Home
2327 results total, viewing 1 - 10
PolyMet EIS scheduled for public release in late August
The public could get its first glimpse of PolyMet Mining’s draft supplemental environmental impact statement by late August. That’s according to Steve Colvin, who is overseeing the environmental … more
Marshall Helmberger | 6/12/13
Nighttime rescue a success
REGIONAL-Members of the St. Louis County Rescue Squad and the U.S. Forest Service pulled off a harrowing early morning rescue of an injured woman from a wilderness lake north of Ely early on Tuesday. … more
Marshall Helmberger | 6/12/13 | 4 comments
Bay View threatens suit against Town Board
GREENWOOD TWP- Vermilion Ventures, doing business as BayView Lodge, is threatening litigation against the Greenwood Town Board. The action, called a Notice of Claim, is the first step that is taken … more
Jodi Summit | 6/12/13 | 1 comment
Cormorant control completed on Vermilion
LAKE VERMILION—Lake Vermilion’s cormorant population is down this year, due in part to Mother Nature, as well as the intervention of federal wildlife officials who undertook control measures on … more
Marshall Helmberger | 6/11/13 | 1 comment
Process questioned in search for new principal
ELY – The process for the recent search for a high school principal came into question by a group of concerned citizens last week and they made their views known to the School Board Monday … more
Keith Vandervort | 6/11/13
Construction to start on assisted-living facility
ORR – A groundbreaking ceremony for a new assisted-living care facility in Orr has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 12 at 11 a.m. at the construction site at 4576 Lake Street in Orr. The event is … more
Tom Klein | 6/5/13
Sustainable Ely mining education center now open
ELY – Jan Attridge and Frank Moe drove from Grand Marais to Ely on a dreary Saturday afternoon to lend their support to Sustainable Ely, a new “education and action center” that opened June 1 … more
Keith Vandervort | 6/5/13 | 2 comments
Shop owners grapple with effects of detour
TOWER- Tower’s Main Street shops remain open for business, even as a detour is diverting critical summer traffic a block to the north. Early on in the project, local business owners are … more
Jodi Summit | 6/5/13
Helmberger to be panelist at IRE national conference
REGIONAL—The Timberjay’s reputation for quality investigative reporting is gaining national attention. Timberjay Publisher and Managing Editor Marshall Helmberger was recently asked to serve … more
6/5/13 | 1 comment
Tax bill provides property tax relief, more LGA
REGIONAL – Since 2003, property taxes in Minnesota have doubled. The omnibus Tax Bill approved this session addresses that issue, delivering $441 million in property tax relief through refund … more
Tom Klein | 6/5/13