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Fair Association volunteers. Left and below: The Grinch has fun.
The Grinch visits Embarrass pancake breakfast
EMBARRASS- Over 400 people attended the Embarrass Region Fair Association’s Dec. 2 pancake breakfast event. “This was a record number,” said volunteer Sue Beaton. “We ran out … more
What about the economy?
One of the biggest head scratchers in our current political moment is consistent results of polling giving former President Donald Trump a wide lead over current President Joe Biden on the question … more
The Ely Police Department unveiled a creative plan to attract and retain police officers by highlighting the advantages of living next to the Boundary Waters, including supplying every full-time employee of the department with a Kevlar canoe, life preservers and paddles.
Ely PD proposes free canoes as hiring bonus
ELY- The Ely City Council careened across a wide variety of topics on Tuesday evening, including the retention of police officers with free canoes, cutting back on short-term rentals, and dealing … more
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Open house highlights LaCroix landscape
COOK- When looking at a gigantic 20-year plan, you have to start somewhere, and the Superior National Forest’s LaCroix District will soon be unveiling its first five-year segment of the plan … more
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Mark Rettke and Gus Larson focus intently on a puzzle game during the first meeting of the new math club in Tower.
MAKING MATH FUN
TOWER— A kindergarten student here has inspired the creation of a new after-school club and it’s, surprisingly, focused on math. Most kids complain about math in school, but Stephanie … more
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Black Bay campground sparks lawsuit
REGIONAL- Three individuals seeking a permit for a new Lake Vermilion campground on Black Bay have filed suit alleging their proposal didn’t get a proper procedural review from the St. Louis … more
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A lifelong appreciation for the power of trees
As a young child, I discovered the most peaceful place in the whole world, or so I thought, high among the boughs of a backyard scotch pine. There I found refuge from the chaos inside my … more
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Ely sophomore Jack Davies brings the ball down court
OUCH! Ely routs Floodwood 87-13 in home opener
ELY— Absolute blowout. Those are the only words to describe Ely’s home opener here on Monday as the Timberwolves destroyed Floodwood 87-13, having led 65-0 at one point in the contest. … more
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Grizzlies top South Ridge, Bigfork in season debut
SOUTH RIDGE- The North Woods boys opened the 2023-24 basketball season with a pair of road wins this week, taking down South Ridge on Monday and Bigfork on Tuesday. The Grizzlies had decided height … more
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The 2023-24 finch forecast cited large numbers of purple finches moving through NE Minnesota this fall. Will any show up at feeders in the North Country this winter or will they stay to our south?
Plenty of uncertainty about feeder birds this winter
REGIONAL— With the winter bird-feeding season now underway with most folks—even as winter seems to be taking a break— there is considerable uncertainty about just what birds might … more
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Ely junior Alex Merriman advances the puck down the ice under pressure from a Mora defenseman.
Fast start for T-Wolves
ELY— The Timberwolves, who struggled mightily on the ice last season, are off to their best start in memory this year, notching a 3-1 record through their first four games of the season. After … more
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DNR faces critical shortage of black spruce cones
REGIONAL—If you’re looking to make some extra cash this winter, consider gathering black spruce cones for the Department of Natural Resources. The DNR’s state forest nursery is … more
Wolves now at 2-1 after loss to Mesabi East
AURORA—Turnovers and lackluster shooting proved Ely’s undoing here on Monday as the Timberwolves girls basketball squad dropped their first game of the young season to Mesabi East. … more
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North Woods’ Tatum Barto looks on from the lane as Helen Koch applies pressure to a Bigfork ballhandler.
Grizzlies dump Bigfork for first win
FIELD TWP- The North Woods girls fended off a pesky Bigfork Huskies squad at home on Monday for their first win of the young basketball season, 65-54. The Huskies took an early lead and held it until … more
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City of Ely employee David Huberty with Ely’s new sound measurement meter. The city bought the meter and the equipment to calibrate it in July to respond to public complaints that the compressors at Zup’s grocery store were too loud.
Complaint over noisy Zup’s compressor resolved
ELY- City officials and representatives of the Zup’s grocery store here have resolved noise complaints stemming from a minor violation of the state’s sound ordinance. In July, an Ely … more
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Ely RV park will require environmental assessment
ELY— The proposed RV park expansion near Miner’s Lake will require the completion of an environmental assessment worksheet, or EAW, after all and that determination led the board of … more
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Forester Service Forester Kaysee Miller and kindergarteners get retired sled dog Chainsaw to howl with them.
Forest Service brings sled dogs to North Woods
FIELD TWP- When Kaysee Miller asked a classroom of North Woods kindergarteners how many of them had been bitten by a dog on Tuesday, nearly every eager young hand shot up, as is often the case with … more
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The cost of camping at McKinley to rise
SOUDAN- The cost of camping at McKinley Park Campground will be going up in 2024. The Breitung Town Board voted Nov. 30 to raise rates at the township-owned campground in response to the cost of … more
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Bearville and French Township firefighters work to contain the damage from a fire last Saturday in Morcom Township.
Two more fires destroy Cook area properties
REGIONAL- An early morning fire on Saturday in Morcom Township and another on Tuesday morning in Willow Valley township caused extensive damage to multiple structures this week. The Bearville and … more
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Obituaries: December 8, 2023
Debra L. Kippola Debra L. Kippola, 71, of Tower, died on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at her home. Arrangements are pending with Cron-Sheehy Funeral Home in Eveleth. John Eickhoff John “Jack” … more
Time for action is now
Thirty years from now, there won’t be much argument about climate change. Even today, only the truly deluded or utterly ignorant continue to deny the warming that is fueling extreme weather … more
An aerial view of the former LTV taconite processing plant now owned by PolyMet, a subsidiary of Glencore.
ALJ deals another blow to PolyMet
ST. PAUL— In yet another major blow for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes, an administrative law judge is recommending that the Department of Natural Resources deny the … more
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Suspect in Ely knife attack seeks guilty plea
ELY- Tate Jordan Cly, is seeking to plead guilty in the Sept. 23 knife attack against Richard Joshua Petrizilka in Ely. Cly, age 20, petitioned the district court on Nov. 21 to accept a guilty plea … more
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Carving up the fresh- roasted turkeys just ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Serving up community
TOWER- It has become an annual tradition at Vermilion Country School, and the all-school Thanksgiving meal once again did not disappoint. Students in Chef Chris Glazer’s culinary class prepared … more
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The smoldering remains of a trailer home that burned Nov. 21 in Morcom Township.
Fires destroy residences in Morcom and Britt
REGIONAL- Area fire departments were called out to battle structure fires in Morcom Township and Britt this past week, both with devastating outcomes. On Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m., firefighters from … more
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