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ELY- Nearly 100 pro-choice advocates here joined thousands of marchers in hundreds of cities across the nation for a “Bans Off Our Bodies” rally expressing concern and even outrage that …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/18/22
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ELY – Daisy Joy Buley, 37, of Ely, was sentenced last week to nearly eight years in prison for trafficking a young girl in exchange for drugs and money. She received the 94-month sentence from …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/18/22
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REGIONAL– The Northland Foundation has received a $4.28 million grant as part of the Mainstreet Revitalization program through the state Department of Employment and Economic Development …
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Marshall Helmberger
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5/18/22
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KABETOGAMA- Kabetogama Township is asking for volunteers to help with sandbagging to protect properties from the rising floodwaters in the Namakan Basin. Kabetogama is a small community …
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5/15/22
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REGIONAL- The water continues to rise along the Rainy River basin, fueled by recent rains and snowmelt, and that could pose problems for lake residents in the border country. Levels are already …
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David Colburn
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5/15/22
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LAKE VERMILION— There will be open water for Saturday’s fishing opener on Lake Vermilion, as the lake officially cleared of ice on May 11, about 12 days later than the average date of …
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5/13/22
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TOWER— The city council here, on Monday, approved tapping other city accounts to help finance the Tower Area Ambulance Service, which has been struggling financially as a result of a spike in …
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Marshall Helmberger
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5/12/22
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REGIONAL- In a move that could have major implications for the expansion of broadband internet services in the North Country, prospective developer LTD Broadband has come under fire again from two …
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David Colburn
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5/12/22
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ELY – Several of this community’s military veterans gathered at the flag pole at Veteran’s on the Lake Resort near here last Friday morning for a special flag raising.A …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/12/22
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ELY – With the snow just recently melted, fire season is up and running in northern Minnesota. About 20 students in the Wildland Fire Control and Management class at Vermilion Community College …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/12/22
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ELY –ISD 696 will likely implement a new three-year-old preschool program for the 2022-23 school year.According to Interim Superintendent John Klarich, K-5 Principal Anne Oelke introduced the …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/11/22
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REGIONAL— Intense straight-line winds blew down trees across the region on Monday, knocking out power to nearly 2,000 Lake Country Power customers for a time. Few places were harder hit than …
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Marshall Helmberger
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5/11/22
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GREENWOOD TWP- The Greenwood Town Board had a united front on one major topic at their May 10 meeting– their refusal to grant the demand from elected clerk Debby Spicer for additional pay.The …
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Jodi Summit
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5/11/22
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VIRGINIA- A traditional Ojibwe cleansing and purification ritual known as smudging may become available to Native American students in ISD 2142 during the school day after a request made at …
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David Colburn
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5/11/22
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GREENWOOD TWP- The Greenwood Town Board, Tuesday, got good news about the township water supply. The newly-installed filtration system has eliminated all traces of arsenic in the township’s …
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Jodi Summit
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5/11/22
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ELY- More than two dozen Vermilion Community College students and faculty participated in a walk-out on Friday to protest the anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could overturn the Roe v. Wade …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/11/22
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National Night Out in Cook entertains in the rain
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COOK – Residents sprinkled into the Cook Community Center grounds before the rain hit Tuesday during National Night Out. The event took place from 5 to 8 p.m. Families visited with local law …
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Crystal Dey
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8/8/19
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Embarrass Fair 2017
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8/30/17
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REGIONAL— Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden received a crash course in Iron Range politics this past week over comments he made Aug. 6, at a FarmFest debate with Sen. Al Franken. …
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Mark your calendar for Tower's Depot Days
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Get your summer festival and local history fix all in one place at this year’s Depot Days Festival in Tower. While the festival is held the same weekend as Ely’s busy Blueberry/Art Festival, it …
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Jodi Summit
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7/22/11
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Vermilion Sportsmen's Club annual meeting on August 6
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The 43rd Annual Meeting and Dinner of The Sportsmen’s Club of Lake Vermilion will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6 at Fortune Bay Resort in The Woodlands Ballroom.
The featured speaker will be Fitz …
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7/22/11
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July 23 community notices and events
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Vermilion Dream Quilters to display
at Depot Days
TOWER- The Vermilion Dream Quilters Guild will host a booth in the Tower Civic Center during Depot Days, which runs from Friday noon, July 29 …
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7/22/11
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Orr Snow City
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12/11/09
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Ely Blues Fest 2009
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8/10/09
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3rd Annual 'Lard Loop
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Cold rain didn't deter participants in this year's 'Lard Loop, a 10K race established in memory of Ballard Turnbull. Organizers reported over 70 pre-registrants, and over 50 walk-ins signed up the …
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Jodi Summit
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8/1/09
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