REGIONAL— Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has reached a settlement with Frontier Communications that’s designed to resolve concerns about the telecom’s deceptive and … more

TOWER— City officials and a Greenwood Township business owner are seeking resolution to a July 10 incident during which the Tower Fire Chief struck and damaged a building at the Red Rock … more

ELY – With new challenges presented to school board members of ISD 696 this summer, including an imminent bonding referendum on funding a $20 million facilities improvement project, and how to … more

TOWER— City infrastructure and the cost of maintaining it was at the top of the city council agenda here on Monday. The council, at the recommendation of the city’s auditor, approved a … more

REGIONAL- For the first time since long-term care facilities were locked down four months ago to combat the spread of COVID-19, residents will soon be able to receive family and others inside those … more

ELY - The Rotary Club of Ely held its 5,000th meeting last week in Whiteside Park . This was its first in-person meeting in nearly three months, due to public health concerns over the coronavirus … more

ELY – Eight aspiring young writers recently participated in a writers’ retreat with Ely school district middle school language arts teacher Heather Cavalier.While current public health … more

TOWER- The wrangling over the adoption of a new subsidy agreement for the Tower Area Ambulance Service (TAAS) vehicle replacement fund appears to be over. At Monday’s Tower Ambulance Commission … more

ELY - Since the nationwide onsite of COVID-19, several local agencies have been working together as part of the Community Care Team’s (CCT) COVID-19 Response Team to address the immediate … more

ELY – City council members this week authorized proceeding with a $9 million project at the wastewater treatment facility, and following a recent study session and a public hearing earlier this … more