The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into ...

State Senator Grant Hauschild (DFL-Hermantown) announced his committee assignments for the 2025 legislative session. Hauschild will serve on the Tax Committee, Environment, Climate and Legacy ...

Ely Area Senior Citizens had a fun time at bingo on Wednesday, Dec. 18. D&D Accounting provided gift certificates, Dorothy Hitchcock donated knitted socks, Terri Muhvich donated a lap quilt and ...

Living in Minnesota, if someone asked you, what’s the largest mall in America, I’d bet ya they’d get that one right. Winningest pro football coach ever, one could simply Google that. Best baby back ...

A 41-point outburst against Mesabi East was just a warm-up act for Ely’s Caid Chittum. The Timberwolves senior went for even more in Saturday’s holiday tournament finale against Bigfork, erupting for ...

ALL TANGLED UP were Ely senior Garrett Rohr and a Greenway player during home action at the Ely Arena. A depleted Ely hockey team came up empty in four tries at home. Visiting International Falls ...

The Ely Timberwolves went two-for-two in rematches, but one was much closer than the other. After beating Cook County in lopsided fashion for the second time in as many weeks, the high school girls ...

On the last day of the year, the best place for me was sitting in a tree stand taking a last look for a buck. The archery season ends on Dec. 31 each year. And when the state changed the law to allow ...

ELY RACER Logan Larsen was practicing on Fall Lake this week in preparation for upcoming KCPRO-East youth snowmobile races. Larsen will be running the Junior Novice class for the first time. and ...

Ely will follow the lead of the nation and state, and some much larger cities, when mayor Heidi Omerza delivers a “State of the City Address” later this week. Omerza’s address, believed to be the ...

Fourth quarters were difficult for the Vermilion Ironhawks this week at Fergus Falls. With only six players suited up each day, the community college women’s basketball team was competitive for three ...

North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into the news and happenings of northern Minnesota, alongside ...