REGIONAL— A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals has overturned the Minntac tailings basin permit issued by the state’s Pollution Control Agency late last year, in the process …
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REGIONAL – The St. Louis County School Board rejected a request to open up bargaining with the district’s teachers union over a proposal to utilize video surveillance, including in …
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E.M. Schultz
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12/6/19
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TOWER-SOUDAN— An expansion of the wastewater treatment system that serves these two communities appears to be out of the question, due to cost, and that could well have repercussions for the …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/6/19
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ELY – Ely Police Chief John Lahtonen will retire in May 2020 after 26 years on the force, including the last 10 years as the department’s top official. City council members here accepted …
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Keith Vandervort
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12/5/19
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ELY – A lone city resident addressed the Ely City Council last Tuesday during the annual Truth in Taxation hearing on the proposed 2020 budget, and predicted a mass exodus from Ely into nearby …
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Keith Vandervort
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12/5/19
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ELY –Improvements at the city-owned building that houses the Veterans Administration health clinic are moving forward, according to Clerk-Treasurer Harold Langowski. Yet planned work may be …
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Keith Vandervort
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12/4/19
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ELY –The future for the Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital was presented Monday night as shareholders gathered for the annual meeting of the Ely Health and Hospital Foundation.Chief Executive …
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Keith Vandervort
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12/4/19
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ELY – While already in its second year of gathering data on a possible capital improvement project, the Ely School Board’s newly-hired lobbyist is recommending that the board take more …
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Keith Vandervort
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12/4/19
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Bishop Paul D. Sirba Bishop Paul David Sirba, 59, Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Duluth, beloved shepherd of the people of the Diocese of Duluth, dear son, brother, uncle and …
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12/4/19
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TOWER— St. Louis County commissioners and a bevy of other county officials were here this past Tuesday to get a firsthand look at one of the fastest-growing manufacturers in the region. Lamppa …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/4/19
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