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Junior Legion gets top seed
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (474+ words) Ely’s Junior Legion baseball team may have to shake off a bit of rust as postseason play begins. When Post 248 takes the field Sunday, at Cherry, to begin play in the Division II Northeast Substate Tournament, it will be only…...
New venue for school sports sign-up meeting
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (216+ words) The annual fall sports meeting at Ely Memorial High School is coming soon, but at a new venue this year. Registration for Ely’s high school football, girls swimming, boys and girls cross country and volleyball teams will take place on…...
Council nixes brochure funds
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (563+ words) A potential $1,700 expenditure in next year’s city budget drew council scrutiny Tuesday, and ultimately opposition. Council members voted 5-2 to reject a request by the city’s heritage preservation commission to utilize city funds in 2027 to update a brochure for the group’s…...
Community calendar July 25, 2026
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (574+ words) The Ely Echo Community calendar July 25, 2026 Reflections Dance Company summer dance workshops at Ely Rec Center: Body Percussion/Tap Workshop July 2627 from 6-9 p.m. with UMD instructor Matthew Wagner ($30). Participants will have the opportunity to perform the piece learned during the Reflections…...
Ely Community Response Team comes together to help coordinate community wildfire assistance
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (468+ words) The Ely Community Response Team has set up shop in the Ely Historic State Theater to serve as a local hub for wildfire resources, information and volunteers. Organizer Megan Wind said the team came together to channel an influx of…...
Ely Echo Editorial: Inaccurate, misleading and sensational reports hurting Ely far more than wildfires
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (667+ words) A local businessperson walked into the Ely Echo offices on Wednesday and was clearly exasperated. “The (Minnesota mainstream media outlet) has done more damage to Ely than any fire will ever do,” he said. The only problem? The report was…...
So far, just one candidate in Ely’s school board race
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (228+ words) At least so far, it’s shaping up to be a quiet school board race in Ely. Filings for three school board seats close Tuesday, and as of Thursday morning, there’s only one candidate in the race. Derekah Kingery, who has…...
Legion rolls into Final Four
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (655+ words) Ely’s American Legion baseball team has one of the deepest pitching staffs and stingiest defenses in the area. Post 248 needed both on Sunday to emerge from a stiff playoff test. Ely and Proctor hooked up in an instant classic at…...
Movie filmed in Ely headed to big screen
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (178+ words) A movie filmed in Ely appears to be headed to the big screen. Erin Miller announced last week that the film “If I Tell You” will be in theaters this August nationwide. “Thank you to my producing partner and muse…...
On the human side of firefighters
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (445+ words) This is week number two of the Fernberg evacuation. When officials hit the “go” button, we were out of our home on Moose Lake in less than one hour. It could have been less, but there are important chores to…...