12+ hour, 33+ min ago   (778+ words) The late Jackpine Bob Cary was not only a fabled storyteller, author and artist, but a wiseold newspaper man and journalist. Late in his career at the Ely Echo, there was more than a time or two when he could…...

12+ hour, 33+ min ago   (511+ words) A survey of area business owners became an unexpected source of controversy at the city council table on Tuesday night. Council members approved a motion to post the survey, being conducted by the University of Minnesota, on its social media…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (545+ words) State and congressional Republican leadership gathered north of Virginia Wednesday morning to rally against Governor Tim Walz’s new executive order, which bans mining in the Rainy River Headwaters watershed. “Minnesota has been mining for 146 years. We know how to do…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (548+ words) The Babbitt City Council continued its efforts to bring Babbitt’s police department to full capacity at four officers during the regular council meeting Tuesday evening. Per recommendation from acting police chief Todd Heikkila, the job description for the future full-time…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (555+ words) Gerald Tyler had just started discussing an Up North Jobs report on the Ely area economy when he found agreement with the Morse town board. Tyler was referring to health care issues including the financial problems at the Boundary Waters…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (619+ words) The Ely area bucked the trend in one race but backed the winners in most of the others on Tuesday, when voters went to the polls for the state primary. While House Speaker Lisa Demuth scored an upset of sorts,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (330+ words) Hundreds of Babbitt residents turned out for Tuesday’s primary election, held at the Babbitt Municipal Building and via absentee ballot in the weeks preceding. Babbitt chose Mike Lindell as the Republican candidate for Minnesota governor over Minnesota House Speaker Lisa…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (366+ words) Attorney General Keith Ellison dropped by town on Friday, July 31 as an opportunity to connect with local residents and business owners following July’s fires. Ellison heard stories about the impacts of the fires on local residents, the threats posed by…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (95+ words) The Ely Echo Winton will have a contested city race Winton residents will have one contested election on their ballot when it comes to local government. Filings have closed and a race for one council position has two candidates - incumbent…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (537+ words) Elected officials or community leaders who are engaged, have the time, interest and temperament to serve and have a working knowledge on a large assortment of issues are a rare breed, particularly at the local level. That’s what made Paul…...