COOK- The Cook Annual Timber Days committee in recent years has chosen grand marshals for Sunday’s parade who have been involved in many different volunteer and philanthropic groups. This year’s ...

REGIONAL— While the fate of President Trump’s tariffs are currently stuck in legal limbo for now, it remains to be seen how those assessments will impact retailers here in the North Country. Whether ...

REGIONAL- With just weeks left to avoid a state government shutdown, Minnesota lawmakers are still trying to wrap up work on a new two-year budget that was supposed to be done weeks ago. The regular ...

For many plants that reside on the forest floor here in the North Country, that period between the thawing of the ground and the bursting of the leaves of the overstory is focused on reproduction.

CHISHOLM- The North Woods baseball team came roaring out of the gate Tuesday in the 7A sectional tournament, scoring a 7-2 win over Mt. Iron-Buhl and a 5-4 upset of higher-seeded Chisolm to advance … ...

TOWER— After considerable discussion on Monday, the city council here agreed to seek state bonding funds for a sewer upgrades project focused on a portion of N. Third St. where there is considerable ...

TOWER- Copper-nickel mining upstream of the Boundary Waters is a controversial issue, and whether this mining will ultimately go forward remains an open question. Impacts on the environment versus the ...

REGIONAL— The St. Louis County Board of Adjustment gave half a slice to a Burntside Lake island-owner who wanted to build a cabin on a site far too small to meet the county’s zoning ordinance for ...

REGIONAL— Scenic Rivers Health Services CEO Keith Harvey expressed incredulity this week in the wake of passage of a U.S. House spending and policy bill that would make dramatic cuts to Medicaid and, ...

TOWER— Have questions about the planned changes at the Moccasin Point public landing on Lake Vermilion? Then you’ll want to attend the open house set for Wednesday, June 18 at the Herbert Lamppa Civic ...

GREENWOOD TWP- The Greenwood Town Board approved hiring the MJM Medical Director Group to provide oversight for the township’s first responders, who are part of the township’s fire department and not ...

LAKE VERMILION- Unorganized Township 63-17 won’t be nameless much longer as residents voted to organize this week. In a special election held Tuesday, voters chose to incorporate as St. Louis County’s ...