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ELY – According to Brett Ross, longtime program director and general manager at WELY, the “End of the Road” radio station, this community’s on-air presence still has a future. …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/18/22
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ELY - The International Wolf Center is adding two pups to its Exhibit Pack this year. The pups have arrived at the Wolf Center and will be visible to the public starting in early June.“These …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/18/22
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ELY – Despite numerous roadblocks, including supply shortages and construction delays, the expansion project at the Boathouse Brewpub and Restaurant here is nearing completion.While largely …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/18/22
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REGIONAL- The mounting crisis for regional lakeshore property owners and resorts entered a record-breaking phase late last week when water levels at Crane Lake and Lake Kabetogama blew past the …
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David Colburn
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5/18/22
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REGIONAL— Some of the worst flooding to hit the North Country in generations has left an extraordinary amount of debris floating in area lakes— and that is posing a considerable public …
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Marshall Helmberger
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5/18/22
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ELY – For the past two weeks this community has been in desperation, almost panic, over the impending shut down of WELY-FM radio on June 1. Ely Mayor Roger Skraba talked informally with the …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/18/22
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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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SOUDAN- The air carried a chill and the skies were mostly cloudy on Monday, but the North Woods Grizzlies heated up in the latter part of Monday’s game against Northeast Range to claim an 11-6 …
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David Colburn
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5/18/22
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ELY— Senior pitcher Mason Davis tossed a no-hitter on Monday as the Timberwolves won their seventh straight to improve to 8-3 on the season. Davis fanned 11 Littlefork batters as Ely blanked …
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Marshall Helmberger
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5/18/22
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FIELD TWP- The perfect season record for the North Woods softball team gained its first blemish with a loss Monday to Mesabi East, but the Grizzlies came roaring back on Tuesday to demolish Chisholm …
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David Colburn
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5/18/22
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ELY—On Friday, the undefeated Grizzlies put the hurt to Ely for the second time this season, even as the Timberwolves bared their teeth in a hard-fought 5-4 contest. North Woods pitcher Evelyn …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/18/22
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ELY – The Timberwolves batters came out swinging against the Nighthawks in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday, putting on their best performance of the week. Kate Coughlin had three …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/18/22
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LAKE VERMILION— In the midst of a challenging spring, it was high water, rather than ice, that posed the biggest challenge to anglers here hoping to hit the lake for last Saturday’s …
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Marshall Helmberger
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5/18/22
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REGIONAL— As scientists, meteorologists like to view the weather objectively. But even they have been willing to sound off on what turns out to have arguably been one of the most miserable …
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Marshall Helmberger
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5/18/22
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LAKE VERMILION— There was 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 April …
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5/18/22
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This week Brett Ross gave an excellent presentation on the history and present circumstances of WELY radio with which he has been affiliated since 1998, rarely taking some time out for other work and …
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Betty Firth
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5/18/22
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In St. Louis County, townships that lack a viable government are known as “unorganized.” That might be an apt description of Greenwood Township as well, these days, given that it has …
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5/18/22
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Stephen F. Latowski Stephen F. Latowski, 98, of South Bend, Ind., and Crane Lake, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022. Services were held at Holy Cross Church in South Bend on Wednesday, May 18. …
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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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