Ely man dies in Fernberg Road crash
ELY- A 62-year-old Ely man died Thursday, Aug. 24, as a result of a one-vehicle crash on Fernberg Rd., near the intersection of Summer Home Road. The sheriff’s department received a call reporting the accident at 7:53 a.m.
The only occupant of the vehicle was Robert Oliva, who died at the scene. The accident is currently under investigation.
Responding to the scene were the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Lake County Highway-Fall Lake, Ely Area Ambulance, and Morse-Fall Lake Fire Department.

Florida man injured in Crane Lake
ATV accident
CRANE LAKE- A Florida man was injured Aug. 23 in an ATV accident along Crane Lake Road in Crane Lake.
According to a release from the St. Louis County Sheriff’s office, deputies responded to the 7400 block of Crane Lake Road at around 10 p.m. for a reported ATV crash with injuries. The ATV had been found in a ditch by a local resident, with the driver of the ATV, 51-year-old Matthew Thomas Metz, pinned beneath the machine. The resident called 911 and stayed with Metz until First Responders arrived.
Metz was subsequently transported to Cook Hospital by Orr Ambulance due to injuries received from the crash.
The sheriff’s office was assisted by Crane Lake area first responders, Orr Ambulance service and Virginia Ambulance service.