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State Sen. Grant Hauschild has recently launched his “Northland Strong” Initiative, an effort to focus his outreach and policy priorities to keep Northland communities strong and safe. …
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10/25/23
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Cathy M. Johnson Cathy Marjorie Johnson, 61, of Tower, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Cathy was born in Cook to Frank and Evelyn (Porter) Dupree. A Traditional Wake was held on …
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10/25/23
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REGIONAL – The area’s two best volleyball teams will start 7A sectional tourney play at home next week, while both football teams will hit the road for Tuesday night games. As expected, …
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10/20/23
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FIELD TWP- The North Woods Grizzlies honored their seniors on Tuesday before the regular-season-ending match against Floodwood, but the Polar Bears stole what the team and fans wanted most, a …
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David Colburn
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10/20/23
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INTERNATIONAL FALLS— Junior Anna Larson posted the two highest finishes among NER/Ely swimmers here last Thursday, as she notched a seventh-place and an eighth-place finish against large fields …
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Marshall Helmberger
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10/20/23
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BABBITT— It was homecoming and parents’ night here on Tuesday and the Nighthawks delivered for the fans with a straight set victory over Littlefork-Big Falls. The ‘Hawks won 25-19, …
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10/20/23
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ELY— With the Section 7A volleyball playoffs set to get underway next week, Ely remains the team to beat. This week, the Wolves added three more straight-set victories to its perfect record …
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Marshall Helmberger
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10/19/23
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GRAND MARAIS – With North Woods runners in the front of the pack, the South Ridge Panthers boys and girls varsity cross country teams took first place last week in the Polar League Conference …
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David Colburn
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10/19/23
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FIELD TWP- The North Woods football team may have opened Friday’s homecoming game with a Friday the 13th fumble, but they broke open a close game in the second half to win their third contest …
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David Colburn
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10/19/23
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HOYT LAKES— Ely runners here had another strong outing on Tuesday as the girls team claimed second among five teams with 55 points, while the boys took third in a field of seven with 79 points. …
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Marshall Helmberger
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10/19/23
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BARNUM— Ely’s offensive struggles continued here last Thursday even as their passing attack showed signs of life under freshman quarterback Max Brandriet. It would take more than signs of …
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Marshall Helmberger
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10/19/23
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FALL LAKE- If the strange blob that Paul Pelkola found on his Fall Lake boat lift had been green instead of brown, it could have been straight out of “The Attack of the Green Slime,” one …
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Catie Clark
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10/19/23
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REGIONAL— Seasonal weather forecasting here in the North Country is far from an exact science, and that goes double under an el Niño weather pattern like the one currently taking shape …
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Marshall Helmberger
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10/19/23
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REGIONAL— Earlier this week, PBS aired a two-part Ken Burns series, “The American Buffalo,” that recounted the senseless and tragic destruction of an iconic North American species …
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It’s tough to argue with clean water, particularly in the only water-based national park in the country. That’s likely one reason that the Voyageurs National Park Clean Water Joint Powers …
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10/18/23
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REGIONAL— The St. Louis County Board has thrown its backing to a state bonding request for a $24 million project to address a problem that supporters can’t show even exists. At issue is a …
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“I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.” – Will Rogers
Will Rogers, a man of Cherokee lineage who was born and raised in Oklahoma’s …
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David Colburn
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10/18/23
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ELY- Tuesday’s city council meeting here got off to an unusual start as Mayor Heidi Omerza updated the council on the threats being levied across the street from city hall in the Ely Library …
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Catie Clark
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10/18/23
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REGIONAL- The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is offering the public a new opportunity for an inside look at how it operates through a ten-week Citizens’ Academy. Classes begin Nov. 1 …
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David Colburn
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10/18/23
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FORTUNE BAY- A small but enthusiastic crowd gathered in the ballroom at Fortune Bay Resort Casino for the inaugural edition of Indigenous Film Night, a mini film festival celebrating the work of …
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David Colburn
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10/18/23
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TOWER- Tower’s Gundersen Trust Board formally dissolved itself at their final meeting on Oct. 12. The board’s dissolution is actually good news for the city of Tower, and the result of …
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ELY- The First Presbyterian Church packed the house here recently to hear Anishinaabe folk musician, activist, and artist Annie Humphrey, who stopped in Ely as part of her tour to promote her new …
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Jen Shuster-Dahlin
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10/18/23
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ELY- The board of the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust voted to award $8,000 to local artists, art organizations, and fine arts events at its Oct. 11 board meeting. “The Gardner Humanities …
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10/18/23
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REGIONAL— Tower native Garrett Lamppa is the recipient of a 2023 Distinction Award from the Entrepreneur Fund, one of ten business owners across northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin to …
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Marshall Helmberger
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10/18/23
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REGIONAL- After wrangling with what to do over last year’s $17.5 billion surplus, Minnesota legislators will have another round of haggling next session as the state will have about $860 …
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