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Carol A. Lassey Carol Ann Lassey, 95, of Ely, passed away on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. A short memorial service is tentatively planned for Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, following the regular church service at …
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12/12/24
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TOWER— The city council here, after considerable deliberation, voted unanimously to join the sprint medic pilot program being spearheaded by the Virginia ambulance service. City officials had …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/12/24
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GREENWOOD TWP- On the now familiar 3-2 vote, the Greenwood Town Board voted Tuesday to put “Option B” on the March 11 township election ballot once again. The measure would allow the town …
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Jodi Summit
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12/12/24
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Timberjay staff were out and about capturing images of area holiday festivities in Orr and Embarrass this past weekend.
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Timberjay staff
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12/12/24
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VIRGINIA- At Tuesday’s ISD 2142 school board meeting, Kristi Berlin, the district’s director of teaching and learning, presented the state-required annual “World’s Best …
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David Colburn
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12/12/24
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ELY- Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital’s most recent community needs health assessment identified mental health services as one of the top three gaps in health care for the region. In November, …
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Catie Clark
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12/12/24
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TOWER- The echoes of rhythmic drumming replaced the usual sounds of students at work here last week. It was all part of a performance by members of the Oshikii Giizhik Singers, a community of Ojibwe …
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Jodi Summit
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12/6/24
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ST. PAUL—Minnesota state economists Wednesday projected that the surplus for the next state budget will be $616 million, far less than legislators have become accustomed to and signaling a …
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Peter Callaghan, MinnPost
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12/6/24
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REGIONAL- Emergency medical service in northeast Minnesota scored a big win this week from the U.S. Department of Transportation with a $5 million award to implement advanced telemedicine services in …
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David Colburn
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12/6/24
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ELY- The Ely City Council stuffed three hearings around its regular meeting on Tuesday, one on the new cannabis ordinances, one on a change in the zoning code concerning slope stability along Miners …
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Catie Clark
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12/5/24
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REGIONAL- The St. Louis County Board gave its final approval last week to an ordinance regulating cannabis businesses in the county. The ordinance goes into effect January 1, 2025, and covers the …
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David Colburn
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12/5/24
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REGIONAL- The rollout of Minnesota’s adult-use cannabis industry took a significant hit last week when a Ramsey County judge indefinitely delayed Tuesday’s planned social equity cannabis …
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David Colburn
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12/5/24
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REGIONAL- With Minnesota food shelves nearing the end of a third consecutive year of record visits, Gov. Tim Walz dipped into the state’s American Rescue Plan Act funding to authorize $5 …
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12/5/24
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GREENWOOD TWP— A disagreement over the rights of a road association here to determine the speed limit on a public road has led to criminal charges against a township resident. Mark Drobac is …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/5/24
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ELY- After a year’s efforts, Well Being Development’s Clubhouse has now moved into its forever home, the Northern Lights House at 248 N. Third Ave E. in Ely. The Clubhouse is a place of …
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Catie Clark
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12/5/24
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DULUTH- The developers behind a controversial renovation and expansion of Silver Rapids Resort may have surrendered their conditional use permit and preliminary plat, issued by Lake County back in …
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Catie Clark
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12/5/24
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REGIONAL—If you can’t find something fun to do over the next several days, you’re just not trying. With somewhat milder temperatures forecast for Saturday and Sunday, it should be a …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/5/24
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Jodi LeeAnn Naykki Jodi LeeAnn (Lewis) Naykki, 49, died Nov. 4, 2024, in Duluth, from a brief but aggressive illness. Her loving husband of 24 years, Brian, was by her side. Jodi was born Dec. 7, …
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12/5/24
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REGIONAL— The Department of Natural Resources has issued a temporary stay of a contested case proceeding ordered by the state’s Supreme Court to assess the viability of the use of …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/5/24
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REGIONAL- Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is at a ten-year high in both St. Louis County and across the state. The most recent statistics, issued on Nov. 21, show 1,969 pertussis cases …
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Catie Clark
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12/5/24
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COOK- When the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation board set up a multi-million dollar loan fund to help flood-damaged Cook businesses get back on their feet, they also set in motion something …
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David Colburn
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11/26/24
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REGIONAL- Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management, or OCM, has ignited a firestorm of criticism after rejecting two-thirds of applicants vying for the state’s first social equity …
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David Colburn
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11/26/24
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ELY- The North Country’s biggest mid-winter bash — the Ely Winter Festival — is set for Feb. 6-16, and the board of directors and their small army of volunteers are hard at work to …
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11/26/24
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REGIONAL- ‘Tis the season to be jolly, unless you’re the victim of an increasing number of scams during the holiday season. The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued multiple scam …
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David Colburn
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11/26/24
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ELY- The Ely for Ely Conference, held Nov. 18 at the Grand Ely Lodge, brought over 70 Ely-area community leaders together at the Grand Ely Lodge to network and build connections to help make Ely an …
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Catie Clark
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11/26/24
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