REGIONAL — A sweeping infrastructure bonding package approved by the Minnesota Legislature in the final hours before adjournment Sunday includes direct funding for projects in Ely and Cook while …

EMBARRASS — “This is where it all started,” said Jim Kramar, President/CEO of the Embarrass Vermillion Federal Credit Union. On Tuesday, credit union staff and board members gathered for a …

Thomas J. Strom Thomas John “Tom” Strom, 57, of Ely and Hoffman, passed away on Dec. 6, 2025, surrounded by family. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, June 13 at the Hoffman …

ORR — A 48-year-old Portage Township man is accused of shooting at a firefighting aircraft battling a wildland fire north of Orr on Friday, striking the plane as it worked the blaze last week. …

REGIONAL—The Timberjay is pleased to announce that it has hired journalist Ben Austin through its partnership with Report for America. Ben is one of 78 journalists that Report for America is …

REGIONAL — Anthony Hamilton never wanted to run for Congress. The Moore farmer and residential maintenance worker has retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye condition that has cost him his …

GREENWOOD TWP — At the suggestion of both the township attorney Steve Couri and the Minnesota Association of Townships attorney Steve Fenske, the Greenwood Town Board has asked the St. Louis County …

ELY — The Ely school board voted unanimously Monday to cut positions and reduce hours across multiple departments as initial steps to close a roughly $600,000 budget gap. The changes will occur at …

TOWER— The city council here gave approval Monday night to a $1.23 million bid from Valint Construction to build a new rental hangar at the city’s airport. The big question still hanging over …

REGIONAL — Rural hospital leaders from across Minnesota gathered at the state Capitol on Tuesday urging House lawmakers to pass legislation they say is critical to keeping small-town hospitals …

BEATTY TWP — One person died and three others were injured Tuesday evening following a boat crash near Manbeck Island on Lake Vermilion, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. The …

TOWER — Residents driving through Tower this week finally saw something many had nearly stopped expecting: heavy equipment moving dirt at the harbor development site. After more than two decades of …

ELY — A recent press release to the Timberjay came with an unusual request, to send a couple staff members to serve as background extras in a film being shot in the area. I and one of our stringer …

Conrad Gill Conrad Gill, of Ely, passed away with his wife by his side on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 16 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Ely …

TOWER — The city council here has given the green light to exploring the creation of a joint powers board to operate the Tower Area Ambulance Service. At a special meeting last Thursday, the …

ELY — A National Weather Service flood warning was in effect for the South Kawishiwi River near Ely on Thursday, with high water affecting the White Iron Chain of Lakes and dozens of lakes and …

REGIONAL — Minnesota senators have approved a sweeping health and human services budget that sends funding to hospitals, ambulance services, and food banks, as the state tries to keep up with …

REGIONAL — The Minnesota Senate on Monday approved a sweeping gun control package that would ban the future sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines, but there is no path forward …

REGIONAL — Minnesota lawmakers are trying to steady the state’s public broadcasting system after a major federal funding cut, but two House proposals aimed at helping radio and television …

COOK — After nearly two years of disruption, the Cook Public Library is back in its home on River Street. The doors reopened Tuesday morning, welcoming patrons into a space that feels at once …

BOIS FORTE — On a cold, gray Tuesday, community members gathered at the Bois Forte government center at Nett Lake and the Vermilion Social Center to mark National Missing and Murdered Indigenous …

Henry A. (Art) Dale Reverend Henry Arthur Dale, age 96 of Soudan, died Friday, May 1, 2026 in his home. Art was a classically trained pianist and a Lutheran Pastor serving 60 years in the ministry. …

ELY — The Ely school board voted Tuesday to award a $6.5 million construction bid for athletic facility improvements, even as officials acknowledged the district must immediately roll back the …

FIELD TWP — The ISD 2142 St. Louis County Schools board reviewed a wide-ranging list of cost-cutting ideas submitted by district staff during a working session Tuesday at North Woods School, using …

SOUDAN — At their last meeting, Breitung Township welcomed new part-time officer Margaret Stauty with a short swearing-in ceremony. Officer Stauty has been a police officer on and off since 2017, …