ELY – The Ely Community Health Center hopes to reopen its weekly free medical clinic services by the end of the month.“We had planned to reopen on April 8, however because of the recent … more

REGIONAL— A report issued by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) on Wednesday has confirmed that officials with the EPA’s Region 5 (Upper … more

ELY – In recent weeks, some city of Ely residents noticed a change in the taste and smell of water coming out of their taps. Social media is ripe with conspiracy theories and misinformation is … more

BOIS FORTE RESERVATION - “He told me ‘I want to make your day’…and then asked me if I was sitting down.”This wasn’t one of those phone scams that pop up on your … more

EAGLES NEST TWP- Citing public safety, fire department water access, and the public good, the Eagles Nest Town Board, here, voted 4-1 in favor of creating a new township road, Spruce Road, that will … more

REGIONAL— The St. Louis County School District repeatedly violated the state’s Open Meeting Law in late 2020 and earlier this year. That’s according to an advisory opinion, issued … more

LAKE VERMILION— The open water season here officially began Thursday, April 15, when the last of the pack ice cleared from Lake Vermilion’s Big Bay. This year’s ice-out day was a … more

BREITUNG- At Breitung Township’s special meeting on April 8, the board took care of police business, everything from opening the mail to posting an opening for a new chief of police. But the … more

TOWER—The motto of The American Legion is “For God and Country.” But for the hundreds of Legion posts that dot small town Minnesota, the motto really should be “For God, … more

ELY— Back in July of 2019, a 16-year-old girl prompted a Department of Natural Resources advisory here after she reported she had been bitten by a bear while jogging near White Iron Lake. The … more