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ELY – The Ely Community Care Team, in collaboration with St. Louis County, hosted an informational meeting on Monday in hopes of convincing community members to consider opening additional …
ELY – A newly-formed community committee, spearheaded by former mayor Ross Petersen, is looking to bulldoze through the economic development roadblock here to address the severe daycare …
Posted Keith Vandervort ELY – One of the clear and present roadblocks to economic growth in the greater Ely area is the severe shortage of daycare services. Former mayor Ross Petersen was recently empowered by the Ely Economic Development Authority to spearhead a wide-ranging exploration of potential solutions to the continuing dilemma of attracting a younger, vibrant workforce to the area while a dearth of childcare services here continues. The move to form a working subcommittee by city council members acting as EEDA commissioners follows recent discussions by the city’s projects comm...
A city councilor and a former mayor have moved onto an August mayoral special election in Ely. Councilor Heidi Omerza finished atop a crowded primary field Tuesday with 203 votes, followed by former mayor Roger Skraba (146). The two candidates advanced to the Aug. 10 special election, which became necessary after Erik Urbas declined the job citing health reasons after the 2020 General Election. Omerza won her council seat in 2014 before losing in the DFL House Seat 03A special primary to current state Rep. Rob Ecklund and then winning her reelection to the council in 2018. Skraba was a counci...
ELY — A former mayor officially entered the race for mayor of Ely on Tuesday evening, joining a crowded special election that includes one citizen and four city councilors from