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New mine leases halted
SNF mineral withdrawal could jeopardize Twin Metals project
REGIONAL— The Biden administration announced this week that it is taking steps to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by prohibiting the issuance of any new mineral leases on …
Dozens of students quit Ely school since start of year
ELY – The administration’s last-minute mandate of requiring face masks indoors at Ely schools as the new school year began apparently led to an unprecedented plunge in school enrollment …
Soudan’s ‘Daddy Willow’ cultivates rock gardens
SOUDAN- Most people’s gardens feature flowers and vegetables, but Gary Culbert, of Soudan, has also patiently added an artful mix of rocks to his backyard landscape.Culbert, mostly known for …
Vaccine mandate looms at Fortune Bay
Could result in major employee terminations
TOWER— Fortune Bay Resort Casino is staring down the barrel of a sudden labor shortage if a group of resistant employees don’t comply with a Bois Forte Band mandate that they get their …
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Sports
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Ely drops out of high school football playoffs
ELY – The Ely High School football team dropped their final regular season game 26-0 to Kelliher/Northhome North Central Stars Wednesday night, and abruptly ended their season this morning by …
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Grizzlies drop final match to Chisholm
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Shorthanded ‘Hawks slip to Floodwood
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Ely routs Bigfork to finish 19-6
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Twin routs lift Grizz as playoffs loom
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New Ely Zup’s Market to open ‘softly’ next week
ELY – The new and expanded Zup’s Market will open next Wednesday, Oct. 27, with what manager Jimmy Zupancich said will be a “soft, soft opening.” Late last week, as wholesale …
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Boutto sentenced in Bois Forte embezzlement case
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ISD 696 face-mask strategy remains under development
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State hospitals remain swamped with COVID-19 patients
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Ely property owner avoids ‘blight’ action by cleaning up
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North Country
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The blob of many colors
Back in my college years, I spent a year at the University of Oregon in Eugene, which was where I first became aware of the unusual nature of slime molds. My soon-to-be-wife Jodi and I lived in a …
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Feds face lawsuit over lynx trapping
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Deer hunters will find good access, below-goal numbers
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Out of sight, out of mind
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