ELY – New stores are opening and current stores are relocating as this community experiences a retail business reset that hasn’t been seen in a long time.With exploding material costs and … more

REGIONAL - The U.S. Forest Service reduced the Greenwood Fire closure last weekend to the perimeter of the fire area, citing containment of the fire and decreasing fire risk. USFS forest fire … more

ELY – Dozens of supporters attended a grand opening celebration here last Sunday for the new office for the St. Louis County DFL Organizing Unit 03. The new headquarters is located at 1311 E. … more

ELY – Steel roof joists are on the construction site, and precast wall units will delivered and placed next week for the $20 million building and renovation project for Ely schools.A new senior … more

ELY – As ISD 696 administrators continue to monitor dramatically rising COVID-19 case rate data in the Ely area, revisions to the Safe Learning Reopening Plan for the current school year … more

REGIONAL- There is a yelp, then a cry, then a panicked dog running back toward you with a nose full of porcupine quills. In most cases, this means a trip to the vet, and if it’s the weekend, it … more

ELY – A sunny sky, cool temperatures and west winds greeted participants and their fans at the 2021 Ely Marathon races last weekend that returned after a year off in 2020 because of the … more

TOWER— The city council here voted on Monday to set its preliminary levy at approximately $406,000 for next year, a three-percent increase over its 2021 levy. But councilors noted that they … more

REGIONAL- While Minnesota has grown by more than 400,000 people in the past ten years, the North Country hasn’t shared in that growth, declining instead by more than four percent, according to … more

REGIONAL- Measures of the Delta-driven spike of the COVID-19 pandemic in St. Louis County have hit their highest levels of the year, reaching marks similar to those seen in the runup to last … more