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St. James Presbyterian Church celebrated their 125th anniversary in style!

Fourth of July in Tower [Photo gallery]

I shot over 500 pics on the Fourth. Here are some of my favorites... more

Jodi Summit | 7/23/09

New water treatment system removed all traces of arsenic

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 … more

Jodi Summit | 5/11/22

Political activist Leah Rogne gestures during remarks during a pro-choice rally in Ely last Sunday.

Pro-choice rally packs the house at Ely’s Hidden Valley

ELY- It was nearly standing room only last Sunday for pro-choice voters attending “ElyVotesChoice,” an event held at the Hidden Valley Chalet and hosted by Ely EMPOWER. The EMPOWER … more

Rachel Brophy | 10/5/22

Cook man dies in car crash

COOK- A 62-year-old Cook man died Sunday in a car accident on Hwy. 1 west of Cook, according to a report by the Minnesota State Patrol. Wade Louis Anthony was driving a 1969 Chevrolet Corvette … more

8/9/23

Obituaries: October 20, 2023

Lucille Y. Bush Lucille Yvonne “Lucy” Nevala Bush, 74, of Cook, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. The family would like to thank all who showed compassion and care to Lucy through … more

10/18/23

2142 board elects Hilde as chair, creates building committee

VIRGINIA- ISD 2142 District 5/Cherry school board member Lynn Hilde was selected by his peers as the 2024 board chair at Tuesday night’s organizational meeting at the district office in … more

David Colburn | 1/10/24

Measure could lead to full-time Legislature

REGIONAL- Minnesota voters could see a trio of subjects consolidated into a single constitutional amendment question slated for this November seeking to overhaul certain operations of the Minnesota … more

David Colburn | 3/20/24

Embarrass Fair 2017 [Photo gallery]

8/30/17

Ely area veterans gathered to pay respects to former board members of Veterans on the Lake during the recent raising of a Holiday Flag at the facility on Fall Lake.

Raising the colors

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 … more

Keith Vandervort | 5/12/22

“Hero pay” starts flowing to Minnesota front line workers

REGIONAL- Nearly 15 months after they were first authorized, “hero payments” to over a million of Minnesota’s frontline workers of the COVID pandemic started going out Wednesday. … more

David Colburn | 10/5/22

A selfie of Erica Lenci with a fresh batch of pupcakes.

“Pupcakes” prove a hit

SOUDAN- Move over cupcake entrepreneurs, this new small home-based business is selling “pupcakes.”Erica Lenci had been baking homemade dog treats for her family’s two dogs for about … more

Jodi Summit | 3/8/23

Exploitation of children online is one of the issues lawmakers are hoping to address this year in the state Legislature.

Social media bills address multiple issues

REGIONAL- As the social media and artificial intelligence landscapes continue to evolve, legislators are playing catch-up, reacting to problems stemming from the technology that threatens online … more

David Colburn | 3/20/24

Greenwood debates merits of state fire fighter training

GREENWOOD TWP- The Greenwood Town Board has yet to approve a monthly treasurer’s report since the resignations of both the elected treasurer and clerk. “We’ve been working on the … more

Jodi Summit | 7/20/22

Dueling endorsements in Senate District 3

REGIONAL— Two former DFL state senators have split their endorsements in the race to fill the District 3 Senate seat on Nov. 8. Current District 3 Sen. Tom Bakk, who left the DFL in 2020 and … more

Marshall Helmberger | 10/5/22

Obituaries: December 16, 2022

Norman K. Corey Norman Keith Corey, 93, of Lake Vermilion-Tower, died on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, at Essentia Health-Virginia. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Family services are … more

12/15/22

Charles Myntti with his grandchildren outside their cabin on Co-op Point on Eagles Nest Lake One.

The history of Co-op Point

EMBARRASS- It was a full house at the Sisu Heritage Annual meeting, held at the Embarrass Town Hall on Feb. 16, and a time to celebrate the cultural contributions of Finnish immigrants to the … more

Jodi Summit | 3/8/23

Obituaries: May 19, 2023

Geraldyn F. Erickson Geraldyn Fay “Jerry” Erickson, 92, of Sartell, formerly of Sacred Heart, died on Monday, May 8, 2023, at the Country Manor Villa Apartments in Sartell. A … more

5/17/23

Council sets hearing on 45 Boundary St. violations

ELY- After months of little to no progress on the unsafe residence at 45 E. Boundary St., the Ely City Council scheduled a public hearing for 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, to discuss mitigation … more

Catie Clark | 3/20/24

Obituaries: July 22, 2022

Lon E. Lamppa Lon Ernest Lamppa, 73, of Virginia, and formerly of Tower, Lake Vermilion and Embarrass, left this life after ‘the long goodbye’ on Saturday, July 16, 2022. A celebration of … more

7/20/22

Greenwood residents voting at the Greenwood Township annual meeting.

Greenwood hosts a busy annual meeting

GREENWOOD TWP- Greenwood’s annual meeting, held here March 12, was contentious from the start. With a nearly full house, Carmen DeLuca asked for a paper ballot to select the meeting’s … more

Jodi Summit | 3/20/24

Council approves subsidy for ambulance service

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 … more

Marshall Helmberger | 5/12/22

Babbitt mine, Northshore to remain closed through next April

REGIONAL- Northshore Mining taconite mining and processing operations in Babbitt and Silver will stay closed until at least April 2023, as owner Cleveland-Cliffs says they’re “not … more

David Colburn | 7/22/22

Skraba bucks party to back House bonding bill

REGIONAL— Northeastern Minnesota would be a major beneficiary of a state bonding bill approved by the state House on Monday. State Rep. Roger Skraba, R-Ely, was one of a relative handful of … more

3/8/23

Obituaries: August 11, 2023

JoAnne G. Connell JoAnne G. Connell, 86, formerly of Lake Vermilion-Tower, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Chisholm. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. … more

8/9/23

Happy Days to open new childcare center in Ely

ELY- Who says a 50-something-year-old business can’t embark on a big transformation?Happy Days Preschool, a beloved fixture in the Ely community since 1969, made a big announcement last week … more

David Colburn | 3/8/23