ELY- Tessa Blake, the director of the indie film “Boundary Waters” has won the Ely Film Festival’s award for Best Director. Her film, which was shot in Ely almost two years ago, …

TOWER— City officials here rejected a proposal by the state’s Public Facilities Authority, or PFA, that would substantially increase the cost to local ratepayers for the new drinking …

REGIONAL— A bipartisan group of lawmakers is once again proposing to sweeten and extend tax incentives for the construction of large data centers in Minnesota, and that comes at a time when …

REGIONAL- Minnesota’s state budget outlook could be described as moving from feast to famine, as a historic $18 billion surplus at the outset of the 2023 legislative session has drastically …

TOWER- This year’s annual meeting of the Vermilion Country School in Tower, held Feb. 17, gave school director Sam O’Brien and the board a chance to review the school’s remarkable …

ELY- Looking to buy a small business? According to Steve Dunnom of Sunbelt Business Advisors, now is a great time thanks to the ongoing retirements of the baby boom generation. Dunnom, along with …

Anthony J. Brandenburg Anthony “Tony” James Brandenburg, 54, of Minneapolis, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. A celebration of life will be held in the spring. …

REGIONAL- The last hope that the North Country would see any of the nearly $40 million in federal funding requests submitted by the state’s congressional delegation went up in flames Tuesday …

GREENWOOD TWP— Years of turmoil between the town board and it’s various elected clerks and treasurers, appeared to be more than enough drama for voters here as they overwhelmingly …

VIRGINIA- In a stark about-face from November, the ISD 2142 School Board appeared ready to adopt a four-day school week for next year at a working session on Tuesday, and scheduled a vote on the …

BABBITT- A local man here was charged with felony threats of violence but remained at large as the Timberjay went to press. Michael Shaun Jarvis, age 37, was cited on March 4 for an alleged domestic …

TOWER- Quilting is a hobby that takes time, skill, and patience, but for members of Vermilion Dream Quilters, it comes with something even more rare these days— a desire to care for others. The …

GREENWOOD TWP- At a special meeting on March 4, the Greenwood Town Board agreed to pay Jeff Maus for 14 hours of paid-on-call time at $25 per hour, plus a penalty of $80.70 for late payment. State …

FORTUNE BAY- All of the $110,000 taken from Fortune Bay Resort Casino in an attempted November scam has been recovered, according to an announcement last week by the Bois Forte Tribal Council. On …

VERMILION RESERVATION— After months of clearing legal hurdles and playing the waiting game on a supplier and transporter of marijuana, the new Bois Forte cannabis dispensary, Ishkode, opened …

ELY- The third Ely Film Festival starts next week at Ely’s Historic State Theater at 238 E. Sheridan St. This year’s event is even bigger than before and starts next Wednesday, one day …

REGIONAL- The potential termination of the Indian Health Service office lease in Bemidji by the Trump administration drew strong pushback on Tuesday from Minnesota U.S. Senators Tina Smith, a member …

ELY- A Babbitt man was charged with felony threats of violence after suggesting he would shoot a woman in the face with a handgun last Friday evening at the Grand Ely Lodge. Hotel officials alerted …

EMBARRASS- Crystal Schlueter, of Babbitt, received quite a bit of publicity last fall after winning a nationwide recipe contest sponsored by Campbell’s Soup. But her passion for cooking lies …

Mary Ann Henderson Mary Ann Henderson, 90, of Lake Vermilion-Tower, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Eden Prairie. A memorial service will be planned for July 2025 in …

REGIONAL- When President Donald Trump addressed Congress on Tuesday, former Voyageurs National Park Ranger Kate Severson was in attendance, representing hundreds of National Park Service employees …

VERMILION RESERVATION- Tribal Vice-Chair Shane Drift didn’t have answers for tribal members concerned about possible cuts in federal funding, but he did describe the efforts tribal leaders are …

ELY—In a stunning about-face, the city council here voted 5-2 to send a letter to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources in opposition to a grant application by the White …

ELY- The new owners of WELY radio have big plans to restore the iconic station’s community focus, although they urged patience during the process of returning the station to the airwaves. …

REGIONAL- President Donald Trump sent the stock markets spiraling downward early this week when he followed through on his threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on imported goods from Mexico and …