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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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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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ELY – Several of this community’s military veterans gathered at the flag pole at Veteran’s on the Lake Resort near here last Friday morning for a special flag raising.A …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/12/22
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ELY – With the snow just recently melted, fire season is up and running in northern Minnesota. About 20 students in the Wildland Fire Control and Management class at Vermilion Community College …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/12/22
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ELY –ISD 696 will likely implement a new three-year-old preschool program for the 2022-23 school year.According to Interim Superintendent John Klarich, K-5 Principal Anne Oelke introduced the …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/11/22
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REGIONAL— Intense straight-line winds blew down trees across the region on Monday, knocking out power to nearly 2,000 Lake Country Power customers for a time. Few places were harder hit than …
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Marshall Helmberger
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5/11/22
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GREENWOOD TWP- The Greenwood Town Board had a united front on one major topic at their May 10 meeting– their refusal to grant the demand from elected clerk Debby Spicer for additional pay.The …
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Jodi Summit
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5/11/22
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VIRGINIA- A traditional Ojibwe cleansing and purification ritual known as smudging may become available to Native American students in ISD 2142 during the school day after a request made at …
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David Colburn
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5/11/22
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GREENWOOD TWP- The Greenwood Town Board, Tuesday, got good news about the township water supply. The newly-installed filtration system has eliminated all traces of arsenic in the township’s …
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Jodi Summit
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5/11/22
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ELY- More than two dozen Vermilion Community College students and faculty participated in a walk-out on Friday to protest the anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could overturn the Roe v. Wade …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/11/22
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ELY – Wanted: Experienced patrol officers to join the Ely Police Department. The Ely city council Tuesday night, on a recommendation from the Employee Relations Committee, approved a request …
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FIELD TWP- Prairie Fire Children's Theater returned to North Woods School last week to engage around 40 students in the production of "Peter Pan," a version PFCT specially tailors for young …
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David Colburn
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5/4/22
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ELY- “End of the Road Radio” has apparently reached the literal end of the road, toppling into a financial abyss with no emergency rescue to be had.WELY FM 94.5 and AM 1450, the local Ely …
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REGIONAL- With less than half of Minnesotans up to date on their COVID vaccinations and recommended boosters, cases are slowly but steadily on the rise as a new and still more transmissible Omicron …
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David Colburn
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5/4/22
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COOK- A student cornered and bullied as others recorded the attack on cell phones. Vaping in bathrooms. Openly disrespectful comments toward staff.What’s going on at North Woods School?These …
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David Colburn
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5/4/22
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REGIONAL- Frontline workers in the COVID-19 pandemic will be getting $750 HERO checks and Minnesota employers will avoid a significant increase in unemployment insurance taxes after Gov. Tim Walz …
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David Colburn
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5/4/22
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ELY – The halls of Washington Elementary School are usually quiet when the school day ends at 3 p.m., but in the Washington Auditorium, nearly 40 energetic fourth and fifth graders are just …
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Keith Vandervort
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5/4/22
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REGIONAL— After months of political wrangling, the Legislature finally agreed last week on a measure that will provide $2.73 billion to replenish the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) …
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Marshall Helmberger
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5/4/22
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REGIONAL— The federal Environmental Protection Agency has dealt PolyMet’s proposed NorthMet mine a potentially crippling blow. In a 47-page opinion issued to the U.S. Army Corps of …
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