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Puppeteer Tricia Haynes leads Amara Timmerman and Izzy Royer in the Hokey Pokey.
FAMILY FAIR FUN
EMBARRASS- A lot of things have changed in Embarrass over the last 84 years, but one thing that has remained the same is the Embarrass Region Fair. And this year, thanks to a rather energetic group … more
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Mark Phillips at his home on Lake Vermilion. Phillips died last week after a six-year-long battle with cancer.
Mark Phillips, former IRRR commissioner dies at 73
REGIONAL— Mark Phillips, who retired in December after serving eight years as commissioner of the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation, died at home on Wednesday, Aug. 23, … more
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Ely EDA approves 2024 levy and budget
ELY- The Ely Economic Development Authority (EEDA) set its preliminary 2024 levy at approximately $39,000 here on Tuesday, Aug. 29, and approved its 2024 budget at the same time. Ely clerk-treasurer … more
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Jason and Lauren Dinsmore in happier times before the accident during which Lauren suffered serious facial injuries. The couple owns a summer cabin on Lake Vermilion and live in Rochester the rest of the year.
Moose versus minivan leaves five injured
BREITUNG TWP- Five members of an extended family from Rochester were sent to area hospitals last Thursday, Aug. 17, after their 2019 Sienna minivan collided with a moose on Hwy. 169 near the Murray … more
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Greaney thief caught thanks to GPS tracker
GREANEY- Tipped off by GPS locators attached to stolen equipment, St. Louis County deputies found more than they bargained for when they descended on the home of Martin Earl Voss northwest of Greaney … more
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The runaway dumper after coming to rest in the ditch across the road from where it was parked.
Runaway dumper takes out power, phone service near McKinley Park
BREITUNG TWP— Kristine Jonas pulled up to the stop sign at the intersection near McKinley Park Campground last Thursday when she felt something wasn’t quite right. She looked up the steep … more
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Taya Woitalla lets out a yell to try to herd an errant calf during team penning competition last Saturday. Her mother Brooke Woitalla works with her from behind.
NO HORSING AROUND
EMBARRASS- The various competitions surrounding the annual Embarrass Region Fair got underway early again this year, with the team penning contest held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday this past weekend. … more
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Sheriff discontinues student resource officers
VIRGINIA- When legislators in St. Paul crafted a new state law regarding the use of physical restraint procedures in schools last spring, they were likely unaware that the measure would bring an end … more
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Rep. Jamie Raskin spoke Tuesday in Ely.
In Ely, Rep. Raskin challenges NRA myth
ELY- U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, who led the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, spoke here this week and made the case that a common myth centered around the Second Amendment is … more
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U.S. Steel rejects Cleveland-Cliffs buyout offer
REGIONAL— U.S. Steel has rejected a $7.3 billion buyout offer from rival Cleveland-Cliffs that would have made Cliffs the predominant company in the U.S. steel sector. But U.S. Steel, which … more
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Green light for chickens in Tower
TOWER— The city council here gave final approval late last week to a new ordinance allowing the keeping of up to five hens within the city limits. Acting Mayor Joe Morin presided over the early … more
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A party at Peyla’s Arrowhead Garage in Tower for the arrival of the 1957 Dodge models.
PEYLAS MADE THEIR MARK
TOWER- It was a full house here last week when Dick Peyla offered a look into the history of his family in the area as part of a presentation sponsored by the Tower-Soudan Historical Society. … more
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Hoodoo Point Campground tops city agenda
TOWER—The Hoodoo Point Campground dominated discussion at the city council meeting here on Monday, as the council discussed a rate increase for seasonal campers, a new playground, and limits on … more
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A montage of cover and story art from the iconic Time magazine cover from Aug. 12, 1973
Is Minnesota still “A state that works?”
It was 50 years ago this Sunday that Minnesota received a journalistic “atta-boy” of epic proportions, with a Time magazine cover story that heralded “The Good Life in … more
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Ely HRA to seek developer quotes for new housing
ELY- The Ely Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) approved the new housing feasibility study for the city at its Aug. 8 meeting, and gave executive director Joe Hiller the go-ahead to seek … more
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Township in a pickle over popular sport
GREENWOOD TWP- America’s fastest-growing sport is causing a ruckus in Greenwood Township. How to fairly split up reserved court time on the single tennis court in Greenwood between tennis … more
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Garrett Lamppa talks to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar about Lamppa Manufacturing’s newest sauna stove.
Senator gets a closer look
TOWER— Beginning late last year, Sen. Amy Klobuchar offered critical help from a distance as Lamppa Manufacturing faced a financial crisis stemming from bureaucratic incompetence and … more
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Lampaa Manufacturing
EPA now wants Lamppa furnaces to help fix testing woes
REGIONAL— The Environmental Protection Agency, which shut down sales of Lamppa Manufacturing’s clean-burning wood furnaces nearly a year ago, now wants to buy one and possibly two of the … more
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A new smoke shop at Fortune Bay Resort Casino is currently offering low-potency cannabis edibles but may have smokeable forms of marijuana available, if the Band actively pursues cultivation and sales of recreational marijuana.
Bois Forte to explore sale of marijuana
VERMILION RESERVATION- When recreational marijuana became legal on Tuesday, hoards of eager buyers descended upon the state’s only marijuana dispensary, Red Lake Nation’s NativeCare … more
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he former LTV processing facility, currently owned by PolyMet Mining, was intended to be a processing facility for the NorthMet mine. The future of the mine, however, appears increasingly in doubt.
Court overturns another critical NorthMet permit
REGIONAL— The proposed NorthMet copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes has suffered another body blow, this time delivered by the state’s Supreme Court, which has reversed the proposed … more
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New housing study predicts hot rental demand in Ely
ELY- A new housing study predicts that a planned workforce housing project here would be 50 percent pre-leased before completion and fully leased within six months after the doors open on the new … more
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Chuck Cusano works to repair a collapsing doorway inside Tower’s Old Fire Hall.
Labor of love
TOWER— To most people, the work that’s been underway for weeks at the former city and fire hall on Main Street here appears painstaking at best. Masons have been working brick-by-brick on … more
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Council okays new cannabinoid rules
ELY- The Ely City Council approved the first reading of a new cannabinoid products ordinance at its Aug. 1 meeting. The proposed ordinance forbids the use of cannabis and cannabinoid products in … more
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Tower’s harbor could soon be the site for major development after years of false starts and delay.
Major players seek to join harbor development
TOWER— After decades of public investment, false starts, and dashed hopes, major development at Tower’s harbor and adjacent riverfront may finally be coming soon. At a special July 20 … more
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ngrid Lyons (left) and Becky Rom presented an overview of the Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness strategy for protecting the Boundary Waters at the July 25 Tuesday Group meeting at the Grand Ely Lodge.
NMW lays out strategy for BWCAW protection
ELY- While the U.S. Department of the Interior has banned mineral leases for 20 years on 225,000 acres within the Rainy River watershed on the Superior National Forest, Ely-based Northeastern … more
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