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Ely hurler Zoe MacKenzie delivers a pitch during Tuesday’s home game against Deer River.
Wolves split in week’s softball action
ELY— The Wolves softball squad combined for 16 hits here on Tuesday as Ely routed the Warriors 15-1. “We jumped out to an early big lead scoring nine in the first,” said Ely Head … more
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Alaine and Brett Brodeen, of Orr, celebrate with their daughter, North Woods senior Evelyn Brodeen, after she signs to run for Truett-McConnell University in Georgia.
Brodeen headed to Georgia for collegiate cross-country
FIELD TWP- North Woods senior Evelyn Brodeen answered the call of the South last week, signing a letter of intent at the school to run cross-country and track next year for Truett-McConnell … more
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License lottery is part of cannabis bill fix
REGIONAL- The sale of legalized cannabis in Minnesota is lurching toward next year’s opening of dispensaries with a number of changes being considered by legislators to improve and speed the … more
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Food Shelf receives $8,000 grant for updates
TOWER – At a time when individuals and households throughout Minnesota are experiencing hardships in numbers never seen before, the Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless Foundation is … more
Market study finds demand for senior housing
TOWER— A initial market assessment prepared by Maxfield Research and Consulting, finds considerable potential demand for new housing in Tower, with an emphasis on new housing opportunities for … more
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Axel, one of the ambassador wolves at the International Wolf Center, had to be euthanized this week.
Wolf Center’s Axel euthanized with kidney failure
ELY- Axel, an ambassador wolf at the International Wolf Center, was euthanized on Sunday due to advanced kidney failure. Axel was a nearly eight-year-old arctic wolf with a bright white coat and an … more
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ISD 696 fills half of its budget gap
ELY- The Ely School Board pruned $225,089 from its proposed 2024-25 budget and added $37,200 in new revenue sources at a special meeting on Monday. The financial belt tightening is part of a two-year … more
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Greenwood firefighter Brian Trancheff knocks 140-year-old glass from a window in the engine house at the Soudan Mine to ventilate smoke from a small fire in the building.
Fire causes minor damage
SOUDAN MINE— Local firefighters responded here on Tuesday to a fire in the engine house at the Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park that sent one park employee to the hospital with … more
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Orr man faces new charges over domestic assault
REGIONAL- An Orr man charged in an assault in Ely last year, was arrested Friday in Duluth on a new felony charge of domestic assault by strangulation. Tate Jordan Cly, 20, whose address is listed in … more
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Ely starter Owen Marolt went the distance against the Grizzlies on Tuesday, collecting eight strikeouts.
Late inning runs lift Ely over North Woods
FIELD TWP- Riding the arm of starter Owen Marolt, the Timberwolves notched a 5-1 come-from-behind victory over the Grizzlies on Tuesday at North Woods. Both Marolt and Grizzlies’ starter Louie … more
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Ely tops track invitational at Deer River
DEER RIVER- The Ely Timberwolves track team turned in strong performances at the five-team Deer River War Eagle Varsity Invitational on Monday, winning both the boys and girls divisions. For the … more
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North Woods tops Chisholm
CHISHOLM- The North Woods softball team made the most of a road trip to Chisholm on Tuesday, downing the Bluestreaks 10-3. Nevada Gauthier got the Grizzlies off to a fast start by drawing a walk in … more
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NER-Ely takes second, Grizzlies fourth at Virginia meet
VIRGINA- The Northeast Range-Ely girls golf team scored a second-place finish among six teams competing in the Rock Ridge meet at Virginia Golf Course on Tuesday. Leading the way was senior Abby … more
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NER-Ely and North Woods get seasons underway in Eveleth
EVELETH – The Northeast Range-Ely boys golf team took to the links in Eveleth on Monday for the Rock Ridge boys meet at Eveleth Municipal Golf Course, placing fifth in the seven-team event. … more
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If you’re looking to put a smile on a young angler’s face this season try the west end of Lake Vermilion.
West end is suddenly hot
LAKE VERMILION— How things have changed on Lake Vermilion’s west end. Not that many years ago, resort owners on the lake’s western half were bemoaning low numbers of walleye, … more
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Forest service plans 7,000 acres of burning
REGIONAL— If you see or smell smoke in the North Country this spring, don’t be surprised. Fire crews on the Superior National Forest fire have begun their spring prescribed fire season … more
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New book represents a major achievement
REGIONAL— A monumental and authoritative new book is likely to be a must-have for every serious birder in the Upper Midwest. “Breeding Birds of Minnesota,” published by the … more
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David Colburn
Discovering the past through digital newspaper archives
If there’s one thing I’ve loved about the digital age, it’s the ready window into history provided by searchable online newspaper archives. It’s become a regular practice of … more
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Federal lawsuit by “sovereign citizen” dismissed
SOUDAN- Breitung Township received some good news this past week on a couple different fronts. First, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Breitung Police Officer Jim Battin that had been … more
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Corporate piracy
“Where is the outrage?” That was the question rightly asked by fellow publisher Reed Anfinson, of Benson, Minn., in an op-ed that appeared last week in this newspaper and many others … more
Hudson Kingston (standing) and Barbara Jones.
Climate Group discusses Minnesota’s nuclear moratorium
ELY- Should Minnesota repeal its moratorium on building new nuclear power plants? That was the topic taken up by retired physicist and professor Barbara Jones, who offered a deeply-researched slide … more
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Board approves raises for teachers, health staff
VIRGINIA- The St. Louis County School Board ratified labor contracts for teachers and health assistants at Tuesday’s regular meeting, agreements that include wage increases as the district … more
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Ely hoping for $4.556 million workforce housing grant
ELY- Ely took the plunge on Tuesday and gave the greenlight to a $4.56 million grant proposal it is seeking from the Minnesota Housing and Finance Agency (MHFA) for its proposed workforce housing … more
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Some of the mulching volunteers who couldn’t leaf Ely’s trees alone, standing in front of the Dutchman Tree Service truck on Saturday morning. The volunteers contributed their labor to mulch several hundred trees planted by the Ely Tree Board over the last decade
Too mulch love for Ely’s trees
ELY- Braving the balmy 30-degree Minnesota spring weather, seventeen mulch-eteers from five different organizations came together early Saturday morning to mulch the 300-plus trees that the … more
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Walz signs $79 million environmental resources bill
(Editor’s note: This story has been updated from the print edition to correct a reporting error. The information about Gov. Tim Walz and controversy over the bill’s development was … more
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