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ELY- The excitement is building as the 44th annual Blueberry/Art Festival approaches. This year’s festival features 237 booths filled with artists, crafters, and makers, plus a couple of …
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7/19/24
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REGIONAL— The U.S. Forest Service and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have abandoned their longstanding effort to engineer a massive land exchange for approximately 80,000 acres …
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Marshall Helmberger
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7/18/24
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REGIONAL- Thirty-seven years ago, a float plane carrying a father and his ten-year-old daughter fell from the sky and crashed in Voyageurs National Park. Last week, that now grown-up girl made a …
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David Colburn
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7/18/24
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COOK – As Scenic Rivers Health Services CEO Keith Harvey has learned the hard way, there are two truisms related to floods – a little water can do a lot of damage, and recovery takes …
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David Colburn
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7/18/24
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ELY— The city council here, on Tuesday, agreed to consider a request for one-time financial assistance from Ely Community Resource, to help them through their temporary financial bottleneck. …
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Catie Clark
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7/18/24
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TOWER- Twenty years ago, when Mickey (Bristol) Ferguson first slid a drink across the bar at the newly-opened Good Ol’ Days Bar and Grill, smoking was still permitted and the local cops were …
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Jodi Summit
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7/18/24
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CHISHOLM - As communities across the state continue to clean up and repair from June’s flooding, United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN) is offering financial support to households in its …
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7/18/24
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ELY- Ely has some new television personalities, but they aren’t talking. Given that they’re a bunch of vegetables, they didn’t have much to say when the Timberjay dropped by for an …
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Catie Clark
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7/18/24
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Children's races
TOWER- There was a great turnout this year for the sawdust scramble and children’s races after the Fourth of July parade. Winners listed in order, first, second, third. …
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7/18/24
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The complaining started immediately, which was exactly what I was expecting. If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the past year of raising chickens, it’s that they don’t …
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Marshall Helmberger
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7/18/24
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LAKE VERMILION— Exceptionally high water levels stemming from the June 18 rainstorm may have contributed to a decline in the number of loon chicks sighted by volunteers here during the 2024 …
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Marshall Helmberger
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7/18/24
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In the July 5 issue of the Timberjay, Mr. Johnson expresses anger at the U.S. for many things, including the deaths of Palestinians in Gaza. However, Mr. Johnson is pointing his finger in the …
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7/18/24
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REGIONAL—The Superior National Forest has published a draft decision notice that will impact future forest management efforts across a large portion of the LaCroix ranger district. Known as the …
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Marshall Helmberger
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7/18/24
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In his Oval Office address to the nation, Biden said, “We can’t allow this violence to be normalized.” Vice President Harris was raising money to bail out and defend BLM terrorists …
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7/18/24
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Even as the former was just shot at, his first words were, ‘fight, fight, fight,’ with raised fist. One other dead and two wounded as a Republican 20-year-old shooter attempted to take …
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7/18/24
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If you haven’t heard about Project 2025, here’s a short primer about the reactionary playbook for the next GOP administration. Global news agency Reuters, states: “At its heart, …
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7/18/24
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So how about that presidential debate?! Did that add to your peace of mind about the upcoming election? Did you think, “Well, no matter who wins, we’ll still have a functioning government …
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Johnna Hyde
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7/18/24
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Readers of the Timberjay and other weekly newspapers may not realize it, but every time they open our pages, via the print edition or online, they’re reaching back to the very beginning of …
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7/18/24
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REGIONAL- The Minnesota Sixth District Court sent Travis William Mattila, the man who bit an Ely cop last month, to the St. Cloud state prison on Monday for probation violations. In a combined …
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7/18/24
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COOK- Local business owners who came to a meeting on Tuesday at Cook Community Center looking for thus far elusive answers to the question of what financial assistance is available for their …
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David Colburn
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7/18/24
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The Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Board deserves credit for commissioning the analysis by SafeTech Solutions exploring alternative methods for administering area ambulance services. While the …
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7/18/24
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REGIONAL- District 3 Sen. Grant Hauschild, DFL-Hermantown, pressed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to swiftly approve disaster assistance for homeowners and businesses in northeastern …
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David Colburn
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7/18/24
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EFFIE- The countdown is on for the 69th annual North Star Stampede the weekend of July 26-28 in Effie. It’s the country’s oldest family-run rodeo continuously operating in the same arena, …
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David Colburn
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7/18/24
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REGIONAL- ISD 2142 St. Louis County Schools students and parents are being given time to prepare for a policy change that may come as a shock to some and relief to others – students won’t …
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David Colburn
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7/18/24
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Connie J. Skala Connie Jeanne Skala, 72, a lifelong resident of Tower, died in her home on Thursday, July 11, 2024, with family at her side. Per Connie’s wishes there will not be a formal …
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7/18/24
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