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REGIONAL— Area residents served by Minnesota Power will see their rates increase slightly by later this year, based on a decision last week by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, or …
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Marshall Helmberger
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2/1/23
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ELY— With a northwest wind heralding an Arctic blast, hundreds of the region’s high school Nordic skiers gathered at Hidden Valley a day early to beat the cold that was forecast to hit …
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ELY— The Timberwolves improved to 14-3 here on Tuesday after routing Greenway on the hardwood, 79-45. The Wolves jumped out early on the scoring prowess of senior Joey Bianco and freshman Jack …
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Marshall Helmberger
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2/1/23
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NASHWAUK- A long bus ride didn’t slow the Timberwolves here on Monday as they speared the Spartans 74-41 to improve to 15-2 on the season.“We scored 50 points in the first half,” …
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Catie Clark
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2/1/23
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FIELD TWP- The North Woods Grizzlies boys ran at will Tuesday against the fledgling Northeast Range Nighhawks, blowing the visitors out of the gym 123-28.The Nighthawks’ slashing guard and …
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David Colburn
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2/1/23
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FIELD TWP- The North Woods Grizzlies girls took two long road trips this past week, coming home with a solid 77-50 win over Red Lake and a 63-50 loss against Barnum.The Jan. 26 tilt against Red Lake …
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David Colburn
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2/1/23
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REGIONAL— This week’s cold snap was, for the most part, a return to normal for late January in the North Country after an exceptionally mild and remarkably gloomy January.Consistent, deep …
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Like many Americans, I watched with dismay this month as the House of Representatives struggled through 15 votes over four days to select a new speaker. The sense of dysfunction was remarkable. …
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BIRCH LAKE— Whether or not to list Birch Lake as an impaired water due to elevated levels of sulfate is another flashpoint in the ongoing battle over mining pollution in northeastern Minnesota …
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Marshall Helmberger
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2/1/23
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ELY— How to regulate the sale of cannabinoid products here was the focus of a sometimes-rambling city council study session here on Tuesday. Minnesota legalized edible cannabinoid products with …
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Catie Clark
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2/1/23
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VIRGINIA- An Ely youth was convicted on Jan. 24 of the second-degree attempted murder of his younger brother. Minnesota Sixth District Judge Robert Friday passed down the guilty verdict at his bench …
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Catie Clark
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2/1/23
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REGIONAL— Even as the Biden administration approved a 20-year mineral withdrawal on a portion of the Superior National Forest last week, supporters of expanded protections for the Boundary …
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Marshall Helmberger
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2/1/23
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Our story last week on the latest research on the prevalence of chemicals known collectively as PFAS in freshwater fish should have brought a tear to the eye of every Minnesotan. Catching and eating …
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2/1/23
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REGIONAL— Greenhouse gas emissions in Minnesota declined by 23 percent between 2005 and 2020, according to a new analysis released this week by the state’s Department of Commerce and …
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Marshall Helmberger
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2/1/23
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REGIONAL- Online bidding has opened for St. Louis County’s first auction of the year featuring tax-forfeited properties that are being offered for the first time. More than 55 properties are …
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2/1/23
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Mark Leustek Mark Leustek, 53, of Ely, passed away on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at the Boundary Waters Care Center. Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home of Ely.
Donnie J. …
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2/1/23
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ELY— In a game that occasionally resembled bumper-cars at the state fair midway, the Timberwolves corralled a 70-31 win against the Broncos last Thursday. The win improved the team’s …
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Catie Clark
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1/26/23
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ELY- School board members here received an update on their ongoing building project during a notably brief board meeting held Monday. Tim Leeson, the director of facilities for the district reported …
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Catie Clark
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1/26/23
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REGIONAL— The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Thursday that they are withdrawing approximately 225,504 acres of the Superior National Forest from potential mineral leasing for the next 20 years.
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Marshall Helmberger
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1/26/23
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REGIONAL- Addie and Ben Wales, of St. Paul, were just looking for a getaway place near Addie’s hometown of Ely when they found a log cabin on 40 acres of land in Eagles Nest Township in …
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David Colburn
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1/25/23
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REGIONAL- Financial relief is on the way to laid off Northshore Mining workers after Gov. Tim Walz signed the $10 million unemployment extension package on Wednesday.The House version of the bill, …
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David Colburn
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1/25/23
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REGIONAL- The new classroom furniture in the first, second, and third-grade classrooms at Tower-Soudan Elementary may seem a bit untraditional. But according to research on young brains and how they …
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Jodi Summit
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1/25/23
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REGIONAL— Did you know your Amazon account has been frozen? And that a subscription for your computer security program just renewed at a price of $499 without your permission? Did you know you …
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Marshall Helmberger
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1/25/23
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FIELD TWP- Grizzlies senior Hannah Kinsey got by with a little help from her friends on the North Woods girls basketball team last week as she eclipsed the 1,000-point career scoring plateau in the …
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David Colburn
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1/25/23
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ELY- When Ely basketball fans refer to the “drought of ‘23” in future conversations, they won’t be talking about the weather. They’ll be referring to the disastrous …
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David Colburn
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1/25/23
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