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REGIONAL— Over the past 15 years, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has spent just over $23 million on safety improvements along the Hwy. 169 corridor from Ely to the intersection with …
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ELY- For the first time since Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital unveiled its ambulance study, all the region’s EMS stakeholders came together to talk about next steps, if any, on Tuesday …
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BABBITT- Pulsar Helium, the Canadian firm exploring for the high-demand noble gas near Babbitt, has now received its first estimate of the helium hiding in the Arrowhead region’s Precambrian …
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TWO HARBORS- The Lake County Board of Commissioners, on Tuesday, denied a petition signed by hundreds of area residents seeking more environmental review of the proposed redevelopment of Silver …
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REGIONAL- The region’s summer tourism season seems to have mostly recovered from a slow start this year, as cool and cloudy conditions in May and torrential rain in mid-June kept visitors away …
Opinion
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Back in 2010, then-Texas Gov. Rick Perry was interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition to tout a new book. Ho hum, you might think, but Perry had a memorable comment that highlights the growing …
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Sports
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FIELD TWP- The only thing hotter than the North Woods School gym on Monday night was the Grizzlies volleyball team, which kicked off the 2024 season by thrashing the visiting Mt. Iron-Buhl Rangers …
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Letters to the Editor
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I was astonished to see prominent Republicans, and even Stephanie Grisham, who was a senior adviser for the Trump campaign, speaking at the Democratic National Convention. I was so surprised I took …
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Latest News
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REGIONAL- A significant surge in COVID-19 infections sweeping across the nation this summer has not left Minnesota and the North Country untouched, as data indicates rising hospitalizations in the …
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Outdoors
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ELY- For most outdoors enthusiasts, the prospect of a 110-mile hike would have them headed to the nearest gear store. Not Ozzie Rief, of Ely. Instead, as Rief prepared for his hike from Ely to Grand …
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Obituaries
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Todd Scholz Todd Allan ‘TS’ Scholz, 55, of Ely, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth on Aug. 16, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held on Aug. …
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