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ELY- The Northeast Range – Ely girls golf team teed it up on their home course this week and took second in the seven-team East Range Conference tourney on Monday at the Ely Golf Club. Four … more
SOUTH RIDGE— The Timberwolves were heading into this weekend’s annual Veterans Showcase tournament still looking for answers with just ten days to go in the regular season. “The way … more
DULUTH- North Woods tracksters competing with the South Ridge Panthers participated on Friday in the 15-team Matt Kero Memorial Invitational at Duluth Denfield High School. The Panthers finished well … more
EMBARRASS- Five hundred pieces. Four sets of hands. Ten teams ready to go, each with their own copy of the same puzzle. The Timber Hall Event Center’s first Jigs and Jaws puzzle competition got … more
REGIONAL- Voyageurs National Park officials on Monday released a revised version of their proposed Frozen Lake Surface Use Plan, a measure that generated intense blowback from the public when the … more
ELY- The nonprofit Ely Community Resource shared unhappy news with the Ely School Board on Monday evening. The group, which runs several tutoring, mentoring, afterschool, and summer programs for … more
REGIONAL- Another successful fishing opener weekend is in the books, with hoards of eager anglers flocking to Lake Vermilion and other area lakes in search of the often elusive walleye. Reports … more
TOWER— A recommendation to prohibit short-term rentals in districts zoned residential here drew some pushback at Monday’s meeting of the Tower City Council. The city’s planning and … more
BABBITT- Roger Beldo pled guilty to second degree murder “with intent” in a Virginia courtroom May 8 in the deaths of an elderly Babbitt couple last October. Beldo acknowledged the double … more
FIELD TWP- With an eye on avenging an earlier loss this season to the Ely Timberwolves, the North Woods softball team stepped up on Friday to defend their home diamond and send the visitors home on … more
HIBBING- The Ely boys and girls track squads parted ways last week to compete in separate meets in Chisholm and Hibbing, then got back together on Tuesday to compete at Rock Ridge. IRC championship … more
ELY- North Woods golfer Tori Olson bagged first place on Monday at the East Range Conference meet in Ely, and placed high on the leaderboards in Virginia and Hibbing last week. The Grizzlies senior … more
ELY— A big day at the plate made the difference for the Timberwolves as they pounded out a baker’s dozen to dump the Rangers 13-5. “I thought this was the best we looked all season … more
HIBBING- The Northeast Range – Ely boys golf team teed it up in back-to-back tourneys last week, chalking up a second-place finish at Hoyt Lakes while struggling at Hibbing. The Mesabi East … more
Here in the North Country, the springtime woods can be a noisy affair, and few sounds are as symbolic of that seasonal cacophony as the calling of frogs. For years, I’ve tried (though … more
I found out my mom was an alcoholic when I was 17 years old. That was devastating, but eventually shed some enlightenment for me on our household dysfunctions. I shouldn’t have been surprised, … more
REGIONAL— This past Sunday’s incursion of heavy wildfire smoke into the North Country from north of the border was a portent of what to expect this summer and into the fall. North Country … more
GREENWOOD TWP- “We are going to zip right through here tonight,” said Greenwood Chair Lois Roskoski optimistically at the beginning of the May 14 town board meeting. And while the meeting … more
Rarely has a presidential candidate been so blunt. During a meeting with some of the country’s top oil executives at Mar-a-Lago last month, Donald Trump reportedly pushed them to raise a … more
REGIONAL— River and stream levels continued to exhibit considerable bounce this week as the impact of late April and early May rains faded. Area stream levels began the ice-free season at near … more
REGIONAL- A 62-year-old Duluth man was found dead on Friday on Lake Agnes, the victim of an apparent drowning. Mark Ham was described by family members as a clinical psychologist and an avid … more
ORR- Approval of bids for the pavement crack sealing project at the Orr Airport was on the Orr Council’s agenda on Monday, but they ended up getting a full update on airport improvements from … more
TOWER—Despite only being on the job for a few weeks, Bois Forte Business Development Corporation’s new CEO Andrew Ebert is already making a significant impact. Not … more
TOWER— When The Wilderness at Fortune Bay opened last Friday, there was a new manager at the helm – Bill Manahan. Manahan, who most recently served as general manager at the Cloquet … more
Jennie Woodenfrog  Jennie Woodenfrog “Ge be-gah shig”, 94, longtime Nett Lake resident, made her journey to the spirit world on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Traditional services were held … more
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