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Water main and sewer pipes were lined up in the front yard of the Ely school campus this week.
ISD 696 must wait for school project cost overrun answers
ELY— School officials here will have to wait a bit longer for a solution to their approximately $4 million cost overrun on their ongoing school construction project. They had hoped that … more
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Fraud and scams are all around us. What can you do?
REGIONAL— Did you know your Amazon account has been frozen? And that a subscription for your computer security program just renewed at a price of $499 without your permission? Did you know you … more
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The Twin Metals office in Ely, once busy, has seen limited activity in recent years.
Federal judge dismisses Twin Metals lawsuit
REGIONAL— A federal district judge in Washington, D.C. has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Twin Metals and Franconia Minerals that had sought to reverse the cancellation of mineral leases critical … more
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Chavers: Bois Forte will enter cannabis industry
VERMILION RESERVATION- It was standing room only in the ballroom at Fortune Bay Resort Casino last Wednesday for the annual Bois Forte State of the Band event, and Chairperson Cathy Chavers saved the … more
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Chuck Goggleye remains upbeat over his son Matthew’s slow recovery from last year’s car crash.
A father’s love
REGIONAL- The face of Chuck Goggleye’s cellphone is riddled with cracks, a stark metaphor for the lives that were shattered the night of Nov. 15 when a car accident took the life of 17-year-old … more
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Disabled military veteran Lonn Cunningham gets ready to board a pontoon boat for a Fall Lake fishing outing at Veterans on the Lake Resort.
‘This is a magical place’
WINTON – Lonn Cunningham, who is from Iowa and now lives in Texas, served his country in the first Gulf War, and after he came home from his military service he got hit by a drunk driver. He … more
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A display of just some of the awards won by the Timberjay in the MNA’s annual Better Newspaper Contest.
Timberjay wins 14 newspaper awards
REGIONAL—The Timberjay continued its award-winning tradition in the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, winning 14 awards, including five first place awards, … more
Ely school district looks for return to a normal school year
ELY – What a difference a year makes. In the late summer of 2021, as ISD 696 administrators took required steps to adjust COVID-19 public health protocols to keep students and staff safe, some … more
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Boise State University researcher and drone pilot Thomas Van Der Weide with his drone-mounted LIDAR equipment.
Study to gauge carbon losses losses
REGIONAL- “Nobody has done this before,” Randy Kolka told the Timberjay. Kolka is a soil scientist with the U.S. Forest Service and he was talking about a unique study to calculate how … more
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Medicine sentenced in vehicular homicide case
REGIONAL- David Kevin Medicine, 38, of Virginia, was sentenced Monday to 41 months in prison for criminal vehicular homicide that caused the death of Cathy Marjorie Johnson, 61, of Tower, in an … more
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The Gillson residence located at 45 E. Boundary St. in Ely.
Domestic rift leads to fire, high- speed chase
ELY- An alleged domestic altercation in Ely led to a fire and a police pursuit involving a significant law enforcement response around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, as the Timberjay prepared to go to … more
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Debbie Olson Shields (left) and her big sister Lynn Olson donned the aprons worn years back by their father and grandfather.
Olson sisters address a packed house
TOWER- Sisters Lynn Olson and Debbie Olson Shields drew a big crowd to Pike River Products, which once housed the Olson Grocery and Hardware Store, with people eager to hear the story of their … more
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Jess Edberg, executive director of the Dorothy Molter Museum, at the newly-opened root beer exhibit on the porch of Molter’s Winter Cabin.
Molter Museum celebrates 30- year milestone
ELY- The Dorothy Molter Museum turns 30 this year and has a summer full of events and new features to celebrate the milestone. The first item of note is the new root beer exhibit showing how Dorothy … more
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Twin Metals
Judge dismisses Twin Metals lawsuit seeking lease reinstatement
REGIONAL— A federal district judge in Washington, D.C. has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Twin Metals and Franconia Minerals that had sought to reverse the cancellation of mineral leases critical … more
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Mickey White at last Friday’s opening day of the Tower market.
Summer's here!
It’s farmers market season once again in the North Country. With the hot and dry conditions, most area gardens are running ahead of schedule and that should mean plenty of summer veggies and … more
RV sites at Hoodoo Point.
Council approves rate increase at Hoodoo Point
TOWER— The city council here, on Monday, approved a ten-percent increase in the seasonal rate for RV campers at the Hoodoo Point Campground, but not before hearing from several of those … 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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Should President Obama change strategy in Afghanistan?
Council seeks balance between hikers and ATVs
TOWER— The balance between motorized and non-motorized recreation proved to be the one point of concern by members of the city council here at their regular meeting June 12, even as they … 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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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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Gov. Tim Walz, a former school teacher, clearly relished the time he spent with Ely students during an April 6 visit to Ely and Tower.
Education the focus in Ely
REGIONAL— Gov. Tim Walz used the occasion of his birthday last Thursday for a quick tour of the Vermilion Range, with stops in both Ely and Tower. The governor flew into the Ely airport with … 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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Council OKs move toward ambulance joint powers
TOWER— The city council here voted unanimously to pursue a possible joint powers agreement with neighboring townships to operate the city’s ambulance service. The action came following … 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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