REGIONAL— A new release of documents from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency confirm that the state’s top environmental official was in contact with the EPA’s regional administrator last … more

GREENWOOD TWP- “What exactly is a sauna?”This was the first question that Lake Vermilion summer resident and sauna expert Glenn Auerbach posed at an informal gathering at Gruben’s … more

ELY – There was good news and bad news, and praise for the outgoing superintendent, during the Ely school board’s regular meeting on Monday night. First, the bad news: Tim Leeson, director … more

TOWER— The Tower Area Ambulance Service’s (TAAS) shift to a paid on-call staffing model has drastically reduced the service’s operating margins and is raising questions about how the city will … more

TOWER- A $3 million state bonding request would give the Tower-Breitung Wastewater Board (TBWB) the funding needed to upgrade the local water treatment plant to insure safe drinking water for the … more

ORR— The city’s levy here could rise by as much as seven percent next year, based on council action on Monday. The levy increase, which the council approved with little discussion, is preliminary … more

REGIONAL— Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is taking issue with a proposed settlement of a number of outstanding issues and complaints over the telecommunications service offered by … more

VERMILION RIVER— More than four years of planning and fundraising reached its dramatic culmination this past weekend as work crews, using a massive crane, installed a 185-foot section of bridge … more

Ely— Minnesota’s junior U.S. Senator, Tina Smith, visited Ely for the first time as a senator on Tuesday, as part of a “Rural Economy Tour” with state and local leaders. Her visit … more

COOK- “Our first day was wonderful,” said long-time Zup’s store employee Toni Swanson. “There were so many friendly faces. Everyone is so happy to see us back.” While the reconstruction … more