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REGIONAL- The Sept. 10 death of Keith Roy, 43, of Orr, has been ruled an accidental drowning, according to information provided to the Timberjay by St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office Supervising … more
REGIONAL- Under Minnesota law, justice was served Monday when the man responsible for the drunk driving accident in Embarrass Township in August that killed 39-year-old Joni Dahl, of Gilbert, was … more
REGIONAL— Minnesota Power will be producing 70 percent of its electricity from carbon free sources within just eight years and will be producing electricity from 100 percent carbon-free sources … more
ELY – The ISD 696 School Board on Monday night heard the good news that the building renovation project is finally nearing completion.“The project is winding down,” Superintendent … more
REGIONAL- Four additional free at-home COVID rapid tests are now available to all Minnesota households in advance of the holiday season through the state’s online ordering program at … more
ELY – Ely’s Boundary Waters Care Center (BWCC) recently received the good news that they’d been awarded $95,000 in funding through a Blandin Foundation Rural Leadership Boost Grant. … more
REGIONAL – U.S. Steel announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers on a new four-year contract covering approximately 11,000 USW-represented employees, … more
Pearl E. AronenPearl Esther Salo Aronen, 100, formerly of Lake Vermilion, originally of Embarrass, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, at Edgewood Vista in Virginia, surrounded by family.Funeral … more
TOWER- The Tower Ambulance Commission gave the go-ahead to order a new ambulance to replace the aging 2013 GMC 4500 rig, that currently has 118,663 miles and is rated in less than fair condition. The … more
ELY- Boundary Waters Care Center has been hit with a significant COVID outbreak affecting both patients and staff over the past two weeks.BWCC Executive Director Adam Masloski confirmed for the … more
REGIONAL- While COVID-19 has faded from the headlines the past few months, state health officials and others are still concerned a combination of factors could trigger another spike heading into … more
SOUDAN- Residents quickly worked through an abbreviated agenda at the Special Town Meeting held on Nov. 3. The three town board members and clerk Dianna Sundsdahl were in attendance, along with a … more
TOWER- Donations have started to come in for this year’s Operation Santa toy drive, but we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. We are expecting to at least match last year’s … more
REGIONAL- About 750 North Country voters reshaped the future of Minnesota state government on Tuesday, representing the winning margin for District 3 Senate DFL candidate Grant Hauschild that gave … more
REGIONAL— An Iron Range political legend died Monday at the Cook Hospital after a brief illness. Doug “Dougie” Johnson had been ailing for the past two years, according to his wife … more
REGIONAL— The 2022 mid-terms were supposed to feature the comeback of the GOP, but that’s not how the voting played out in Minnesota and many other parts of the country on … more
REGIONAL- Former Duluth Police Chief Gordon Ramsay won the St. Louis County Sheriff’s race on Tuesday by handily winning Duluth and narrowly edging current undersheriff Jason Lukovsky in the … more
REGIONAL- Veteran DFL state legislator Rob Ecklund’s electoral fate likely hangs on the results of a probable recount, as Republican Roger Skraba of Ely edged the incumbent District 3A House … more
ELY- Heidi Omerza cruised to an easy victory, outpolling Paul Kess 962-623 in the race for the open Mayor’s seat. Both were currently serving on the Ely City Council. The mayor’s seat … more
TOWER- In the lone contested race for the Tower City Council, political newcomer Josh Zika bested Tom Suihkonen 111 to 76, to claim an open two-year seat on the council. Suihkonen had been appointed … more
REGIONAL—Incumbent Cook City Council members Jody Bixby and Kim Brunner won re-election to new four-year terms, fending off a challenge from political newcomer Ivette Reing. In the three-way … more
ELY – In a school board race that included more than twice as many candidates as the 2020 election, experience mattered to voters as incumbents Rochelle Sjoberg and Tony Colarich landed two of … more
REGIONAL- Nathan Briggs won the open school board seat for the North Woods attendance area. Briggs received 92.7-percent of the votes, 889, with write-ins garnering 7.3-percent. Briggs is a newcomer … more
LeRoy C. HolmesLeRoy Cecil Holmes, 88, of Soudan, died on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at the Cardigan Ridge Senior Living in Little Canada. A memorial celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. … more
TOWER- There are four open seats on the Tower City Council for Tuesday’s election, but only one seat, the open two-year term, has more than one candidate running.Current Mayor Dave Setterberg, … more
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