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ELY – Several businesses here, including Ely’s Historic State Theater, Crapola, and the Front Porch Coffee and Tea Company, will hang displays of red dresses during the first week of May …
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Keith Vandervort
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4/27/22
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REGIONAL— Minnesota’s highest court has agreed to review an appeals court decision from last January that determined that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency did not violate the law …
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Marshall Helmberger
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4/27/22
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ELY – After several years of subdued activity, Ely Greenstone Public Art organization is going through renewal and regeneration in 2022.Founded in the late 1990s, the arts group was involved in …
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Keith Vandervort
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4/27/22
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ELY - The Dorothy Molter Museum here recently replaced the flooring in its Interpretive Center through support from the Minnesota Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation with a $3,270 …
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Keith Vandervort
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4/27/22
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ELY – The Ely High School softball team is playing a waiting game to get their spring season in gear as winter maintains a tight grip on the North Country. Like all other sports this spring, …
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Keith Vandervort
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4/27/22
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PROCTOR – A neutral field was a playable field last week as North Woods and Virginia escaped the winter doldrums for a baseball game on the turf field at Proctor on Friday.It turned out to be …
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David Colburn
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4/27/22
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It’s easy to despair at times about the future of our environment, what with humankind’s insatiable demand for resources, destruction of ocean life, and climate change. Yet it’s …
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Marshall Helmberger
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4/27/22
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REGIONAL— With the Minnesota fishing opener now just over two weeks away, anglers hoping to ply any of the larger North Country lakes might want to pack their ice auger just to be safe. At …
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REGIONAL— Would you like to help monitor the water quality in one of your favorite lakes or streams here in northern St. Louis or Lake counties? Then the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency …
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Marshall Helmberger
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4/27/22
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Minnesota currently has a $9.25 billion budget surplus, a low state unemployment rate, and increasing corporate profits, all indicators the state has recovered strongly from some very challenging …
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Rob Ecklund, Contributor
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4/27/22
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Empathy: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Will Minnesotans really elect a governor who doesn’t tell us the truth?That’s a legitimate question after the …
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4/27/22
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Donald C. MynttiDonald Charles Myntti, 98, of Duluth, died on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Marywood Residence (Benedictine Living Community) on the campus of the College of St. Scholastica, …
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4/27/22
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REGIONAL- Rural hospitals and health systems have long faced challenges in recruiting qualified staff relative to their urban counterparts, and the stress and burnout from the COVID-19 pandemic could …
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REGIONAL— Minnesota’s highest court has agreed to review an appeals court decision from last January that determined that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency did not …
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Marshall Helmberger
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4/21/22
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VIRGINIA- The St. Louis County School District was boosting its student support systems even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. And as challenges to students’ social and emotional …
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David Colburn
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4/21/22
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ELY – One of several Republicans vying for the Minnesota Governor’s seat spoke to Ely voters this week during a fundraising event hosted by the Minnesota Conservative PAC.Dr. Scott …
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SOUDAN - John and Denise Lindquist are not Ukrainian, but they are fascinated with the traditional Ukrainian art of pysanky, colorful hand-painted eggs that feature complicated geometric and floral …
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Jodi Summit
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4/20/22
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ELY – Four local non-profit organizations will share some of the $360,000 allocated to the city of Ely from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Another one-third of the funds will be …
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Keith Vandervort
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4/20/22
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REGIONAL— A seemingly never-ending series of snowfalls in April has left county roads across the region in the worst condition in recent memory, and St. Louis County public works officials say …
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Marshall Helmberger
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4/20/22
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REGIONAL- While St. Louis County continues to average about two dozen new COVID cases a day, according to the seven-day case average, for the time being North Country residents can point to their …
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David Colburn
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4/20/22
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ELY – With a September deadline looming and winter weather still swirling outside, the $21.5 million school facility renovation and building project is progressing indoors, according to ISD 696 …
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Keith Vandervort
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4/20/22
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REGIONAL— For decades, the Republican challenger in a northeastern Minnesota legislative district was little more than a sacrificial lamb. But those times have changed and along with the …
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Marshall Helmberger
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4/20/22
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REGIONAL- “Help Wanted” signs are a common sight in storefronts these days as Minnesota and the nation continue to emerge from the COVID pandemic recession, but with record low …
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David Colburn
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4/20/22
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BRITT- A 51-year-old Britt homeowner is being held without bail in St. Louis County Jail on suspicion of first-degree arson after a fire on Friday at a residence in Britt.At approximately 12:14 p.m. …
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David Colburn
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4/20/22
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LAKE VERMILION— The 2022 fishing opener is right around the corner, and on Lake Vermilion, the walleyes are waiting. Lots of them. That’s the upshot of the latest assessment of the …
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Marshall Helmberger
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4/20/22
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