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David Colburn
From nil to NIL, fortunes improve for amateur athletes
Who remembers the good old days when coaches would turn their collective heads the other way as star college athletes would get paid under the table for their talent by unscrupulous boosters who … more
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Minnesota Power will be increasing its reliance on wind energy, like its turbines at Taconite Ridge, based on a new energy plan approved by the Public Utilities Commission last week.
MPUC backs MP plan to boost renewables
REGIONAL— Minnesota Power will be producing 70 percent of its electricity from carbon free sources within just eight years and will be producing electricity from 100 percent carbon-free sources … more
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District sets sights on building project completion
ELY – The ISD 696 School Board on Monday night heard the good news that the building renovation project is finally nearing completion.“The project is winding down,” Superintendent … more
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The Arrowhead and Stauber
Rep. Pete Stauber should pay close attention to the returns from the Nov. 8 election, particularly from the traditional seven-county Arrowhead. While Stauber won re-election by a fairly comfortable … more
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New round of free COVID tests ahead of holidays
REGIONAL- Four additional free at-home COVID rapid tests are now available to all Minnesota households in advance of the holiday season through the state’s online ordering program at … more
Grant to fund improvements for local nursing home
ELY – Ely’s Boundary Waters Care Center (BWCC) recently received the good news that they’d been awarded $95,000 in funding through a Blandin Foundation Rural Leadership Boost Grant. … more
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U.S. Steel, steelworkers achieve tentative agreement
REGIONAL – U.S. Steel announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers on a new four-year contract covering approximately 11,000 USW-represented employees, … more
Obituaries: November 18, 2022
Pearl E. AronenPearl Esther Salo Aronen, 100, formerly of Lake Vermilion, originally of Embarrass, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, at Edgewood Vista in Virginia, surrounded by family.Funeral … more
Ambulance Commission OKs purchase of new rig
TOWER- The Tower Ambulance Commission gave the go-ahead to order a new ambulance to replace the aging 2013 GMC 4500 rig, that currently has 118,663 miles and is rated in less than fair condition. The … more
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Boundary Waters Care Center in Ely has been hit with a new COVID outbreak.
Ely long-term care facility battling COVID outbreak
ELY- Boundary Waters Care Center has been hit with a significant COVID outbreak affecting both patients and staff over the past two weeks.BWCC Executive Director Adam Masloski confirmed for the … more
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Worry persists for COVID surge as new booster uptake lags
REGIONAL- While COVID-19 has faded from the headlines the past few months, state health officials and others are still concerned a combination of factors could trigger another spike heading into … more
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Residents approve new township road, ordinance changes
SOUDAN- Residents quickly worked through an abbreviated agenda at the Special Town Meeting held on Nov. 3. The three town board members and clerk Dianna Sundsdahl were in attendance, along with a … more
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Time to start thinking about Operation Santa
TOWER- Donations have started to come in for this year’s Operation Santa toy drive, but we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. We are expecting to at least match last year’s … more
Alex Hartway, grandson of Leo Wilenius, shot this nice eight-point buck about noon on Monday while hunting on family property in Sturgeon Township, west of Cook.
Harvest down sharply
REGIONAL— Wildlife managers with the Department of Natural Resources had predicted a tough opener for deer hunters here in the North Country this past weekend. It was all that and then some as … more
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Continuing a trend, autumn 2022 was milder than average
REGIONAL— The trend of milder autumn weather in the North Country continued in October and through the first week of November this year— and that came on the heels of a … more
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VNP study records cougar on trail cam
REGIONAL— A study of wolves in and around Voyageurs National Park has captured several seconds of video of a cougar walking at night through a portion of their study area. The Voyageurs Wolf … more
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Finding your way on Vermilion: It’s all in the names
Do you want to know how to get to my place on the lake? You head out from Stuntz Bay and go past Banana and Bowl Islands. Go through the narrows and get out into the Raceway. Watch out for Bird … more
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Members of the Ely volleyball team express their joy after winning the Section 7A title.
Section Champs!
HERMANTOWN- An epic battle for the Section 7A volleyball championship at Hermantown High School on Saturday turned into a monumental rout as the Ely Timberwolves dominated the final two games and … more
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Evelyn Brodeen, in yellow jersey, runs near the front of the pack during last Saturday’s state meet in Northfield.
North Woods runner makes All-State
NORTHFIELD- North Woods and Ely runners fared well at the Class A cross country championships on Saturday, Nov. 5 at St. Olaf College in Northfield.The top individual performance among area runners … more
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Ely runners make a solid showing at state meet
NORTHFIELD – Ely cross-country runners found plenty of competition at last Saturday’s state cross-country meet but managed a respectable showing among a field of hundreds of racers.The … more
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Hauschild’s win tips Senate control to the DFL
REGIONAL- About 750 North Country voters reshaped the future of Minnesota state government on Tuesday, representing the winning margin for District 3 Senate DFL candidate Grant Hauschild that gave … more
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Betty Firth
Hangin’ In, Hangin’ Out
As I write on this election night, I am aware of being in limbo, a feeling I have had for several days. As electioneering wound down, there was nothing more I could do except cross my fingers and … more
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Longtime lawmaker Doug Johnson dies at 80
REGIONAL— An Iron Range political legend died Monday at the Cook Hospital after a brief illness. Doug “Dougie” Johnson had been ailing for the past two years, according to his wife … more
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A voter makes his way into the Herbert R. Lamppa Civic Center in Tower on Tuesday, one of thousands who turned out across the region for the 2022 mid-term general election.
No red wave in Minnesota
REGIONAL— The 2022 mid-terms were supposed to feature the comeback of the GOP, but that’s not how the voting played out in Minnesota and many other parts of the country on … more
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Is the Fed blowing it?
It’s often said that generals prefer to fight the last war, which is another way of noting that we tend to address circumstances in the present based on how we responded to similar … more
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