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Posted Thursday, June 11, 2026 4:06 pm REGIONAL- Anyone who’s ever painted a room knows the routine. You stand in the paint aisle staring at hundreds of tiny color chips with names like “Morning Mist” or “Whispering Wheat,” trying to imagine what a full wall might actually look like in your living room. Then comes the moment of truth.

Posted Thursday, June 11, 2026 4:08 pm ELY— We humans like to plan. And then life reaches out and, well, we make new plans. And that’s how Raven’s Wing Bed and Breakfast in Ely came to be. Scott Mills and Wende Nelson had bought the old miner’s house located next door on Yukon Drive, sometime probably back in the 1980s (they aren’t really sure when). It had long been the home of the Lesar family, but by the 1980s, Louis Lesar was the only one left.

Posted Thursday, June 11, 2026 4:31 pm COOK — Summer visitors heading north through Cook can now pick up leeches, minnows, and a double scoop of Superman ice cream in the same stop along Hwy. 53. Northwoods Snackle Shop, opened this spring by Paula and Dave Dundas next to their Northwoods Bait and Tackle business, has quickly become a busy stop for both locals and travelers looking for a summertime treat. The idea for the business started with a simple craving after dinner one evening.

Posted Thursday, June 11, 2026 9:56 am GREENWOOD TWP — Dry conditions, high fire danger, and recent structure fires have focused attention on what both the township and residents can do to help prevent and manage wildland fires. The Greenwood Fire Department hosted a month-long wildland firefighting class in May, and those completing the class are now certified for national wildland firefighting. “This really opened our eyes up,” said Fire Chief Brian Trancheff.

Posted Thursday, June 11, 2026 9:54 am BEATTY TWP — A seasonal cabin near Elbow Lake was destroyed in a Saturday afternoon fire in Beatty Township north of Cook. According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, emergency dispatchers received several calls at approximately 2:35 p.m. on June 6 reporting heavy dark smoke in the area of Crane Lake Road and Kennedy Road, about 15 miles north of Cook.

Posted Thursday, June 11, 2026 4:06 pm It used to be that if you wanted reliable power at your remote home or cabin, you called the local rural electric co-op, took a deep breath, and wrote a really big check. And that was just the beginning. Add the monthly bills and service fees to maintain the new power line, and you quickly realize that connecting to the grid isn’t cheap. Those days are largely over.

Posted Thursday, June 11, 2026 11:05 am ELY — Contractors mobilized at Ely school facilities this week, launching construction on a $5.25 million athletic improvement project nearly two years in the making. Superintendent Anne Oelke told the school board Monday that crews from multiple contractors were on site last week, with a follow-up meeting scheduled Tuesday morning to work out timelines at each facility.

Posted Thursday, June 11, 2026 4:05 pm REGIONAL—Before moving ahead with an addition or similar expansion of your home’s floor plan, consider options for repurposing the space you already have. Repurposing rooms in a home comes down to aligning the space a person has with their lifestyle needs. Here are a few ways to rethink interior spaces. • Identify unused or under-used rooms. Take note of spaces that are cleaned but rarely used. For many people, this is a dining room or a guest suite.

Posted Thursday, June 11, 2026 4:07 pm REGIONAL — Whether it’s a leaking roof, drafty windows, or an aging furnace, home repairs have a way of piling up faster than bank accounts can keep pace. But some loan programs offer area homeowners a low-cost path to tackling those projects before they become something worse.

Posted Thursday, June 11, 2026 4:30 pm ELY- Most people remember “Oklahoma!” for the songs. “People Will Say We’re in Love.” “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’.” “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top.” For Northern Lakes Arts Association Executive Artistic Director and “Oklahoma!” director Ian Francis Lah, those songs were his introduction to the musical growing up. But revisiting the show as a director revealed something deeper.