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Timberjay receives new honor for JCI fight
ST. PAUL—The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists has awarded the Timberjay it’s top honor for First Amendment advocacy—selecting the newspaper as the recipient of its Peter S. … more
6/18/13
Lease approval clears way for new school
TOWER- The new Vermilion Country Charter School and the Tower Economic Development Authority have approved the terms of a five-year building lease that clears the way for the grades 7-12 public … more
Marshall Helmberger | 6/18/13
Up in flames
COOK – Two businesses and eight apartments went up in flames on Monday as a crowd, gathered in Cook City Park, watched in disbelief. “This is just terrible,” said one woman, as she embraced … more
Tom Klein | 6/18/13
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
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