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The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into the news and happenings of northern Minnesota, alongside the Canadian border. www.elyecho.com
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News
Ely city council OKs floor scrubber buy on 4-3 vote
1+ week, 2+ day ago (678+ words) Ely council members agreed to buy a new floor scrubber on Tuesday night, but only after a divided vote and how it should be paid for. The council voted 4-3 to approve the $8,045 expenditure, as recommended by the city’s budget committee,…...
Community calendar
2+ week, 2+ day ago (271+ words) The 28th annual Ely Artwalk will take place Sept. 1-30 in downtown Ely with more than 400 pieces of art in the shops and windows of downtown businesses by artists living in the Ely area. At the Ely Public Library on Thursday, Sept....
Pulsar Helium transitioning from discovery to production at Topaz
2+ week, 2+ day ago (391+ words) Pulsar Helium announced its financial and operating results for the nine months ended June 30. Between October 2025 to March 2026, the company drilled five core-hole appraisal wells at its flagship Topaz Project in Minnesota, with all wells encountering gas under high pressure....
Over $290,000 collected by United Way given out to Ely area businesses, households
3+ week, 2+ day ago (604+ words) United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN) has collected and reinvested nearly $300,000 in donations to help residents and small businesses mitigate the financial impacts of this summer’s wildfires. The Chisholm-based organization began fundraising July 14 and opened applications July 31 to small businesses…...
Business survey fuels debate at city council meeting
3+ week, 2+ day ago (511+ words) A survey of area business owners became an unexpected source of controversy at the city council table on Tuesday night. Council members approved a motion to post the survey, being conducted by the University of Minnesota, on its social media…...
Silver Rapids passes environmental review
3+ week, 3+ day ago (714+ words) The Lake County Planning Commission gave the reinvented Silver Rapids Lodge development proposal a preliminary stamp of approval at their meeting Monday evening. The commission will send Silver Rapids’ proposal to the Lake County Board of Commissioners for a vote,…...
Babbitt Community Calendar
3+ week, 3+ day ago (201+ words) The Babbitt veterans resale room now accepting gently used items Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon in the back of the Municipal Building in Babbitt at 71 South Drive. Come check out vintage items for sale. A firearms safety hybrid class will be…...