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Ely Ambulance needs bailout to make payroll
ELY- The financial woes of the Ely Area Ambulance Service, or EAAS, prompted a special city council meeting here last Wednesday evening to approve another emergency funding allotment to allow the … more
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Ely freshman Wyatt Tedrick eyes the bucket as he goes in for a jumper.
Wolves edge Cook County 56-53
COOK COUNTY—The long bus ride to Grand Marais didn’t discourage the Timberwolves Tuesday night as they edged the Vikings 56-53 in a hard-fought game that came down to the wire. “I … more
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Pickleball moving ahead without township funding
GREENWOOD TWP— Planning and fundraising for a set of dedicated pickleball courts at Greenwood Town Hall will move forward as a result of town board action on Dec. 12. The board approved siting … more
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Wolves notch competitive times in opening meets
GRAND RAPIDS— Skiing a short track on manmade snow, the Ely Nordic ski team notched some competitive times in their first two meets of the season even as Duluth East appears set to run away … more
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Cook hires ambulance co-directors
COOK- In a move intended to strengthen the overall operation of the Cook Ambulance Service, current crew members Amy Luecken and Will Fischer will take on leadership of the service by sharing its … more
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Fall Lake annexation back up for board discussion
ELY- The long-discussed subject of the possible annexation of Fall Lake Township to the Ely School District was back on the ISD 696 board agenda on Monday. It’s long been a sore point as the … more
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Mayor Heidi Omerza (far right) read a proclamation to the Ely Memorial High School girls volleyball team at the Dec. 19 city council meeting, awarding the team the key to the city for their achievements over the last two years.
Volleyball team gets the key to the city
ELY- The final Ely City Council meeting of 2023 began with some special recognition for Ely’s high school girls volleyball team. Mayor Heidi Omerza read a proclamation from herself and the city … more
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Obituaries: December 22, 2023
Robert C. Wilson Robert “Bob” Clinton Wilson, 89, of Lake Vermilion, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Funeral … more
Deanna Swenson, co-director of Well Being Development’s Ely Recovery Project spoke to the Ely City Council recently while fellow staffer Beth Chapman looks on. The group was there to discuss their proposal for new transitional housing.
Group eyeing transitional housing in Ely
ELY— The local nonprofit Well Being Development is hoping to turn class action lawsuit settlement funds into transitional housing for local residents recovering from the effects of substance … more
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Council OKs two-percent levy increase
TOWER— The city council here, on Monday, approved a surplus 2024 budget that calls for spending of $2.055 million with anticipated revenue of $2.102 million. The revenue forecast includes a … more
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Owens seeks to rebuild in wake of resignations
COOK- After a tumultuous November meeting at which the town board chair and town clerk resigned and attendees were abruptly ejected from the meeting with the assistance of a sheriff’s deputy, … more
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EMS woes top joint powers meeting
ELY- How to sustain rural emergency medical services topped the agenda on Monday during the annual meeting of the Community Economic Development Joint Powers Board here. The influential board is … more
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About 300 people concerned about wolves turned out to a recent public meeting on the subject near Aurora.
Hunters’ group takes aim: at wolves
AURORA – A crowd of over 300 packed the gymnasium at the Loon Lake Community Center south of Aurora last Thursday to show their support for a new hunter’s advocacy group, Hunters4Hunters, … more
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Do you know anyone confined to an iron lung?
A picture is often worth 1,000 words. Here’s one that I drafted for a blog during the measles outbreak of 2019, using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The whole point … more
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MPUC approves Minnesota Power interim rate hike
REGIONAL— The state’s Public Utilities Commission, or MPUC, has approved an interim rate increase for Minnesota Power customers that is expected to increase the average residential … more
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Ely junior Clare Thomas eyes the basket as she lines up a jump shot while under pressure from a Broncos’ defender.
Ely delivers punishing back-to-back routs
SILVER BAY- Tuesday’s game against the Mariners proved the team’s second blowout of the week, this time by an even bigger margin than last Thursday’s drubbing of International … more
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North Woods’ Louie Panichi drives the lane against a Spartans defender.
Grizzlies trample Spartans
FIELD TWP- Coming off a Friday loss at Red Lake, the North Woods boys basketball team took out any lingering frustrations on a hapless Nashwauk-Keewatin five at home on Tuesday, winning 75-33 in a … more
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Ely’s Deegan Richards takes the puck past two Moose Lake defenders
Wolves continue to win
ELY— The Timberwolves hockey team is off to its hottest start in years as they took three of four games over the past week to improve to 6-2 on the season. Playing at home on Tuesday, … more
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Wolves survive late Broncos rally in 62-57 win
INTERNATIONAL FALLS—The Timberwolves hung on through a late-game scoring drought here to improve their record to 3-0 with a 62-57 win over the Broncos last Thursday. “We were up by 18 … more
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Kiminski leads Floodwood over Grizzlies
FIELD TWP- The North Woods girls basketball team was hoping to carry momentum from last week’s big wins over Carlton-Wrenshall and Two Harbors into Tuesday’s home tilt against Floodwood, … more
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Checking the ice on the Hunting Shack River, northeast of Buyck earlier this month. The brief cold snap just after Thanksgiving allowed for several inches of ice to form on many small lakes and rivers.For wilderness adventures on ice, be sure to go prepared. The backpack pictured here contains food, water, matches and other survival gear, as well as a complete change of clothes in a dry sack.
Adventures on ice
There are several ways to travel in the North Country wilderness in winter, but none is so fleeting or so rare as on skates. It takes that unusual alignment of November weather to allow for wild … more
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Just a skiff of snow remains on top of the ice on the West Two River this week. The area has seen a remarkably warm and dry December so far this year.
Mild December unusual but not unprecedented
REGIONAL— The extraordinarily mild weather so far this month is uncommon, but not unprecedented, according to state climatologist Pete Boulay. It was back in December of 1998, coming off one of … more
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Keeping skiers motivated in a snowless winter
ELY— Motivating athletes in practice is always a challenge for a coach. But motivating Nordic skiers in the North Country’s thus-far nearly snowless winter to date is providing an even … more
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New law has fines for trash on the ice
REGIONAL— With sufficient ice on many North Country lakes, anglers are starting to move their fish houses out to their favorite honey holes. But they’ll want to be aware of a new law that … more
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Tower Fire Hall rehab gets $290,000 from IRRR
REGIONAL- Tower and Breitung Township received good news last week when the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Advisory Board awarded projects in those communities totaling $365,000. The city of … more
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