Robert E. Miettunen It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert “Bob” Edward Miettunen, 82, on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. He was a man of strength, dedication, and … more

TOWER- Donations have started to come in for this year’s Operation Santa toy drive, but we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. Operation Santa is a local fundraiser that purchases … more

ELY- A production like “Disney’s Frozen—The Broadway Musical” is not an undertaking for the faint of heart or anemic of purse. Preparing the multiple changes of costume of the … more

OWENS TWP – The Owens Township annual town meeting ended in fireworks Tuesday as the town clerk Shirley Woods and town board chair Wally Refsdahl resigned and Woods abruptly ended the meeting … more

BABBITT— The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has added Birch Lake to its draft list of the state’s impaired wild rice waters due to sulfate contamination from nearby mining operations. … more

EMBARRASS- Hundred-year-old Hinako Kuwamoto was busy picking out Christmas gifts at the Nelimark Homestead Museum on Saturday. Grandma, as many in Embarrass call her, was shopping with her … more

TOWER— Emergency services topped the discussion during the city council meeting here on Monday as councilors took up a request for new equipment from the fire department and a plan to stem … more

ELY- The city of Ely recently declared the completion of its $8.5 million project to update its waste water treatment facility, (WWTF) allowing the plant to meet stricter federal standards for … more

REGIONAL- District 3 state Sen. Grant Hauschild, DFL- Hermantown, knows more about the child care shortage in Minnesota than what he’s learned from three child care roundtables he’s … more

ELY- Some Ely high school athletes won well-deserved praise from Ely School Board Chair Ray Marsnik at the start of Monday’s board meeting. “The girls volleyball team should be … more