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Elizabeth Francis and Curt Moon carried a banner during the Grand Entry with names of those seeking encouragement during their healing journey.
Sobriety powwow promotes healing through connection
VIRGINA- On Saturday at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center, there were two very different events going on at the same time that had the parking lots filled to capacity. One was a ferocious hockey … more
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Grizzlies rough up Hilltoppers
DULUTH- The North Woods boys basketball team scored a convincing road win last Friday, topping the century mark in a 102-75 beatdown. The spotlight coming into the game was on the Hilltoppers’ … more
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Brynn Chosa looks for help under a heavy press from Barnum on Monday.
Mixed week for Grizzlies
FIELD TWP- The North Woods girls basketball team returned to the court this week after an 11-day layoff to mixed results, dropping Monday’s contest against Barnum but bouncing back for a win … more
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Wolves lose heartbreaker to Greenway, top L-BF 69-60
GREENWAY—The Timberwolves lost a heartbreaker here on Tuesday on a last-second Greenway bucket that left the Raiders on top 52-51. The hard-fought defensive contest was close throughout, … more
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Fourth loss in a row for T-Wolves
ELY— For the fourth game in a row, a Marolt drew first blood in Timberwolves hockey action and the team went on to lose, further extending their longest skid in an otherwise impressive season. … more
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Warmest winter ever? It’s looking more and more likely
REGIONAL— The North Country is on track to set a new mark for the warmest winter in the historical record. While the books weren’t quite closed on January when the Timberjay went to press … more
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Andy Weinzierl, of Duluth, pedals his way through the Lost Lake Swamp along the final two miles of the Arrowhead 135 course
Warmth creates its own challenges for racers
REGIONAL— Frostbite. Frozen water bottles. Those are typically the biggest challenges that participants in the Arrowhead 135 ultramarathon face along the winding course between International … more
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Canoeists fish a shoreline on Slim Lake north of Ely last fall. The BWCAW is home to more than 1,000 lakes.
Reservations now open for BWCAW
REGIONAL— Careful planning is key to a successful visit to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area this summer, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Reservations for entry permits to the 1.1 … more
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COVID on the decline in county from January peak
REGIONAL- The COVID news is good for the North Country this week, as a declining number of hospitalizations has caused the Centers for Disease Control to lower the region’s COVID activity level … more
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The Ely Area Ambulance Joint Powers Board at the Jan. 29 meeting. From left-to-right: Eric Hart, Al Forsman, Marlene Zorman, and Bob Berrini.
Ely-Bloomenson ambulance study not done
WINTON- Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital CEO Patti Banks quickly let attendees at Monday’s meeting of the Ely Area Ambulance Joint Powers Board that the $70,000 study they had hoped to see … more
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End-of-life options bill under consideration in St. Paul
REGIONAL- It’s been languishing in the Minnesota Legislature for a decade, but is this the year the Minnesota End-of-Life Options Act finally gets through the legislative logjam and becomes … more
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The new Minnesota state flag flew over Hidden Valley on Saturday during the Ely Invitational Nordic ski meet.
State GOP sees anti-flag sentiment as possible wedge issue
REGIONAL— The culture wars apparently have a new hot button in Minnesota that the state’s GOP is hoping to press to organize their voters and raise badly-needed funds. The state’s … more
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Bois Forte primary election slated for April 2
NETT LAKE- Bois Forte Chairperson Cathy Chavers will face competition for the Band’s top elected office when the Band holds its primary election on Tuesday, April 2. According to the … more
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Obituaries: February 2, 2024
Dane Clark Francis Dane Clark Francis, age 62, passed away, peacefully and unexpectedly, at his Lake Vermilion home on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. A private interment will be held at a later date. He … more
History has lessons about today’s dangerous leaders
Bad things happen when good people become complacent and forget that they need to stand up and stop the evils happening on their doorstep. These are two true stories. Ignore them at your peril. The … more
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David Colburn
The rise of the digital voice clones – are you next?
Instead of having to read his insightful articles, how would you like to have Marshall Helmberger read them to you? To make that happen now, Marshall would have to record himself reading each article … more
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Ambulance impasse
Representatives from Greenwood Township and the city of Tower should stop talking past one another and sit down to discuss what is really at issue in their ongoing impasse over financial support for … more
February 2, 2024 e-edition
February 2, 2024 e-edition
Ely boys post solid performance
TWO HARBORS— The Ely boys Nordic ski team posted a strong performance at the Two Harbors Invitational on Tuesday as they finished five racers in the top 15 in a field of 52 competitors at the … more
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Ely archers compete at Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS- Multiple Ely archers scored medals at a tournament in Grand Rapids on Saturday. Fifth-grader Aspen MacCoy won the elementary girls division in 3D competition over 21 other competitors. … more
The parking lot at the Marjo Motel in Tower has been largely empty in recent weeks as the lack of snow has kept snowmobilers away.
Little snow is wreaking havoc with winter economy
REGIONAL— While most North Country residents are likely relieved by the warmer weather that settled in this week after ten days of arctic chill, the change isn’t so welcome to area … more
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City makes the case for more ambulance support
TOWER- The city clerk-treasurer here told members of the Tower Ambulance Commission, Monday, that they can no longer count on the city to backfill the the Tower Ambulance Service’s financial … more
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Arch and his team celebrated Halloween this past year as a team.
Treating employees like one of the family
LAKE VERMILION- When Greg “Arch” Archibald bought the Vermilion Club from Joanne and Ron Thibault 25 years ago, he brought his generous spirit and lifelong experience running pizza shops … more
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Construction of the new Crane Lake Visitors Center is now well underway.
Crane Lake Visitors Center could open by late summer
CRANE LAKE-It’s taken literally decades for a Voyageurs National Park visitor center at Crane Lake to move from the dream world onto the path to reality, but with the basics of the building now … more
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Jen Schultz, flanked by Gov. Tim Walz and former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, helped make the pitch for Schultz’s campaign to replace current Rep. Pete Stauber.
DFLer Schultz announces a rematch with Stauber
REGIONAL- A relatively late entry into the 2022 election, former DFL state Rep. Jen Schultz is going full throttle in 2024 in her attempt to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber in the Eighth … more
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