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Too little, too late

Tuesday’s snow in Tower, followed by subzero overnight temperatures, is part of roller coaster weather to be expected over the next couple months to cap off an unusually mild winter in northern Minnesota. Check out Dave Anderson’s forecast here.

School Forest proposed for Tower-Soudan Elementary!

Tower-Soudan School Principal John Jirik dropped a bombshell proposal at the Independent School District 2142 Board meeting held in Tower Tuesday evening—a school forest. Essentially, a school forest is an outdoor classroom. Students learn and apply math, art, science, language arts, and social studies while gaining an appreciation and awareness of natural resources. Mr. Jirik’s concise report was met with enthusiasm from Board members, many of whom cheered it as a golden opportunity to give the kids time outside during […]

Miners Memorial Project research almost complete by TSHS

By Elaine McGillivray TOWER/SOUDAN – Volunteers from the Tower-Soudan Historical Society (TSHS) continue to work on documenting a list of men who died in, at, or near the Soudan Mine from 1884 to 1957. Documentation is almost complete on the list of 143 men, with only seven needing further documentation. Andy Larson, former president of the Tower Soudan Historical Society and retired Soudan Mine interpreter for 27 years, created the original list of those who died. In recent years, volunteers […]

Elderly homeowner believed to be victim of fatal house fire near Ely

MORSE TOWNSHIP — One person is dead after a house fire happened Sunday afternoon in Morse Township. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says at 1:18 p.m. Morse-Fall Lake, Ely, and Babbitt firefighters were dispatched to the structure fire in the 1400 block of Grant McMahan Boulevard near Ely. According to a 911 report, the elderly homeowner was still inside. Firefighters battled thick smoke and flames in order to search the home for the homeowner, but were unsuccessful, the sheriff’s […]

FDA, CDC officials admit vaxxed people can still transmit Covid, be infected

Public health officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finally admitted what censored, but peer-reviewed, studies have shown–that people vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine can still get COVID and can transmit COVID at a Feb. 15 congressional hearing. At the hearing by the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) asked if the vaccine prevented people from transmitting the virus. “There’s data that shows that earlier in […]

Driver injured in Pike ATV crash

PIKE TOWNSHIP — One person is injured after an ATV crash in Pike Township on Thursday, Feb. 22. It happened around 11 p.m. on the 7400 block of Lax Road, northeast of Virginia, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. When first responders arrived, the driver of the ATV was pinned under the vehicle in the ditch. The driver was treated at the scene by first responders and medical personnel and was then airlifted to Essentia St. Mary’s Hospital […]

Deadline approaching—DNR urges fish house owners to remove shelters from the ice

Most fish house owners in the southern two-thirds of Minnesota already have removed their fish houses from the lakes, given poor ice conditions and forecasted warm weather. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds anyone who still has a fish house on the ice to start planning for its removal. The statutory shelter removal deadline for shelters in the northern one-third of the state is 11.59 p.m. on March 18, though the DNR urges people to monitor ice conditions and […]

Weather - March 1, 2024

Weather – March 1, 2024

Warm and cold air masses will strive for dominance over our landscape in March By Northern News Now meteorologist Dave Anderson We northern Minnesota kids in the early 70’s were big fans of AWA wrestling as seen on TV every weekend. We’d go around slapping Baron Von Raschke’s claw hold on each other and wonder why it didn’t really incapacitate anyone like it did in the ring. Probably the same reason Mr. Spock’s Vulcan neck pinch never put anybody to […]

Conservation Officer Reports - January 2024

Conservation Officer Reports – January 2024

District 5 CO Troy Fondie (Orr) monitored area lakes and checked angling activities. Area forest roads were checked for ATV activity. Local streams were monitored for trapping activity. Fondie continued work on equipment prep for storage. Administrative tasks were completed and training was attended. CO Sean Cannon (Cook) spent time this week checking anglers and monitoring area forest roads. Time was also spent at Camp Ripley for training. High winds over the weekend have rapidly changed ice conditions on Lake […]

Breitung-Tower stuck with $9M-plus water filtration bid

By Terry Carlson At the February 22nd regular meeting in Breitung it was acknowledge that the Wastewater Board, which didn’t meet in January, had extended bids for the water filtration plant to February 13th—but no new bids were received, so they are left with the $9.15 million bid from Lakehead Constructors. Currently, their accumulated funding sources fall short of that mark by about $1 million. The reason for the lack of competitive bids is that out-of-area contractors, which have participated […]

Breitung Police Report - January 2024

Breitung Police Report – January 2024

Breitung Township – Soudan – Tower From Chief Daniel Reing: January was a busier month as compared to last January and the year before. We were surprised by the warm temperatures. What a strange winter. This month I completed the year end paperwork and updated files. Officer Karolczak enjoyed visiting with the participants of the Tower Bocce ball tournament. Winter is going fast, soon ti will be spring. Please stay safe for you fisherman on the ice, many have fallen […]

Breitung Fire & Rescue Report

The regular monthly fire department meeting and annual meeting was held on January 27, 2024. The Officers remained the same, Trevor Banks as Chief, Matt Tuchel as Assistant Chief, Doug Carter as Captain, Lance Dougherty as Lieutenant, and Detton Koski as Training Officer. Steve Burgess resigned as Training Officer which was official on 12/31/2023. Steve Burgess and Detton Koski shared duties for 2023. This month’s training consisted of Incident Command which was conducted by the firefighters. Three calls were received […]