Marshall Helmberger

DULUTH— The Ely girls basketball team’s win streak ended at seven this week as the Timberwolves ran into a buzzsaw at Duluth Marshall here on Tuesday. The Wolves fell 96-49. No other information was available as of press time.

Ely’s Drew Johnson moves the ball down the court while a Bigfork defender follows.

REGIONAL— A Britt man remains in the St. Louis County Jail after his Dec. 20 arrest on three separate counts stemming from his use of a nine-year-old boy in a sexual performance or pornography …

TOWER— The former St. Louis County public works facility here is now the city of Tower’s following the recent closing on the property, which had been in the works for more than a year. The facility, purchased for $260,000, provides the city with a 31-acre site, a 3.6-acre parking area, a 4,700-sq. ft. office and maintenance garage, and a 3,500-sq. ft. cold storage building. It also includes a 10,200-sq.ft. salt dome with thousands of yards of salted gravel. The maintenance facility includes a built-in crane and a long list of other equipment which the county left with the building.

Extensive testing shows path of pollution reaches Boundary Waters

A combination of factors have led to layoffs, worries about the future

REGIONAL— Electricity consumers in Lake Country Power’s service territory are expected to benefit from two major federal grants designed to promote new ways of providing power, while reducing emissions from traditional power plants. The awards were announced earlier this month and are part of the Empowering Rural America program, being overseen by the USDA’s Rural Development agency. More than $6 billion in grants were approved in all, helping to fund projects in 30 states, including Minnesota.

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ELY— Four Timberwolves reached double digits in scoring here last Friday as Ely tamed the Broncos 65-49 to improve to 11-4 on the season. Senior Clare Thomas had one of her strongest nights of the season thus far as she led the Wolves with 16 points, while adding seven rebounds. Amelia Penke notched a double-double with 12 points and ten boards on the night. Lydia Schultz added 15 points for Ely, while Audrey Kallberg posted 13.

DULUTH— Slow starts proved troublesome for the Timberwolves as they dropped two straight matches over the past week, to fall to 10-4 on the season.