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1 week ago | 
timberjay.com | Marshall Helmberger
Posted Thursday, May 29, 2025 12:43 pm ELY— South Ridge proved to be the Timberwolves undoing in the Section 7A playoffs last week, as they fell twice to the Panthers to bow out of the double-elimination tournament.
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1 week ago | 
timberjay.com | Marshall Helmberger
Posted Thursday, May 29, 2025 1:03 pm For many plants that reside on the forest floor here in the North Country, that period between the thawing of the ground and the bursting of the leaves of the overstory is focused on reproduction.
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1 week ago | 
timberjay.com | Marshall Helmberger
Posted Thursday, May 29, 2025 9:54 am ELY— Two new wolf pups have arrived at the International Wolf Center here, and the facility is asking the public’s help with naming its two newest ambassadors.
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1 week ago | 
timberjay.com | Marshall Helmberger
Posted Thursday, May 29, 2025 11:05 am TOWER— After considerable discussion on Monday, the city council here agreed to seek state bonding funds for a sewer upgrades project focused on a portion of N.
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1 week ago | 
timberjay.com | Marshall Helmberger
Posted Thursday, May 29, 2025 9:53 am THE BOUNDARY WATERS— A lightning strike fire continues to burn slowly in remote and difficult-to-access terrain near the Horse River, north of Ely, as fire officials try to assess how and when to address the blaze.
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1 week ago | 
timberjay.com | Marshall Helmberger
Posted Thursday, May 29, 2025 9:55 am REGIONAL— Scenic Rivers Health Services CEO Keith Harvey expressed incredulity this week in the wake of passage of a U.S. House spending and policy bill that would make dramatic cuts to Medicaid and, by extension, to community health centers and hospitals, particularly in rural parts of the country. “For an organization like ours, or for the Cook Hospital, this would be devastating,” Harvey said. “I still can’t believe it can possibly pass.” The measure...
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1 week ago | 
timberjay.com | Marshall Helmberger
Posted Thursday, May 29, 2025 11:14 am If only I wasn’t in the news business. A recent poll found that those who aren’t following the news these days remain the most content with the current state of America.
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1 week ago | 
timberjay.com | Marshall Helmberger
Posted Thursday, May 29, 2025 11:03 am REGIONAL— The St. Louis County Board of Adjustment gave half a slice to a Burntside Lake island-owner who wanted to build a cabin on a site far too small to meet the county’s zoning ordinance for lakeshore.
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2 weeks ago | 
timberjay.com | Marshall Helmberger
Posted Thursday, May 22, 2025 6:20 am TOWER— Have questions about the planned changes at the Moccasin Point public landing on Lake Vermilion? Then you’ll want to attend the open house set for Wednesday, June 18 at the Herbert Lamppa Civic Center in Tower.
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2 weeks ago | 
timberjay.com | Marshall Helmberger
Posted Thursday, May 22, 2025 6:18 am ELY— The city council here, in a meeting on Tuesday, set a June 17 public hearing to discuss options for addressing the ongoing blight at the 45 E. Boundary St. residence owned by Jason Gillson and Mark Herman.
