ELY- The Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital (EBCH) will no longer contribute to the Ely Area Ambulance Service (EAAS) until certain changes are made in the struggling service. That bombshell … more

TOWER— Plans for a new drinking water treatment plant to serve residents in both Tower and Soudan took a step forward late last week with the announcement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, … more

REGIONAL- Under development since last year’s flooding, the National Weather Service and North Central River Forecast Center (NCRFC) on Monday unveiled three new forecast points within the … more

GREENWOOD TWP- Three now-former fire department members, Rick Worringer, Jet Galonski, and David Fazio, announced their intention to retire from the service during public comment this week. All three … more

REGIONAL- The Range Association of Municipalities and Schools (RAMS) has reached into the education ranks to name Fosston School District high school band and choir director Paul Peltier as its new … more

Sandra Marie Kringstad Our sweet little sister, Sandra passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, peacefully in Virginia. Sandra is one of God’s special children. Though she never spoke a single word in … more

SOUDAN- Only $18,000 of a $30,000 Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) funding request was granted to Breitung Township for improvements to McKinley Park and Stuntz Bay. This means … more

ELY- The Ely School Board approved the use of facilities at the Ely school campus for filming the movie “Athens,” by a film company that’s been in the community in recent days. The … more

REGIONAL— Eighth District Congressman Pete Stauber is continuing his efforts to bring sulfide-based copper-nickel mining to the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. On Tuesday, he … more

REGIONAL- In 2020, St. Louis County established a requirement that people offering their properties as short-term rentals had to obtain a permit for the business.Three years and multiple notices … more