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Political group threatens to sue ISD 696
YAF claims student civil rights violated over 9/11 event
ELY – The Ely school district last week was accused of trampling on the constitutional rights of students and threatened with litigation by Young America’s Foundation over the …
Ely school board gets an earful on masking
Petitioners voice opposition to public health mandate
ELY – ISD 696 Superintendent Erik Erie came under attack, sometimes personally, by scores of district residents this week who remain upset with the school administration’s 11th–hour …
City council selects a new clerk-treasurer
TOWER— The city council, here, on Monday, unanimously accepted the recommendation of its hiring committee and agreed to offer Tower resident Michael Schultz, the job of city clerk-treasurer. …
Ely marks 20th anniversary of 9/11
ELY –Following ISD 696’s postponement of a 9/11 memorial event that was organized by the school’s student council, an alternative site was found at the last minute for the …
Walz, Flanagan visit with Bois Forte leaders
NETT LAKE- Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan visited the seat of Bois Forte Band government here on Monday to meet with tribal leadership regarding legislative issues and tour numerous …
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Sports
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Chiabotti rules in Chisholm rout
FIELD TWP- T.J. Chiabotti is a marked man, a high school running back who might as well replace the number on his jersey with a target. Teams know that their best shot against the North Woods …
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Ely goes 3-1 in weekend tourney
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Grizzlies take down Deer River in four sets
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Rangers’ offense overpowers Timberwolves
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Runners, some with canoes, ready for Ely Marathon
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Legacy of triumph through tragedy lives on
COOK – It’s been over 20 years since DeDe Desannoy Tuuri Kaml passed from this world after battling breast cancer, and almost 40 years since a tragic snowmobile accident on Lake Vermilion …
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ISD 2142 wrestles with subpar math proficiency assessments
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Ely safe school advisory council reconvenes
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Greenwood board still wrangling over clerk and treasurer duties
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COVID cases flare up in Tower, Cook, and Bois Forte
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North Country
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Shorebird silver lining
It’s said in every cloud there’s a silver lining and that’s true of our drought this year, particularly if you’re a shorebird. Low water levels across our region have created …
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Outlook favorable for grouse hunters
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Greenwood Fire containment at 75 percent
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Early bear harvest shows decline
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