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Oberstar lauds Ely projects

Congressman Jim Oberstar talked about his Slovenian heritage, tried out a logging simulator and trumpeted federal fun

Echo newscasts airing on WELY

Radio station WELY has added local news - provided by the Ely Echo - to its programming lineup.The news broadcasts, w

Website host has big problems

Three months of Ely Echo news disappeared over the weekend when 1upsoftware, the Echo host, had internal problems.On

Northshore reaches settlement in gender discrimination lawsuit

Attorneys for Northshore Mining and a plaintiff class of female employees jointly announced they have reached an agre

County backs housing project

Plans for a 26-unit housing development in Ely picked up steam last week with support from the St.

Administrator has Monday deadline

Ely City Council members won’t know until Monday if the city has a new chief executive.That’s when Jill Teetzel, who

Fortune Bay unveils expansion plans

Fortune Bay Resort Casino will add 60 rooms to its hotel and more than 3,500 square feet of casino space in the first

World Press journalists set for public forum

World affairs will be the subject Monday, Aug.

Joint Powers group may tout itself

Facing scrutiny by some public officials as well as tight budgets from funding sources, members of the Ely Area Joint

Tentative start date set for new administrator

It looks like Ely’s top administrative position may finally be filled.Jill Teetzel, who was selected last month from

Willing hands work at Pioneer Mine

Voyageur Outward Bound students took on a much-needed community service project at Pioneer Mine on a recent Sunday.

World Press journalists set for annual Ely visit

Ten foreign journalists will spend next weekend in Ely as part of the annual World Press Institute fellows’ tour.The

Evert Tornfelt, 78, to compete at World Masters

The “feeling like an astronaut in the summersault mode” started in the Ely Memorial High School swimming pool long ag

School race set

Two incumbents, a former board member and three new entrants to school district politics will form the field for this

Couple weds on air, broadcast on local radio

On a cruise ship hundreds of miles out into the ocean, BreAnna Ahmad from Minneapolis and Albert Khasky from Arizona,

Ely set for 25th Blueberry fest

From humble beginnings has come an event of monster proportions.That’s the state of Ely’s Blueberry/Art Festival as i

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