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Ely named Two Rivers champions
REGIONAL— Ely’s playoff run in boys high school hockey may have come to a quick end this season, but not before the team notched some significant milestones in the regular season, … more
Scattered crusted snow was all that remained in much of the area this past week at a time of year when the region is typically blanketed in about two feet of snow.
Warmest winter ever
REGIONAL— Residents of Minnesota have just experienced the warmest winter ever recorded in the state, and it wasn’t even close. While this story was written three days before the official … more
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If you’d like to make a difference by helping the U.S. Forest Service maintain the BWCAW, consider volunteering as a wilderness ranger this summer.
USFS is seeking wilderness volunteers for summer work
REGIONAL— Looking for a meaningful way to spend time in the Boundary Waters this summer? The U.S. Forest Service’s volunteer wilderness ranger program just might be the opportunity … more
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Grant Hauschild
Hauschild seeks $180 million to rural ambulance crisis
REGIONAL- Calling the lack of funding and personnel for rural Minnesota ambulance services a crisis, Sen. Grant Hauschild joined other legislators and emergency responders last week in a press … more
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David Colburn
The death of major college sports as we’ve known it
Well over a hundred years ago, alarms were being sounded about the deleterious effects of sports on the world of higher education. Football, played without pads or helmets in the early days, was … more
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WELY looks at returning to the airwaves in April
ELY- After a wait of a year and a half, WELY, Ely’s radio station, may soon be coming back to life. “We’ll be getting back on the air in early to mid-April,” said local radio … more
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CDC to loosen COVID isolation rules
REGIONAL- The Centers for Disease Control is reportedly considering changing its COVID isolation guidelines so that infected people would no longer need to stay home if they’ve been fever free … more
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Conditions prompt Pulsar Helium to change drilling method
BABBITT- Pulsar Helium Inc. announced an update on their Topaz helium exploration project southeast of Babbitt. The firm is in the process of changing the drilling method on the Jetstream #1 … more
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Ely’s “Frozen” ticket sales topped $11,500
ELY- The final curtain may have dropped over a month ago on Ely high school’s production of “Disney’s Frozen, The Broadway Musical;” but the final business of the musical … more
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Obituaries: March 1, 2024
Christina Premo Christina Premo, 56, lost her strong fight on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. She took her last breaths in her sleep while surrounded by the ones she loved most. She was blessed to be able … more
Wolves, Grizzlies to start Class A tourney at home
REGIONAL- The Ely Timberwolves and North Woods Grizzlies will open the Section 7A girls basketball tournament at home on Wednesday, with the state’s No. 1 team in Class A, defending state … more
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Good shooting helps Wolves roll over Tigers
CHERRY- The Ely Timberwolves girls were dialed-in from long range Tuesday night as they used a barrage of threes and good overall shooting to tame the Cherry Tigers 87-44. The 10-14 Tigers … more
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Grizzlies rout Littlefork-BF
LITTLEFORK- Littlefork-Big Falls, on Tuesday, had the unenviable task of hosting a North Woods girls team still smarting from last Thursday’s loss to Ely, and the Grizzlies took out their … more
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GOP lawmaker seeks to expand taconite assistance area
REGIONAL— North Country lawmakers are challenging a bid by Republican Sen. Jason Rarick to bring portions of Carlton and Pine Counties under the umbrella of the Taconite Assistance Area (TAA), … more
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Ely routed in opener
CLOQUET— Ely’s once seemingly promising hockey season came to a convincing end Tuesday evening in the first round of the Section 7A playoffs here. The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Lumberjacks … more
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The Fairness Doctrine
One of the foundational principles of a democratic form of government is the idea that the free exchange of ideas is essential. A democratic nation, in other words, can’t long survive with an … more
A typical cabin produced by Tinde Hytter, which currently operates only in Scandinavia. The company has been in talks for months about entering the U.S. market with a plant in Tower. Tinde homes will be part of the new development.
TEDA OKs land sale for development on Marjo site
TOWER— The Tower Economic Development Authority has approved a development agreement that calls for the creation of the largest single residential development in the city’s history. The … more
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Ozzie Reif has turned his Ely MItten Project into a full-time mitten-making operation.
Ely mitten maker has things in hand
ELY- Ely’s fabled outdoors has spawned yet another entrepreneur and his cold weather apparel has already found a home at McMurdo Station in Antarctica and will be worn in the upcoming Iditarod … more
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Embarrass Fire Chief Tom Martin and firefighter Eric Garman display photos of the creation of their new fire truck at the recent winter festival at Timber Hall.
DIY fire and rescue
EMBARRASS- Most North Country residents are used to doing things themselves, and that attitude and experience proved essential for the Embarrass Fire Department, which recently built its own fire … more
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Who’s who in the presidential primary zoo?
REGIONAL- With little fanfare, absentee early voting for Minnesota’s March 5 Super Tuesday presidential primary opened on Friday, Jan. 19, with a total of 19 candidates vying for delegates for … more
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Roger Skraba (in jersey) talks to a voter during the 2022 showing of “2000 Mules,” which falsely claimed to show evidence of systematic voter fraud in the 2020 election. Skraba used the film as a campaign kickoff event in 2022.
“2000 Mules” group admits it has no evidence
REGIONAL— The group behind a 2022 film viewed by hundreds of North Country residents and used as a campaign kick-off by GOP Rep. Roger Skraba, has admitted to a Georgia judge that it has no … more
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Adam Van Tassell poses with his world record-sized fire peacock bass on a boat in the Amazon
The big fish quest
ORR- When is a world-record fish not a world record? Adam Van Tassell of Orr knows the answer to that question all too well, as his would-be world-record fish is these days lazily cruising the waters … more
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Betty Firth
The mystery of the rhythms of sleep
“Sleeping is the most mysterious thing we do,” according to Bill Bryson, author of “The Body; A Guide for Occupants.” That was a new thought for me. I had thought of sleep as … more
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Steve Abrahamson, far right, with his daughter Nova, her husband John and a friend pose during their recent visit to Antartica.
Summer in Antarctica
REGIONAL- Steve Abrahamson, of Tower, is an avid traveler, but with help and a little prodding from his even more adventurous daughter and son-in-law, he recently completed a bucket list trip to … more
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Ely’s senior Grace LaTourell’s perfect form on jumpers was on full display in her 41-point performance against the Grizzlies.
Ely dumps North Woods
ELY- The North Woods girls were riding high at Ely last Thursday when senior River Cheney drained a halftime-buzzer-beating trey for a one-point lead at the intermission, 29-28. But Wolves’ … more
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