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REGIONAL— The first major winter storm of the season proved to be an over-performer in northern St. Louis County, where snow totals substantially exceeded predictions, leaving many areas with …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/15/22
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ELY- An Ely City Council vote at its May 16 meeting is sure to cause rejoicing with city residents. With the blessing of Police Chief Chad Houde, the council voted to lift winter-season calendar …
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Catie Clark
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5/17/23
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TOWER— Beginning late last year, Sen. Amy Klobuchar offered critical help from a distance as Lamppa Manufacturing faced a financial crisis stemming from bureaucratic incompetence and …
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Marshall Helmberger
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8/9/23
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REGIONAL— Small businesses or agricultural operations in northeastern Minnesota may be eligible for federal low interest loans to help them recover from ongoing drought conditions, including …
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Marshall Helmberger
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3/13/24
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July 23 community notices and events
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Vermilion Dream Quilters to display
at Depot Days
TOWER- The Vermilion Dream Quilters Guild will host a booth in the Tower Civic Center during Depot Days, which runs from Friday noon, July 29 …
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7/22/11
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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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Ralph F. Christopherson Jr.Ralph F. Christopherson Jr., 82, lifelong resident of Virginia and Lake Vermilion, died on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at Edgewood Vista Memory Care in Virginia. A …
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9/28/22
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REGIONAL- A new year will bring new leadership to two area schools, as North Woods Principal John Vukmanich and Northeast Range Principal Kelly Engman will swap roles beginning Jan. 1.North Woods …
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David Colburn
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12/15/22
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ELY- Tuesday’s city council meeting here got off to an unusual start as Mayor Heidi Omerza updated the council on the threats being levied across the street from city hall in the Ely Library …
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Catie Clark
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10/18/23
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REGIONAL- Five North Country organizations netted almost $19,000 in Small Project Grants from a $100,000 program administered by the Iron Range Tourism Bureau (IRTB) and St. Louis County Trails Task …
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3/13/24
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Vermilion Sportsmen's Club annual meeting on August 6
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The 43rd Annual Meeting and Dinner of The Sportsmen’s Club of Lake Vermilion will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6 at Fortune Bay Resort in The Woodlands Ballroom.
The featured speaker will be Fitz …
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7/22/11
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TOWER— For the first time in three years, the city council here has voted to increase the city’s tax levy, by three percent over the 2022 levy of $394,761. That will push the city’s …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/15/22
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REGIONAL- Forty of the county’s 75 unorganized townships, or portions of them, depend on nearby city or township fire departments for fire protection and/or first responders. Responsibility for …
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David Colburn
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8/9/23
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Mark your calendar for Tower's Depot Days
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Get your summer festival and local history fix all in one place at this year’s Depot Days Festival in Tower. While the festival is held the same weekend as Ely’s busy Blueberry/Art Festival, it …
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Jodi Summit
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7/22/11
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REGIONAL— The area’s first major winter storm of the season struck with a vengeance on Wednesday with heavy, dense snow and considerable wind as a Colorado low moved across the Plains and …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/15/22
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REGIONAL- More than 20,000 St. Louis County participants in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and more than 350,000 participants statewide, will see their food budgets …
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David Colburn
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3/1/23
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ELY- The Ely City Council declared the residence at 109 W. Conan St. blighted at its May 16 meeting, allowing the city to undertake clean-up actions if the owners of the property do not alleviate the …
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Catie Clark
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5/17/23
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WINTON- The big topic of discussion at the Monday meeting of the Ely Area Ambulance Joint Powers Board (JPB) was how to divvy up the financing of the ambulance service’s facilities operation …
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Catie Clark
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8/9/23
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ELY- The First Presbyterian Church packed the house here recently to hear Anishinaabe folk musician, activist, and artist Annie Humphrey, who stopped in Ely as part of her tour to promote her new …
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Jen Shuster-Dahlin
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10/18/23
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TOWER- The place was buzzing as Jen and Bob McDonough officially opened the doors to their next adventure, owning and operating the Tower Café, a longtime mainstay on Main Street that has been …
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Jodi Summit
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1/10/24
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REGIONAL- Only one North Country broadband proposal was funded by the Minnesota Dept. of Employment and Economic Development in the latest round of Border-to-Border grant awards released last …
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David Colburn
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12/15/22
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REGIONAL- Subscribers to Paul Bunyan Communications (PBC) services may see a welcome credit on their August bill or a check in their mailbox, as the cooperative is returning over $3.2 million to its …
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David Colburn
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8/9/23
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REGIONAL- The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is offering the public a new opportunity for an inside look at how it operates through a ten-week Citizens’ Academy. Classes begin Nov. 1 …
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David Colburn
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10/18/23
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LAKE VERMILION- Christine Wyrobek, owner of the partially developed Rough-N-It campground for disabled veterans on Lake Vermilion’s Black Bay, and Lance and Kari Kuhn have reached a voluntary …
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David Colburn
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1/10/24
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ELY- The prospects for the upcoming legislative session highlighted Monday night’s meeting of the ISD 696 school board here. The meeting proceeded with a quorum of four as members Chad Davis …
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Catie Clark
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12/15/22
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