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High EMS payroll costs are contributing to the financial troubles of many area ambulance services, like Ely’s.
Higher ambulance payrolls contribute to financial woes
REGIONAL— As ambulance services across rural Minnesota struggle financially, there’s one factor that has contributed more than any to the flow of red ink for most services: the … more
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Costly fix on tap for failing school wastewater systems
VIRGINIA- The inadequate wastewater treatment system at South Ridge School will get a million-dollar fix this summer after the ISD 2142 school board voted Tuesday to proceed with the work. The school … more
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Artist Nancy Scheibe was busy this past weekend working on the festival’s traditional welcome sculpture at the corner of Central and Sheridan.
It’s party time in Ely
ELY- It’s one of Ely’s longest-running annual events, but it never gets old. The Ely Winter Festival is finally here, kicking off on Thursday, Feb. 1, when the snow sculptors start their … more
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Slow and no delivery hurting customers
TOWER- For newspapers that mail thousands of copies each week, it’s not unusual that one or two occasionally gets lost along the way. But what was once an occasional errant newspaper has become … more
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Elizabeth Francis and Curt Moon carried a banner during the Grand Entry with names of those seeking encouragement during their healing journey.
Sobriety powwow promotes healing through connection
VIRGINA- On Saturday at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center, there were two very different events going on at the same time that had the parking lots filled to capacity. One was a ferocious hockey … more
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COVID on the decline in county from January peak
REGIONAL- The COVID news is good for the North Country this week, as a declining number of hospitalizations has caused the Centers for Disease Control to lower the region’s COVID activity level … more
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The Ely Area Ambulance Joint Powers Board at the Jan. 29 meeting. From left-to-right: Eric Hart, Al Forsman, Marlene Zorman, and Bob Berrini.
Ely-Bloomenson ambulance study not done
WINTON- Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital CEO Patti Banks quickly let attendees at Monday’s meeting of the Ely Area Ambulance Joint Powers Board that the $70,000 study they had hoped to see … more
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End-of-life options bill under consideration in St. Paul
REGIONAL- It’s been languishing in the Minnesota Legislature for a decade, but is this the year the Minnesota End-of-Life Options Act finally gets through the legislative logjam and becomes … more
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The new Minnesota state flag flew over Hidden Valley on Saturday during the Ely Invitational Nordic ski meet.
State GOP sees anti-flag sentiment as possible wedge issue
REGIONAL— The culture wars apparently have a new hot button in Minnesota that the state’s GOP is hoping to press to organize their voters and raise badly-needed funds. The state’s … more
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Bois Forte primary election slated for April 2
NETT LAKE- Bois Forte Chairperson Cathy Chavers will face competition for the Band’s top elected office when the Band holds its primary election on Tuesday, April 2. According to the … more
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Obituaries: February 2, 2024
Dane Clark Francis Dane Clark Francis, age 62, passed away, peacefully and unexpectedly, at his Lake Vermilion home on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. A private interment will be held at a later date. He … more
The parking lot at the Marjo Motel in Tower has been largely empty in recent weeks as the lack of snow has kept snowmobilers away.
Little snow is wreaking havoc with winter economy
REGIONAL— While most North Country residents are likely relieved by the warmer weather that settled in this week after ten days of arctic chill, the change isn’t so welcome to area … more
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City makes the case for more ambulance support
TOWER- The city clerk-treasurer here told members of the Tower Ambulance Commission, Monday, that they can no longer count on the city to backfill the the Tower Ambulance Service’s financial … more
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Arch and his team celebrated Halloween this past year as a team.
Treating employees like one of the family
LAKE VERMILION- When Greg “Arch” Archibald bought the Vermilion Club from Joanne and Ron Thibault 25 years ago, he brought his generous spirit and lifelong experience running pizza shops … more
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Construction of the new Crane Lake Visitors Center is now well underway.
Crane Lake Visitors Center could open by late summer
CRANE LAKE-It’s taken literally decades for a Voyageurs National Park visitor center at Crane Lake to move from the dream world onto the path to reality, but with the basics of the building now … more
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Jen Schultz, flanked by Gov. Tim Walz and former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, helped make the pitch for Schultz’s campaign to replace current Rep. Pete Stauber.
DFLer Schultz announces a rematch with Stauber
REGIONAL- A relatively late entry into the 2022 election, former DFL state Rep. Jen Schultz is going full throttle in 2024 in her attempt to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber in the Eighth … more
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MPR freelancer Erica Dischino (left) talking with Emily Roose (center) and Mike Banovetz (right) at the Jan. 18 Braver Angels meeting in Ely.
Talking to the other side
ELY- There was a nearly full house last Thursday, Jan. 18, as the newly-formed Ely chapter of Braver Angels held its first workshop at the Ely Senior Center. Braver Angels is a national organization … more
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Hotel plans may be stymied by parking
ELY- Matt Stupnik and his $3.5 million boutique hotel project is facing a squeeze from the lack of available parking space. When he bought the former Ely community center from the city for two … more
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Tower Ambulance ends year with 524 runs
TOWER- The Tower Area Ambulance Service (TAAS)had a total of 524 runs in 2023, which included 486 911-calls and 38 non-emergency transfers. This was comparable to the call numbers in 2021 with 489 … more
Cook Hospital earns ACR accreditation
COOK- The Cook Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Mammography is a specific type … more
EBCH trustees complete training
REGIONAL- Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital trustees John Saw and Barb Soderberg were among the 16 hospital trustees across the state recognized by the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) for their … more
Obituaries: January 26, 2024
Ramon E. Berg Ramon E. “Ray” Berg, 91, longtime resident of Soudan, passed away on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at Essentia Health-Virginia. A private family interment will be held. A … more
Ely freshman Chezne Nickolson (left) and Ely sophomore Molly Lindsay (center) play the troll couple Bulda and Pabbie, looking upon Ely sixth grader Beck Sponholtz, who plays a younger Princess Anna who had just been cured of her magical injury at the hands of her sister, Princess Elsa.
FROZEN debuts Friday
ELY- After more than a year of buildup, the weekend of “Frozen in Ely” is finally here. Ely Memorial High School was the only high school in Minnesota to win the rights to perform … more
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Solar project still moving forward
TOWER— A plan to build an approximately five-megawatt solar array near the Tower-Breitung water tower remains in the works even as agreement on the details have taken longer to finalize than … more
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The planned state OHV camp is set to be built just south of Hwy. 169, just off the Murray Forest Road in the area shown in yellow.
OHV camp construction set for 2024
REGIONAL— A new state campground designed specifically for off-road vehicle users should be under construction later this year just east of Soudan. The campground was part of the original … more
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