GREENWOOD TWP- On a 3-2 vote, the town board here, at their July 9 meeting, approved a $1,000 donation to the Blandin Broadband Committee, to help fund a broadband feasibility study for the region. … more

ELY – City council members here appear fed up with the slow pace of progress on a laundry list of blight conditions at 21 W. Shagawa Road. They voted Tuesday night to fine the property owners, … more

HIBBING – William Lindeman was to have gone to trial here this week following a March 2018 robbery at the American Bank branch office in Orr. Numerous delays have now pushed the jury trial date to … more

ELY— Twin Metals Minnesota announced on Thursday that it plans to use a more modern form of tailings storage than has been permitted for the proposed PolyMet Mine near Hoyt Lakes. Known as the … more

ELY – The Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital’s decision to exit the home health medical care business is effective at the end of the month. What that decision means for patients in the Ely area … more

TOWER – A new Cook-Orr editor began reporting for the Timberjay this week. Crystal Dey is taking the helm for the newspaper’s coverage in the area with the departure of Marcus White, who is … more

James R. MakiJames Robert “Jim” Maki, 70, of Ely, died on Saturday, July 6, 2019, at his home on Burntside Lake. He was where he loved to be, doing what he loved, fishing. A gathering to … more

ELY - Nearly 100 people gathered at Ely’s Whiteside Park last Friday to participate in “Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps.” Lights for Liberty candlelight vigils … more

PELICAN LAKE— For most residents here, a sense of security is an important part of their quality of life in the North Country. Which is why a growing number of them are looking for solutions to … more

ELY – The condition of the campus buildings at ISD 696 remains a continuing priority for the school board here, and Monday night they discussed a to-do list of several items to be completed in the … more