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ATV accident victim in ditch all night
MORSE TWP- A 19-year-old ATV driver was flown to a Duluth hospital on Wednesday morning after landing his vehicle in a ditch along the 3000 block of Wolf Lake Rd. in Morse Township. The driver failed … more
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Path laid out for student cellphone policy
VIRGINIA- In a light agenda at Tuesday’s regular meeting, the ISD 2142 school board heard about progress being made on the district’s new cellphone policy for students, approved the … more
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A vendor at the 2023 Blueberry/Art Festival making giant bubbles.
Operation Blueberry starts on July 25
ELY- The excitement is building as the 44th annual Blueberry/Art Festival approaches.  This year’s festival features 237 booths filled with artists, crafters, and makers, plus a couple of … more
Paddlers in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
State to sell 80,000 acres of school trust lands
REGIONAL— The U.S. Forest Service and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have abandoned their longstanding effort to engineer a massive land exchange for approximately 80,000 acres … more
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Ten-year-old Jennifer Vändersøl stands in front of the mangled wreckage of her father’s float plane in Voyageurs National Park in 1987 with her rescuers, game warden Lloyd Steen, left, and Tom Carlstrom.
Giving thanks for a long-ago rescue
REGIONAL- Thirty-seven years ago, a float plane carrying a father and his ten-year-old daughter fell from the sky and crashed in Voyageurs National Park. Last week, that now grown-up girl made a … more
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Extensive wall and floor damage at Scenic Rivers Dental Clinic will be covered by flood insurance, but costly medical equipment and other contents of the building will not.
Cook dental clinic on the road to recovery
COOK – As Scenic Rivers Health Services CEO Keith Harvey has learned the hard way, there are two truisms related to floods – a little water can do a lot of damage, and recovery takes … more
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Council weighs support for ECR
ELY— The city council here, on Tuesday, agreed to consider a request for one-time financial assistance from Ely Community Resource, to help them through their temporary financial bottleneck. … more
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Travis William Mattila
Cop-biting man sent to prison for probation violations
REGIONAL- The Minnesota Sixth District Court sent Travis William Mattila, the man who bit an Ely cop last month, to the St. Cloud state prison on Monday for probation violations. In a combined … more
Cook business owners listen to a panel of agency representatives respond to questions at a Tuesday meeting facilitated by the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation to get information about the need for flood relief assistance in Cook
Questions, not answers, at Cook business flood meeting
COOK- Local business owners who came to a meeting on Tuesday at Cook Community Center looking for thus far elusive answers to the question of what financial assistance is available for their … more
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Hauschild urges action on FEMA flood relief
REGIONAL- District 3 Sen. Grant Hauschild, DFL-Hermantown, pressed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to swiftly approve disaster assistance for homeowners and businesses in northeastern … more
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The featured ring entertainer at this year’s North Star Stampede in Effie will be award-winning rodeo clown John “Lefty” Kee of Missouri.
North Star Stampede returns for 69th annual event
EFFIE- The countdown is on for the 69th annual North Star Stampede the weekend of July 26-28 in Effie. It’s the country’s oldest family-run rodeo continuously operating in the same arena, … more
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ISD 2142 will restrict student cellphone use
REGIONAL- ISD 2142 St. Louis County Schools students and parents are being given time to prepare for a policy change that may come as a shock to some and relief to others – students won’t … more
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Obituaries: July 19, 2024
Connie J. Skala Connie Jeanne Skala, 72, a lifelong resident of Tower, died in her home on Thursday, July 11, 2024, with family at her side. Per Connie’s wishes there will not be a formal … more
Cook Flood: Donation center; library resumes services
Donation center opens in Cook COOK- The Cook Lions Flood Recovery Donation Center in the former Franks Pharmacy building is open for business with limited hours daily. Staffed by volunteers and … more
Orr council does double duty to conduct business
ORR- The Orr City Council put in some extra hours this past week, holding a special meeting to review the city’s latest audit report in addition to Monday’s regular meeting. Monday The … more
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Contractor Shawn Webster adjusts a piece of rebar before setting the next foundation form in place for the first unit now under construction in Tower.
Laying the foundation for major development
TOWER— One of the potentially most impactful residential developments in decades in Tower has finally broken ground, marking the first significant private investment associated with the … more
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Council OKs new cannabis moratorium
ELY- At its July 2 meeting, the Ely City Council once again dug into the weeds of Minnesota’s evolving rules on legal cannabinoid products, passing a moratorium on any new “adult-use … more
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During a visit to Cook last week, Sen. Amy Klobuchar uses the moose in front of the library to show the height of the floodwaters as Mayor Harold Johnston looks on.
Klobuchar reviews damage in Cook
COOK- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar was in Cook on Wednesday, July 3, to view damage from the recent flood and to lend her encouragement and support for recovery efforts. Joined by Cook City Council … more
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Bois Forte Chairwoman Cathy Chavers, left, and new District 1 Tribal Council Representative Perry Drift
Chavers, Drift sworn in at Nett Lake
NETT LAKE- In a celebration blending tried and true and bold and new, re-elected Bois Forte Band Chairwoman Cathy Chavers and newly elected District 1 Council Representative Perry Drift were sworn in … more
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Regional EMS proposal gets cool reception
BABBITT— A proposal to form a regional ambulance service based out of the Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital is getting a cool reception from city officials here, and that could leave the … more
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Tower Mayor Dave Setterberg explains plans for clearing for a potential rapid infiltration basin system, or RIBS, which could substantially expand wastewater treatment capacity for the Tower-Soudan area.
Council acts on wastewater treatment expansion
TOWER— The city council here, on Monday, took steps to move forward with a plan that could potentially double the wastewater treatment capacity of the joint wastewater treatment system they … more
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Board agrees on standard financial operating guidelines
GREENWOOD TWP- The Greenwood Town Board got down to business at their meeting Tuesday, but first listened to over a half hour of public input. The professionalism that the board was trying project … more
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County encourages reporting of flood damage
REGIONAL— Those who experienced damage to their homes or businesses due to flooding from the June 18 storm can now report that on the St. Louis County website or can call the county … more
Gary Jensen
Cook man convicted on attempted murder charges
COOK- A St. Louis County jury has found Gary Duane Egolf Jensen, 56, of Cook, guilty on two counts of attempted murder in the second degree for his actions in a December 2022 domestic violence … more
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The submerged dock at Ellsworth Rock Gardens in Voyageurs National Park.
Minor flooding occurring in Rainy River basin
REGIONAL- The runoff from a series of storms across the Rainy River Basin continues to swell lakes and streams, causing minor flooding to docks, boathouses, and shoreline buildings and roads. An … more
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