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TOWER— Prospects for the opening of a new home manufacturing plant here appear to have hit troubled waters, and that could mean the city of Aurora ultimately lands the Norway-based builder. The …
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LAKE VERMILION- A rare event in local government will take place in April and May when registered voters in Unorganized Township 63-17 will vote to decide whether to become a formally organized …
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ELY— Ten days of fun at the end of the road gets underway in earnest this Friday, Feb. 7, with the opening ceremony of the 31st annual Ely Winter Festival, set for 6 p.m. at Whiteside Park. The …
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REGIONAL- President Donald Trump, on Monday, put a temporary 30-day halt on tariffs he had announced for Canada and Mexico, but the spectre of a 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy imports has not …
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REGIONAL— The Minnesota Court of Appeals has overturned the Department of Natural Resources’ decision to move forward with permitting of a tailings basin expansion by Northshore Mining …
Opinion
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Correct us if we’re in error here, but by our reading of the U.S. Constitution, it is the U.S. Congress that holds the purse strings of the government. The Congress allocates funds and it is up …
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Sports
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GIANTS RIDGE- The Ely boys Nordic ski team laid claim to being the best in the Arrowhead on Wednesday by winning the Section 7 regional meet at Giants Ridge and qualifying for next week’s state …
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Letters to the Editor
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This past Saturday the North Star Draft Horse Association hosted a sleigh ride in order to help out the Cook Area Food Shelf. Considering the roads were bad from the all-day snowstorm and …
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Latest News
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ELY- There are a lot of people keeping their eyes on Ely, according to information presented to the Ely City Council at Tuesday’s regular meeting. Clerk-Treasurer Harold Langowski reported that …
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Outdoors
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COOK— Participants in the Cook area Christmas Bird Count, held Dec. 28, set a some new records this year, none more outstanding than the 634 white-winged crossbills reported by the 40 …
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Obituaries
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Lynn Dee Jarnstrom-Lehto Lynn Dee Jarnstrom-Lehto, 69, longtime resident of Tower, and formerly of Minneapolis, Baxter and Eveleth, died on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s …
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