TOWER— The council worked through a light agenda in their first meeting of the new year on Monday, confirming several appointments to city committees and commissions and opting to drop the … more

ELY – The city of Ely is looking for more than a few residents to step up and serve the community for a term or two on a variety of governmental advisory committees, boards and commissions.As … more

BABBITT- A Business Energy Retrofit (BER) grant was recently used to breathe new life into a historic inn on the edge of Babbitt near Birch Lake.Alder Place the Inn owners Michael and Billie Rouse … more

REGIONAL – A renewed if not emotion-filled plea in an old argument, Fall Lake Township’s placement in the Lake Superior School District, was made late last month to state lawmakers … more

ELY- Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital is no longer offering routine COVID-19 testing, including testing for possible exposure or travel.The new policy went into effect on Wednesday, Jan. 5 as … more

ELY – An Ely woman died, and two others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash late Thursday afternoon on Hwy 1/169 near Robinson Lake at Camp Lake Road in Morse Township. Pat … more

FIELD TWP – If you’re driving out in the countryside this spring or summer, there’s a chance you might see something you didn’t expect – a young woman seated in the back … more

REGIONAL— The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has reaffirmed its decision to issue an air emissions permit after questions about the permit were raised by environmental groups and the … more

REGIONAL— Several local airports around the North Country will be benefitting from the bipartisan infrastructure bill recently passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden. … more

ELY- Sled dog racing in Ely has a long history dating back over fifty years. Some residents can recall the Ely All-American Sled Dog Race running along Sheridan Street and out into the rolling … more