Sonja Kay Beltz, 82, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Sanford Health Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Sonja was born July 15, 1941, in Crookston, MN, to John and Mabel (Iverson) Knutson.

Fishing as a child, for me, was tagging along with my grandfather. We dug red worms for bluegills and brook trout, everything we caught went home, he cleaned it and Gramma fried it. Every meal was all ...

Ely continues to face economic challenges and problems that vex many rural communities. Population is declining, school enrollment is falling and a lack of affordable, available housing and ready and ...

Attendees look on as presenters prepare them for upcoming trips to the BWCA. More than 70 Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness enthusiasts gathered at a ‘Spring Crew Member Orientation and Safety ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving vehicle permit fees at all 74 state parks and recreation areas on Saturday, April 27. This “Free Park Day” is one of four days each year on ...

Skeptical city officials gave an Ely property owner 30 days to make a series of repairs to a blighted property currently deemed uninhabitable. After their building official was unable to gain access ...

Bernadine “Bernie” Joan Krtinich passed away on April 17, 2024 surrounded by her family. She was born on April 26, 1935, to Bernard and Bertha (Maki) Oja on the family farm in Jacobson. Bernie grew up ...

Jeanette (Jean) May Kosorok sadly passed away on April 17 in her home surrounded by her daughters. Jean was born on May 8, 1936. She was the eldest of eight children. Jean married Bill Kosorok on ...

Early in the high school baseball season, pitchers often have an advantage over hitters. That played out in a big way Monday in Ely, where the Timberwolves’ Elliot Levens and Jack Davies combined on a ...

Dr. Mathew Rolando, age 51, passed away on March 29, 2024 in San Diego, CA. Mathew was born on May 6, 1972 in Ely, MN. He attended school in Ely and graduated from Ely Memorial High School in 1990. He ...

Early in the high school baseball season, pitchers often have an advantage over hitters. That played out in a big way Monday in Ely, where the Timberwolves’ Elliot Levens and Jack Davies combined on a ...

Jean M. Worth, age 88, passed away on April 11, 2024, at the Carefree Living in Babbitt. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home of Ely.