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Obituaries: June 7, 2024
Pat M. Tammen Pat Montana Tammen, 87, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2024, after years of coping with congestive heart failure. No public service is planned. Please send any memorials to your … more
Sen. Grant Hauschild and Gov. Tim Walz take a moment to applaud the advocacy efforts of area EMS personnel in getting a $30 million EMS aid package passed.
Walz inks EMS support bill on the Iron Range
HOYT LAKES- Regional emergency medical services personnel came to Hoyt Lakes last Thursday, May 23, to join Gov. Tim Walz, Sen. Grant Hauschild and other legislators as Walz signed the bill that will … more
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Lislegard won’t seek re-election
REGIONAL—Rep. Dave Lislegard, DFL-Aurora, announced this week that he won’t seek re-election to the Legislature this fall to devote more attention to his family. Lislegard had represented … more
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The color guard at the Memorial Day Program at the Ely Cemetery.
Remembering those who died in service
TOWER- The Herbert R. Lamppa Civic Center was standing-room only for this year’s Memorial Day tribute, sponsored by the Tower-Soudan Civic Club. The Tower-Soudan Area Singers, under the able … more
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A St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office Rescue Squad member inspecting a “drill hole” in the turbulent Curtain Falls, which forms part of the American-Canadian border in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Search continues at Curtain Falls
REGIONAL- The search for two canoeists who have been missing since their canoe plunged over Curtain Falls on May 18 is now getting additional resources from the Minnesota National Guard. At the … more
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Nancy Reing standS in a hallway of memories of children she’s cared for at Little Beginnings.
Cook’s Little Beginnings closes after 34 years
COOK- When the last parent picked up the last child at Little Beginnings Preschool in Cook on Friday, it was the last time Nancy Reing would say goodbye as a caregiver and educator of other … more
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U.S. Steel, Cliffs in war of words
REGIONAL— The war of words between U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs escalated recently over the future of the proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Japan-based Nippon Steel Corporation. Nippon’s … more
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Rising lake levels exceed Rainy River basin management targets
REGIONAL-Abnormally high levels of precipitation have had eyes in Crane Lake and Kabetogama focused on rising lake levels this past week as dams in the Rainy River Basin opened their gates to try to … more
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Housing continues to top EEDA agenda
While the Iron Range’s legislators brought home funding for several area projects, including help for the Ely Area Ambulance Service and a baseball field make-over for ISD 696, the Legislature … more
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Funding awards OK’d for Bois Forte, Breitung
REGIONAL- On the heels of a legislatively directed award of $50,000 in Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Department funds for their food shelf, the Bois Forte Band got more good news on Tuesday … more
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The Ely Community Resource staff and some of the students it serves received a $6,944 donation from the 100+ Ely Women Who Care organization last week. Shown standing, from left-to-right: Amberlin Blomberg, Gus Lund, Henrik Lund, Madison Rohr, Cindy Gardner, Kiersten Schoonover, Julie Hignell, Kaija Swanson, Lauren Porthan, Mila Swanson, Jane Holtz, Haley Hopkins, Jill Swanson. Sitting: Kaitlyn Schoonover and Claire Schoonover.
100+ Ely Women Who Care gifts ECR
ELY- The nonprofit Ely Community Resource was overjoyed last week to receive $6,944 from the 100+ Ely Women Who Care. The group, represented by Cindy Gardner, presented the donation check to ECR on … more
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Obituaries: May 31, 2024
June L. Swieringa June Lee Hannula Swieringa, 70, of Vermilion Lake Township, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2024, surrounded by family at … more
The Ely ambulance service is slated to receive almost $265,000 in one-time money to help cover an operational funding gap. Other area services are scheduled to receive the new revenue as well.
Hauschild amendment boosts funds for area EMS
REGIONAL— Ambulance services in greater Minnesota will see significant financial assistance beginning later this year as a result of final passage of an amendment authored by Sen. Grant … more
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The propsed new drinking water treatment plant for Tower and Breitung Township got a big $3 million boost in the recently passed Minnesota tax bill.
Tower, Ely to receive millions in new tax law
REGIONAL- While the Minnesota Legislature failed to pass a capital improvements bonding bill this session, many important Iron Range projects will still move forward thanks to the efforts of two area … more
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Curtain Falls in the Boundary Waters was the site of a two-canoe, four-paddler accident on Saturday evening that left one seriously injured and two missing.
Search ongoing for missing canoeists
REGIONAL— A search was continuing as of this week’s Timberjay press time for two men who went missing when their canoe went over Curtain Falls on the U.S.-Canadian border last Saturday … more
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A slight blue haze shows the gas venting from Pulsar Helium’s “exploration borehole” seconds after the flow value was cracked open for the first time on the just completed well.
Helium flowing at Pulsar’s completed gas well
BABBITT- Pulsar Helium broke the ceramic plug in its helium exploration well southeast of Babbitt on Tuesday. Breaking the seal—known as a packer—let the gas flow freely through the … more
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Vandalism and other police matters top Ely agenda
ELY- The Ely Police Department received a large share of attention from the Ely City Council at its most recent meeting on Tuesday. The council and Police Chief Chad Houde discussed the vandalism … more
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Tribal election set for Tuesday, June 11
ORR- The candidates for Bois Forte tribal chair and District One tribal council representative came together on Saturday at the Orr Community Center to discuss with band members what they hope to … more
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Sarah Nielsen (center), owner of the newly-opened Sheridan Street Delicatessen at the cash register of the new eatery on Sunday morning.
Sheridan Street Delicatessen opens in Ely
ELY- A new eatery opened on Ely’s main drag on Saturday when the Sheridan Street Delicatessen unlocked its doors at a sleep-challenged 5 a.m. The deli serves breakfast and lunch selections, … more
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The signature climax of any Timber Days celebration is the participation of area loggers in bringing up the end of Sunday's parade
Cook's Annual Timber Days gears up for another run
COOK- If you love traditions, you won’t want to miss this year’s Timber Days festival in Cook beginning Friday, June 7 and running through Sunday, June 9. All the favorites that folks … more
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Field hearing airs complaints on VNP access
REGIONAL- A recent congressional subcommittee field hearing in Hayward, Wis. provided a venue for an International Falls houseboat rental operator to air local concerns about actions taken by … more
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Obituaries: May 24, 2024
Dr. John V. Urick Dr. John Victor Urick, 91, of Lake Vermilion, passed away quietly at his lake home on Tuesday evening, May 14, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 1 at Bauman … more
Eleanor Nyquist (left) and her mother Jordyn Stocks were on the winning team.
Piecing it all together: Jigsaw competition proves popular
EMBARRASS- Five hundred pieces. Four sets of hands. Ten teams ready to go, each with their own copy of the same puzzle. The Timber Hall Event Center’s first Jigs and Jaws puzzle competition got … more
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A map of possible plowed and staked ice roads on Kabetogama Lake under the revised frozen lake use plan proposal.
VNP issues revised frozen lake use proposal
REGIONAL- Voyageurs National Park officials on Monday released a revised version of their proposed Frozen Lake Surface Use Plan, a measure that generated intense blowback from the public when the … more
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ECR reports funding cuts to board
ELY- The nonprofit Ely Community Resource shared unhappy news with the Ely School Board on Monday evening. The group, which runs several tutoring, mentoring, afterschool, and summer programs for … more
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