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ELY – Heading into Monday’s game at International Falls, Ely’s 3-3 record included high-scoring games with both wins and losses. They held true to form against the Broncos as they …

Keith Vandervort ELY – As the ISD 696 school community plans for the completion of a major construction project on the school campus over the next 18 months or so, disruptions and dust will likely be the new normal as builders demolish unused structures, work to link two existing school buildings, and renovate landmark facilities. The $20 million project should be completed in time for the start of the 2022-23 school year, but staff and students are already getting a taste of the temporary re-locations, classroom shuffling and learning materials storage challenges necessary for the renovati...

Print subscribers If you're a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Ely library set to reopen with limited hours Annual report shows drop in usage during COVID precautions Posted Keith Vandervort ELY – After more than a year of being closed to the public because of COVID-19, the Ely Public Library is set to reopen next month on a limited basis. Library Director Rachel Heinrich described the “express browsing model” to city council members last week, as the initial re-opening plan for the library that is set to be implement...

Print subscribers If you're a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Council eyes private partnership for housing development 10-acre parcel available on north end of Miners Lake Posted Keith Vandervort ELY – The city council here is moving forward with a potential private-public partnership to develop a housing project on Miners Lake. Council members liked what they heard last week from a pair of developers who said they are exploring the possibility of building a clustered mix of single-family homes, townhouses, loft and vill...

Keith Vandervort ELY – Area artists are working at Miner’s Dry this spring to complete an extensive stained glass art project for the Public Library here. As much as $12,000 in funding for the project comes in part from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund in conjunction with the Arrowhead Library System, according to Library Director Rachel Heinrich. “And through a Community Giving Grant from the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, a specialized ring saw tool was purchased for the project,” she said. A dozen stained glass panels depicting various scenes from Ely’s past and...