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TOWER- City officials here have offered new indemnification language for townships that donate to the city’s ambulance replacement fund, but a representative of Greenwood Township suggested the …
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Jodi Summit
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2/8/23
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ELY— Longtime Ely area resident and polar explorer Will Steger has been awarded the 2021 Leif Erickson Award for his lifetime of exploration in the Arctic and the Antarctic as well as for his …
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Marshall Helmberger
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2/8/23
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ORR- Jeremy Morris, a former resident here, was sentenced Jan. 31 in a South Dakota federal courtroom to ten years in prison for possession of over ten pounds of methamphetamines with intent to …
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David Colburn
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2/8/23
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TOWER- Can mushrooms be used to recycle plastic? Can plastic be used to make bricks sturdy enough for construction? How can you set up a worm composting system at your home? How can we reduce food …
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Jodi Summit
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2/8/23
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REGIONAL- Representatives of the Blandin Foundation and Minnesota North College held an online news conference on Tuesday to announce their collaboration in a new regional job training initiative, …
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David Colburn
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2/8/23
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Linda K. WilliamsLinda Kay Wheeland Williams, 80, of Ely, passed away on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Boundary Waters Care Center after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at Ely United …
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2/8/23
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REGIONAL- Gov. Tim Walz laid out his One Minnesota budget proposal for the new biennium last week, a record-high of $65.2 billion that would spend most of the state’s estimated $17.6 billion …
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REGIONAL- The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have helped reverse a decades-long trend of declining population in rural parts of Minnesota. That change is noted in the Center for Rural Policy and …
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David Colburn
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2/2/23
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SOUDAN – At the Jan. 26 Breitung Township regular meeting, Supervisor Chuck Tekautz gave an update on Tower Ambulance Commission issues.“As far as the ambulance, Greenwood still …
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Rachel Brophy
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2/2/23
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COOK- Cook resident Robert Jorgenson likely didn’t expect to get such a speedy response when he attended last week’s Cook City Council meeting to register a complaint about trash on some …
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David Colburn
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2/2/23
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ELY- The Ely Winter Festival is now on its amazing 30th year, but there’s no sign it’s slowing with approaching middle age.The event officially kicked off on Thursday, but signs of the …
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Catie Clark
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2/1/23
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GREENWOOD TWP- Hibbing Fire Chief Erik Jankila had a consistent and perhaps unwelcome message for the Greenwood Town Board, Monday, as he presented his take on the township’s recently completed …
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REGIONAL— The Timberjay took home some of the top awards in the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. Winners were announced Jan. 26 during the MNA’s annual …
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REGIONAL- A mild January in the North Country turned to seasonably brutal cold this past weekend, just in time for the 19th edition of one of the world’s toughest endurance challenges, the …
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David Colburn
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2/1/23
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REGIONAL— Area residents served by Minnesota Power will see their rates increase slightly by later this year, based on a decision last week by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, or …
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Marshall Helmberger
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2/1/23
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ELY— How to regulate the sale of cannabinoid products here was the focus of a sometimes-rambling city council study session here on Tuesday. Minnesota legalized edible cannabinoid products with …
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Catie Clark
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2/1/23
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VIRGINIA- An Ely youth was convicted on Jan. 24 of the second-degree attempted murder of his younger brother. Minnesota Sixth District Judge Robert Friday passed down the guilty verdict at his bench …
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Catie Clark
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2/1/23
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REGIONAL— Even as the Biden administration approved a 20-year mineral withdrawal on a portion of the Superior National Forest last week, supporters of expanded protections for the Boundary …
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Marshall Helmberger
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2/1/23
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REGIONAL— Greenhouse gas emissions in Minnesota declined by 23 percent between 2005 and 2020, according to a new analysis released this week by the state’s Department of Commerce and …
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Marshall Helmberger
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2/1/23
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REGIONAL- Online bidding has opened for St. Louis County’s first auction of the year featuring tax-forfeited properties that are being offered for the first time. More than 55 properties are …
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2/1/23
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Mark Leustek Mark Leustek, 53, of Ely, passed away on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at the Boundary Waters Care Center. Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home of Ely.
Donnie J. …
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2/1/23
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ELY- School board members here received an update on their ongoing building project during a notably brief board meeting held Monday. Tim Leeson, the director of facilities for the district reported …
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Catie Clark
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1/26/23
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REGIONAL— The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Thursday that they are withdrawing approximately 225,504 acres of the Superior National Forest from potential mineral leasing for the next 20 years.
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Marshall Helmberger
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1/26/23
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REGIONAL- Addie and Ben Wales, of St. Paul, were just looking for a getaway place near Addie’s hometown of Ely when they found a log cabin on 40 acres of land in Eagles Nest Township in …
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David Colburn
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1/25/23
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REGIONAL- Financial relief is on the way to laid off Northshore Mining workers after Gov. Tim Walz signed the $10 million unemployment extension package on Wednesday.The House version of the bill, …
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David Colburn
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1/25/23
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