ELY – With just three of five representatives present, the Ely Community Economic Development Joint Powers Board could not take formal action last week, and instead held a brief discussion … more

ELY- Ely Public School District 696 officials announced late Friday afternoon that an individual in the schools has tested positive for COVID-19. “ We were notified by the Minnesota … more

ELY - Due to health and safety concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Northwoods Partners in Ely has canceled the 2020 Festival of Trees event.“This was a sad decision to come to and a … more

ELY – Exactly two weeks after the 2020-2021 school year started here under an in-person learning model, a drastic uptick in regional coronavirus cases is forcing the district to transition to a … more

AAUW/Rotary to conduct Ely school board candidate virtual forumELY – The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Ely Branch and the Ely Rotary Club will co-host a forum next week … more

REGIONAL- If a fire breaks out this coming weekend somewhere in the unorganized townships around Greaney, Silverdale, and Rauch, Barry Polich and Dennis Udovich won’t be rushing to the rescue … more

EMBARRASS- The music playing in front of the Seitaniemi housebarn was just the right style. The big band and jazz favorites played by Debbie Bigelow and Dean Kleven could have come from a radio … more

ELY – Economic development won out over possible political conflicts this past week as the Ely Projects Committee and the Ely City Council voted to support a major local business despite the … more

REGIONAL— As this week’s edition of the Timberjay went to press, President Donald Trump was set to visit Bemidji in what he’s calling the “Great America Comeback” … more

ELY – Despite rising cases of COVID-19 in this community, the Ely School District late last week decided to continue in-person learning for all students, at least for now, just a couple of days … more