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COOK- At last Thursday’s regular Cook City Council meeting, councilors and members of the Friends of the Parks (FOTP) batted around the idea of turning the ice skating rink at the community … more
Peter J. Johnson Peter Jon Johnson, 87, of Lake Vermilion-Tower, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at Essentia-Virginia. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6 at St. … more
TOWER- Amateur historian Mary Palcich Keyes has plenty to say about Tower’s namesake, Charlemagne Tower, whose name lives on even though he never visited the area. During a talk presented at … more
TOWER- Those with an interest in independent filmmaking will want to check out the Indigenous Film Night on Saturday, Oct. 14 at Fortune Bay Resort Casino beginning at 4 p.m. The event will begin … more
COOK- Joe Froehlingsdorf, of Cook, got the only reward he so desperately wanted when he saved the life of his infant daughter Amelia last September, but the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office … more
REGIONAL- ISD 2142 school board members meeting at South Ridge School on Tuesday approved an increase in the 2024 pay levy without the aid of customary line-item review by district finance director … more
ELY- The Ely Marathon completed its eighth year on a day that started grey and overcast and finished with light rain. But the weather didn’t keep spectators from turning out to cheer on the … more
VERMILION LAKE TWP— High-end man caves may be coming soon to Vermilion Lake Township. The St. Louis County Planning Commission, on a 7-1 vote, has given the green light to a proposed facility … more
MORCOM TWP- After decades of serving the first response medical needs of a nine-township rural response area covering portions of St. Louis, Itasca, and Koochiching counties, the Northeast Itasca … more
NETT LAKE- The woods east of Nett Lake School were alive last week with the hoops and hollers of school children gleefully engaged while learning about an Ojibwe tradition, the processing of wild … more
WASHINGTON, D.C.- When a change in federal tax law in 2017 meant that the mileage reimbursements over $600 per year received by volunteer drivers were taxed like regular employment income, the … more
ELY- The unpleasant specter of NIMBY (“not in my backyard”) visited an Ely Board of Adjustment public hearing on a proposed campground on Pioneer Rd. on Wednesday, Sept. 20. In a scenario … more
ELY— Hudson Kingston was hoping for second place in this past weekend’s Ely Marathon— he had to settle for first. Kingston, a wiry redhead who lives outside Ely in Fall Lake … more
REGIONAL - The St. Louis County Board of Commissioners gave approval to a proposed 2.93 percent property tax hike at its meeting on Tuesday, an increase that will be offset somewhat by growth in the … more
ELY- Tate Jordan Cly, age 20, is facing two felony counts here in the wake of an alleged knife attack early Saturday morning, Sept. 23, against Richard Joshua Petrizilka. An officer from the Ely … more
REGIONAL- As COVID indicators continue to tick upward, the new boosters from Moderna and Pfizer recently authorized by the Centers for Disease Control for anyone over the age of six months have … more
Judy B. Stapleton Judy B. Stapleton, 82, of Mt. Iron, formerly of Tower, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, at Essentia Health - St. Mary’s Medical Center Hospice Unit in Duluth. The … more
GHEEN- The St. Louis County Rescue Squad fanned out again around Gheen on Sunday looking for any sign of missing Willow Valley Township resident Glenn Stevenson, but once again came up empty. St. … more
ELY- The Ely City Council , on Tuesday, voted to allow half-marathon runners to cross the finish line in Whiteside Park with their dogs, which are not normally permitted at the park. Wendy Lindsay, … more
EAGLES NEST— Township officials are raising the alarm over an issue that St. Louis County public works officials say they’ve never encountered before. Residents along both Trygg and Mud … more
ELY- The Ely Marathon weekend gets underway on Friday, with hundreds of racers on tap for the both the full and half marathons as well as the canoe portaging event. The race brings plenty of people … more
ELY- A domestic incident here that sparked a house fire and a high-speed chase with law enforcement that ended in the woods in Waasa Township last week, has left an Ely man charged with arson, … more
LAKE VERMILION- Nighttime darkness, speed, and alcohol are believed to have contributed to a pontoon boat accident on Lake Vermilion the evening on Sept. 16, according to a news release from the St. … more
ELY- A woman from Ely is facing two felony charges after she allegedly took an ATV that didn’t clearly belong to her. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office received a report last Thursday … more
ELY- The North Country National Scenic Trail is coming to Ely and you can help make it happen. Area hiking enthusiasts have formed a new local chapter of the North Country Trail Association and their … more
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