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ELY – An Ely woman died, and two others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash late Thursday afternoon on Hwy 1/169 near Robinson Lake at Camp Lake Road in Morse Township. Pat …

REGIONAL – Anybody who has ever been out to the St. Louis County Solid Waste Transfer Station on Hwy. 21 between Ely and Babbitt has likely met Duane “Archie” Archibald. Archie has …

ELY – Sulfide mining was the top local issue on the agenda last week when the Community Economic Development Joint Powers Board convened with the Ely area’s state legislators. The local …

ELY- The Timberwolves nearly pulled off an upset of International Falls here last Tuesday, Dec. 21, in a game that saw momentum seesaw back and forth. Ely scored four straight goals in the second …

ELY— The Timberwolves hockey team is happily adjusting to a new experience this year: Winning. For the second time in three games, the Wolves delivered a convincing victory on home ice as …

ELY – The ISD 696 school building project is facing a budget shortfall and school board members last week agreed to approve only some of the bids received for a third bid package. Project …

ELY – Sometimes when you have too much money, it is worse than when you don’t have enough.Those words, attributed to Minnesota State Sen. Tom Bakk, were repeated here Monday by Rep. Rob …

ELY - A 74-year-old Babbitt man was killed last Thursday in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 21 in Morse Township. George J. Amitrano was pronounced dead at scene of the crash in the 1900 block of …

ELY – Superintendent Erik Erie submitted his resignation to the Ely school board this week. Erie, who started his part-time tenure at ISD 696 in the fall of 2019, will leave his post at the end …

ELY – Despite a 4.5-percent increase in the city of Ely property tax levy for next year, a subsequent increase in tax capacity will likely result in a reduction in city property taxes for most …