are not looking back’ means discount the Harris record and not look at Harris’s southern border invasion, high cost of inflation, Afghan disastrous withdrawal, …
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9/26/24
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I had the good fortune of having Lorrie Janatopoulos as one of my first bosses. To date, she is still the best boss I’ve ever had. We need more public servants like Lorrie who lead with heart, …
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9/26/24
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Gov. Tim Walz said “violence has no place in America.” I hope that is his vision for the future but I doubt it. As of now violence IS America and his running mate promotes violence with …
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9/26/24
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Donald Trump, during the Sept. 10 debate, actually argued that “illegal” Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating dogs, cats, and other pets. First, since the Haitian …
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9/26/24
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ELY— The Timberwolves found a way to move the ball in their home faceoff with Chisholm, but the Bluestreaks found another way and went home with their first win of the season, 28-16, in a game …
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Marshall Helmberger
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9/26/24
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FIELD TWP- The North Woods volleyball team saw its ten-match winning streak come to an end at the Rock Ridge tournament on Saturday, but bounced back for a pair of resounding wins on Monday and …
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David Colburn
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9/26/24
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LITTLEFORK- Big plays on offense and defense catapulted the North Woods football team to their first win of the season on Friday, using a last-minute defensive stand to hold off the Littlefork-Big …
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David Colburn
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9/26/24
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REGIONAL- Ely cross country runners were the class of the field at Tuesday’s War Eagles Invitational meet in Deer River, winning both the boys and girls team titles. In a small meet with five …
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David Colburn
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9/26/24
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BABBITT— The Northeast Range/Ely swim team beat Chisholm but fell to Two Harbors in two home meets this week. On Tuesday, NRE notched firsts in the breaststroke, the 400 freestyle relay, and …
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Marshall Helmberger
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9/26/24
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A planned trip earlier this month to revisit the Herriman Lake trail near Crane Lake didn’t go as planned, but it made for an interesting adventure in either case. The trail, which my wife Jodi …
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Marshall Helmberger
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9/26/24
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REGIONAL- For most people who take a trek into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness the experience is life-enriching, but for some, like Kate Severson, it’s life-altering. When the …
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David Colburn
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9/26/24
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COOK- The LaCroix Landscape Project in the Superior National Forest is set to move forward after District Ranger Sunny Lucas announced last week that a plan had been selected for the first …
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9/26/24
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TOWER- For many Native American tribes, including the Ojibwe, educating their children in their traditional ways kept their culture intact. Which is why the movement to remove Indian children to …
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Jodi Summit
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9/26/24
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SOUDAN- The township’s major infrastructure projects were the focus on the agenda at the Sept. 18 Breitung Town Board meeting. The township has four separate infrastructure projects underway, …
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Jodi Summit
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9/26/24
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REGIONAL- The St. Louis County Board gave preliminary approval last week to a 2025 property tax levy of $180.3 million, a 7.23 percent increase from 2024. The levy increase is slightly below the 7.8 …
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David Colburn
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9/26/24
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ELY- The Ely School District has built a website to answer questions on the capital project levy it has placed on the November ballot. The district is asking voters to approve a new levy that will …
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Catie Clark
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9/26/24
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REGIONAL- Homeowners and renters affected by the severe storms and floods from June 16 to July 4 have more time to apply for federal disaster assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has …
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David Colburn
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9/26/24
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Brody J. Horn Brody Jon Horn, 33, of Babbitt, died unexpectedly due to injuries sustained in an ATV accident on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, along the Stoney Trail near Babbitt. A celebration of life will …
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9/26/24
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In 2007, I designed and built a website that was then banned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The website was an April Fool’s gag called kittyporn4.me. It featured an escort …
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Catie Clark
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9/26/24
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With the season about to shift to autumn, my mind has been focused on the final steps to restore the exterior of my log house. A project I thought would take one summer is now rounding out the end of …
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Kathleen McQuillan
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9/26/24
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As the members of the recently constituted Lake Vermilion Pickleball Association have demonstrated, residents of Greenwood do know how to work together to accomplish good things for their community. …
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9/26/24
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ANGORA— A realignment of the intersection known as Shermans Corner along Hwy. 53 has significantly reduced accidents at the site, according to MnDOT crash data obtained by the Timberjay. It …
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Marshall Helmberger
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9/26/24
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FALL LAKE TWP- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is threatening possible legal action against Lake County unless county officials reconsider their recent approval of a conditional use …
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Catie Clark
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9/26/24
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BEATTY TWP- An ongoing battle over a Black Bay campground on Lake Vermilion intended to serve disabled veterans took a turn in favor of its opponents on Tuesday when the St. Louis County Board …
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David Colburn
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9/26/24
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