FALL LAKE TWP- Opponents of the proposed redevelopment of the Silver Rapids Resort property are alleging in a lawsuit filed Oct. 3 that members of the Lake County Planning Commission knowingly …

ORR- Any famous icon can benefit from a makeover at one time or another, and recently that time came for none other than Billy the Bluegill of Orr. The iconic statue, now over four decades old, has …

TOWER— With the construction season likely to come to an end in the next several weeks, the city council here used a special meeting to authorize getting bids on a major project and quotes on a …

COOK- An early morning fire on Monday destroyed a Cook house that has been unoccupied since the June flood. The two-bedroom house at 202 First Ave. NW, about 60 feet from the north bank of the Little …

ELY- For forty years, the prominent log building near the corner of Sheridan and Central- and the good eats served within- have been like a beacon for warm-season visitors to the end of the road. But …

REGIONAL- The hospitality and tourism industry in Minnesota is down this year, according to a recent survey of businesses conducted jointly by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota, Hospitality …

NETT LAKE- Nearly 100 Bois Forte band members turned out on Monday for a ceremony and walk to remember and honor the Indigenous people who were forced to attend residential schools in the U.S. and …

TOWER- An all-school field trip to Big Rice Lake in late September was just the starting point for a multi-disciplinary approach to studying the cultural, scientific, and historical roots of our …

ELY- A crowd of just over sixty turned out at the Vermilion campus’s fine arts theater Sept. 24, to hear from four of the five candidates for the Ely City Council at a forum sponsored by the …

TOWER- Tower-Soudan Elementary has a few reasons to celebrate. Last Thursday the school celebrated its annual fall spirit day with the “grand opening” of the newly-remodeled gymnasium and …

ELY- St. Louis County is finally coming to rebuild Harvey St., but not until next spring. The waffle iron pavement will eventually be just a memory, but the price will be closing one of the …

BABBITT- Pulsar Helium, the Canadian firm that hopes to develop the Topaz helium gas depost southwest of Babbitt, is feeling good about its exploration program– good enough that it has signed a …

ELY- A volunteer at the Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital has been named by the Minnesota Hospital Association as one of its four volunteers of the year. Sandy Nickolson is part of the …

REGIONAL-Minnesota election officials are making changes to the state’s automatic voter registration (AVR) system after problematic entries cropped up in a recent review, though no evidence was …

Lois C. Larson Lois Constance Larson, 88, of Cook, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cook. …

REGIONAL— Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden received a crash course in Iron Range politics this past week over comments he made Aug. 6, at a FarmFest debate with Sen. Al Franken. …