ELY— Minnesota’s Eighth District Congressman, Rep. Pete Stauber, hosted a forum at the Grand Ely Lodge on Saturday to give stakeholders the opportunity to express their concerns regarding the … more

ELY – The Shopko Hometown retail store here remains on the “go forward” list of operations that will remain open for now, but the pharmacy portion of the business will close within a matter of … more

ORR - The council here will hold a public forum next month on whether the city should enact a policy governing rental properties within the city. The forum is set for 6 p.m. on Monday, March 11, … more

ELY – Members of the Ely School District’s Community Task Force held an inaugural meeting this week to begin planning a way forward on renovations to the school campus. The district has hired … more

ELY— When the Ely Echo raised its legal publishing rates for the city of Ely by 100 percent in 2018 alone, it not only caught the attention of some city officials, it may have also violated state … more

TOWER- City councilors Kevin Fitton and Brooke Anderson voted to undertake an open-ended investigation into newly-elected Mayor Orlyn Kringstad over a comment he allegedly made in his own place of … more

TOWER— A Timberjay investigation has found compelling evidence that Tower City Clerk-Treasurer Linda Keith has systematically falsified official city records in an apparent effort to limit the … more

Kay E. Salo  Kay E. Hochstetler Salo, 76, passed away on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at Essentia Health Virginia Care Center. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at Pike Apostolic Lutheran … more

ELY - Northern Minnesota winters can get to feeling long when the sub-zero temps have kept folks inside, but there’s nothing like a festival to lift the spirits and bring people out. That’s … more

VIRGINIA - St. Louis County Schools Superintendent Reggie Engebritson affirmed her support for the Tower-Soudan School atTuesday’s board meeting. The move came after South Ridge Board Member Chet … more