David Matthew Hatfield, age 60, of Carlton and Babbitt, Minnesota passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Essentia – St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, ...

Everywhere residents and visitors travel to many places and interact with other individuals that they encounter. Next week I will travel to my grandson’s graduation and our family will gather. This ...

Ely’s Violet Udovich prevailed in a showdown between two of the state’s best sprinters, earning not only two section championships, but a pair of section records. Udovich won both the 200 and 400 ...

This year the Kinneys are defending their previous year’s victory over the Ernts. After a four-year hiatus of coming in dead last or with a death grip on second place, out of only two families ...

The Section 7A meet didn’t go the way the Ely Timberwolves would have liked. Despite some individual highlights, the high school boys track team was back in the pack in the standings and also fell ...

From the Ely Echo archives of June 3, 1985. A World War II B-26 bomber was at the Ely Airport in preparation of fighting forest fires in the area. Lynch Air Tankers out of Billings, Montana was ...

With one more win, the Ely Timberwolves will have a chance to contend for a section title in their home ballpark. The high school baseball team moved closer to a spot in the Section 7A Final Four, ...

The beginning of foraging season is upon us, which means morel mushrooms are here for their brief annual appearance. Local mushroom expert, Mason Wiekert, is back with another morel pasta dish. Mason ...

The fish have not exactly been on fire over the last week; many of our anglers are reporting mediocre or hit and miss success on most lakes. There are some exceptions though with Basswood being one of ...

South Ridge proved to be the Ely Timberwolves’ ultimate nemesis. Twice in three days, the Panthers downed Ely in Section 7A high school softball playoff action, and a 10-5 decision on May 22 ended the ...

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