2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (288+ words) I'd ask the question of anyone this time of year, but I shouldn't have asked it of him. I simply said, "Is yer boat ready for the opener?" Oh the eye rolls, then the look like, what are you nuts?...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (439+ words) Stepping out on a sunny May morning without layers of winter clothing and feelings of temperature and freshness fill the air. Every step brings greetings of songs from white-throated sparrows, ovenbirds, chipping sparrows, and white-throated sparrows along with the distinctive…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (463+ words) No matter the event, the Ely Timberwolves seemed to be accumulating points at Tuesday's Iron Range Conference girls track meet. When the dust settled, Ely ran away with the team title, scoring 148 points to easily outdistance five other schools on…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (584+ words) Only the top-two teams in Section 7 A will remain on their home field prior to the Final Four of the upcoming high school baseball playoffs. The Ely Timberwolves remain in the running for one of those two slots, and a…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (617+ words) While it may seem like the high school track season has just begun, postseason competition looms in less than a week. And in advance of the May 21 subsection competition, the Ely boys tuned up in a big way Tuesday with…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (243+ words) On May 8 Boundary Waters Care Center hosted a Mother's Day Celebration, while also celebrating Nurse's Week. "We're celebrating the moms" we've got a lot of locals here, a lot of family members come in," said Sara Spate, executive director of…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (241+ words) Peggy Stolley of Ely was named one of the runners up of the Minnesota Touchstone Energy Cooperative Heroes Award. Lake Country Power recognized Stolley at the cooperative's annual meeting on April 23 in Cromwell. Driven by compassion, Stolley helped launch free…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (212+ words) Wind, rain, snow, very cold water, very little sunshine and a shortage of rainbow minnows was the big takeaway from opening walleye opener. Anglers who were brave enough to venture out endured cold temps, very windy conditions and substantial amounts…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (350+ words) In 2012, Ely native Mike Turnbull wrote his first book. A decade-and-a-half later, he still hasn't run out of copy. Turnbull, a longtime coach and educator, just finished and released his ninth book - "Peeing in the Woods." This Monday, May 18, he'll…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (424+ words) The weeks will be shorter but the school year will be longer in 2026-27. Ely School Board members approved a school calendar Monday night that includes a few changes resulting from the switch to a four-day school week. That change, along…...