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Many North Country communities paused on Monday to honor the sacrifices of area military personnel who died in the line of service with Memorial Day observances.
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Timberjay staff
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6/1/22
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TOWER— Barring something unexpected, it appears ground could be broken on the long-delayed townhome project at the Tower harbor as early as next month. That’s the word in a letter of …
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Marshall Helmberger
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6/1/22
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ELY – City of Ely residents will go to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 10 to vote in a primary election for the mayoral seat. A two-week filing period for the city of Ely mayor and three city …
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Keith Vandervort
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6/1/22
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REGIONAL- The latest statewide numbers indicate the most recent COVID-19 surge has leveled out and is losing steam, but case levels in St. Louis County are still at levels comparable to mid-February …
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David Colburn
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6/1/22
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REGIONAL- The last thing the flood-weary people of Kabetogama and Crane Lake wanted to see this past week was more rain, but Sunday and Monday thunderstorms over the Rainy River Basin may have been …
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David Colburn
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6/1/22
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REGIONAL— More than two years into the pandemic, Americans report that gas prices and inflation will impact their summer travel decisions more than concerns about COVID-19, according to …
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ELY - The International Wolf Center’s two new pups here are available for public viewing starting today, Friday, June 3.One way for Ely Wolf Center visitors to see the pups is through an …
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Keith Vandervort
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6/1/22
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REGIONAL - The Superior National Forest did not go forward with the Kangas 6 and 7 Prescribed Fire units, located south of Ely, last week as scheduled, and will not start fires anytime this spring …
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Keith Vandervort
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6/1/22
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SOUDAN- The good news from Breitung Township Maintenance Supervisor Tom Gorsma is that the township is almost caught up on spring road maintenance. In April, Gorsma had told the board that they were …
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Jodi Summit
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6/1/22
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ELY – At the request of the Ely Tourism Bureau, the city council here will honor a longtime Chamber of Commerce executive director by renaming a portion of Seventh Avenue, adjacent to Whiteside …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/25/22
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VIRGINIA - ISD 2142 teachers will work the final days of the school year with a new contract after school board members, without comment, voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve an agreement …
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David Colburn
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5/25/22
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REGIONAL- Lakefront property owners at Crane Lake and Kabetogama continue battling the still-rising flood waters of the Rainy River Basin, flooding that immediately threatens to eclipse the highest …
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David Colburn
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5/25/22
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REGIONAL— A U.S. House committee held an at-times contentious hearing on Tuesday over proposed legislation that would expand the mining protection area surrounding the Boundary Waters by …
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KUGLER TOWNSHIP— A new St. Louis County Public Works facility should be open and operating here by this time next year, assuming construction proceeds as currently planned.The new facility, to …
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Marshall Helmberger
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5/25/22
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REGIONAL- Over $10 billion of surplus cash will stay in the bank for now, as last-minute haggling between Republican and DFL state legislators late Sunday night failed to produce any spending bills …
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REGIONAL– Minnesota narrowly hung on to all eight of its congressional districts in the wake of the 2020 U.S. Census. It probably shouldn’t have, based on the findings of what’s …
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Marshall Helmberger
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5/25/22
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ELY – Another brief ISD 696 school board meeting on Monday focused mostly on the $21.5 million school building and renovation project about to enter the final phase, referred to as the …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/25/22
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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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TIMBER!!!
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6/28/19
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Feeding the Timberjays
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Marcus White
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11/5/18
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Planning for disaster
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Marcus White
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8/16/18
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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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