CONGESTION IN FRONT OF THE NET as the Wolves’ Owen Marolt and Rhett Johnson jockeyed for position with a Moose Lake player. Ely’s high school girls basketball team were more than competitive with ...

Ely city officials are pressing forward with ordinances that would severely limit the number of cannabis-based businesses in town, and where they might be located. Much of the downtown business ...

The state of Minnesota’s expected budget surplus is less than was earlier anticipated, and far short of the historic windfall state lawmakers worked with only two years ago. And looking into the ...

PLEASE NOTE: Your free event news can be posted on the Ely Echo newspaper’s Community Calendar. Send your info to: [email protected]. Reflections Dance Company Winter Showcase: Water 2.0 will be held ...

In the summer of 1970, my family took the trip of my childhood. I am not sure if all families ran as ours did, but our parents never talked to us about what was happening until the moment it was upon ...

The muzzleloader deer season opened on Saturday to snow on the ground and cold temperatures. I started the day off with a hunt near Tower, trying to stay warm in gusty winds. Hopping back in the truck ...

Pulla is a Finnish cardamom bread that is typically braided and baked on a sheet pan. The word “pulla” actually means bun, while “pullapitko” means braided bun and is what pulla is usually referred to ...

JILL SUZANNE HEBL, age 65, of Ely and formerly of Babbitt, MN, died Sunday, December 1, 2024, in her home following a battle with cancer. She was born July 18, 1959, in Winton, MN, the daughter of ...

The state of Minnesota has released the aid amounts from a $30 million appropriation by the Legislature. Both Rep. Roger Skraba (R-Ely) and Sen. Grant Hauschild (DFL-Hermantown) voted for the funding.

Ely council members passed the second reading of an ordinance Tuesday, but only after fielding criticism and some misunderstanding about what was on the table. The council cleared a provision that ...

Buck and I still correspond to this day. Here was a letter I sent earlier a couple of weeks ago: 11/15/24 Buck, I was reminiscing a few days ago while I was shoveling snow and got to thinking of some ...

There are numerous legacy mine pit lakes across northeastern Minnesota. All of them are former iron mines that naturally filled with water over time. The mine pit lakes at one time produced iron ore, ...