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REGIONAL- Deployment of the city of Cook’s new fiber optic high-speed broadband network is on track to be operational before winter sets in, and new projects proposed for multiple North Country …
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David Colburn
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8/31/22
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TOWER- The Tower Area Ambulance Service is asking the city of Tower and surrounding townships to make a double subsidy contribution for 2023 to cover the expected costs of purchasing a new ambulance. …
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Jodi Summit
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8/31/22
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SOUDAN – The Breitung Town Board voted to go on record in support of the Tower Area Ambulance request for a bump in ambulance subsidy funding for 2023 to help pay for the purchase of a third …
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Rachel Brophy
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8/31/22
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REGIONAL- Ever since the growth of at-home testing for COVID-19, Minnesota health officials have known that official case counts, which are based on clinical testing only, significantly underestimate …
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David Colburn
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8/31/22
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COOK- When 14 cars of a 123-car Canadian Northern freight train derailed about seven miles north of Cook on Saturday, July 30, the outcome was as good as could be expected. No one was injured, and …
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David Colburn
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8/31/22
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ELY – “Ely is a better place because of the hard work and time our volunteers dedicate to the older adults in our community.”Those words were spoken by Lisa Porthan, executive …
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Keith Vandervort
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8/31/22
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Keith Vandervort Keith Vandervort, 60, of Ely, passed away at home of natural causes on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 at First Presbyterian …
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8/31/22
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Minnesota could be in line for an unprecedented windfall of money to help build high-speed internet in rural areas.Every state was promised a minimum of $100 million for broadband development from …
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Walker Orenstein, MinnPost
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8/25/22
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TOWER- Sisters Lynn Olson and Debbie Olson Shields drew a big crowd to Pike River Products, which once housed the Olson Grocery and Hardware Store, with people eager to hear the story of their …
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Rachel Brophy
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8/24/22
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ELY – What a difference a year makes. In the late summer of 2021, as ISD 696 administrators took required steps to adjust COVID-19 public health protocols to keep students and staff safe, some …
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Keith Vandervort
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8/24/22
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WINTON – Lonn Cunningham, who is from Iowa and now lives in Texas, served his country in the first Gulf War, and after he came home from his military service he got hit by a drunk driver. He …
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Keith Vandervort
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8/24/22
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REGIONAL- Complaints from surrounding communities and business owners about what they see as overzealous law enforcement by Voyageurs National Park rangers have reached the ears of a local state …
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REGIONAL— Twin Metals Minnesota made it clear this week that they intend to fight to reclaim two federal mineral leases critical to their plans to build a copper-nickel mine southeast of Ely. …
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REGIONAL- If you receive an unsolicited phone call from someone claiming to be from the St. Louis County Sheriff’s department, you’re likely the target of a scam.An unknown person posing …
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REGIONAL- Voters in Cook and Orr could reshape the look of city governance in those communities in the Nov. 8 general election, with a dozen candidates vying for five city council seats and two …
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8/24/22
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VIRGINA- Tuesday’s meeting of the ISD 2142 St. Louis County School Board was a relatively short one devoted primarily to handling a number of items to prep for the return of staff and the start …
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David Colburn
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8/24/22
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REGIONAL - The Northland Foundation and The Northspan Group hosted a presentation earlier this month at the Tower Civic Center to share updates and gather feedback about the Minnesota DEED Main …
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Jodi Summit
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8/24/22
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SOUDAN- The Township of Breitung held a special board meeting on Aug. 11 at the Breitung Community Center. The town board received one bid of $32,250 for the old International dump truck with a plow, …
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Rachel Brophy
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8/24/22
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Joni L. DahlJoni Lynn Dahl, 39, of Genoa Location, rural Gilbert, died tragically on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, when her car was hit by a drunk driver on Hwy. 21 in Embarrass Township. She was a true and …
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8/24/22
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REGIONAL- Longtime Iron Range legislator David Tomassoni, who championed a bill this spring to bring new hope to people affected by the degenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), died …
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David Colburn
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8/17/22
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ELY – Construction workers continue to put in six-day work weeks on the job site at the $21.5 million Ely school building renovation project. Following a recommendation by school …
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Keith Vandervort
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8/17/22
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REGIONAL- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Mayo Clinic had mixed COVID messages for St. Louis County last week, and the changes in the way that COVID cases are reported may well be the …
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David Colburn
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8/17/22
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REGIONAL- St. Louis County election officials were scheduled to do a partial ballot recount on Thursday morning of votes cast in St. Louis County Sherriff’s race in several Duluth precincts at …
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David Colburn
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8/17/22
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ANGORA TWP- A Cook man has died from injuries sustained in a rollover accident Sunday on Hwy. 53 about six miles south of Cook.Glen Ellsworth Economy, 59, was traveling northbound in a 2011 Chevrolet …
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8/17/22
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VERMILION RESERVATION- Quannah Chasinghorse is an up-and-coming Native American model, actress, and environmental activist. And while she said New York City’s Met Gala was one of the most …
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Jodi Summit
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8/17/22
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