Government
City moves forward on Tower Area Ambulance Service expansion
MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2017 — The Tower City Council, at its April 24 meeting, gave full approval to the Tower Area Ambulance Service’s request to expand the service to include… [Read More]
Cook area (south of Lake Vermilion) gold til survey data released
APRIL 27, 2017 — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released new data from a geologic study report on part of the Vermilion Lake Gold Fields. Lake Vermilion… [Read More]
City crosses Gundersen Trust off the agenda; addresses marina blight and issues Cease and Desist order
WEDNESDAY, April 18, 2017 — Since our last report on Tower government the city has experienced a couple of very interesting weeks. The Tower Economic Development Authority and city council acted… [Read More]
Greenwood continues modifying fire department policy
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2017 — Under Board of Supervisor Chairman Dr. John Bassing’s leadership the Greenwood Town Board of Supervisors has spent a considerable amount of its time tuning the operations of… [Read More]
Contentious city planning and zoning meeting held
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 — Tower’s new planning and zoning commission meeting got off to a contentious start. The commission met on Tuesday, March 28 with three new commissioners. Steven… [Read More]
Greenwood Chairman challenges hospital on tax district claims
Thursday, March 24, 2017 — Following Greenwood Township’s routine reorganization Town Board Chairman Dr. John Bassing called out the Cook Hospital on what he said was an attempt at hostile annexation of the… [Read More]
Greenwood Township voters approve playground donation at annual meeting
In Minnesota the bedrock of American Democracy rests securely on the foundation built on the state’s many townships. In most of these townships Tuesday, March 13 is election and annual… [Read More]
Tower to rewrite rules to make daycare loan
Monday, March 13, 2017 — Mayor Josh Carlson appeared before the city council at its March 13 meeting seeking to have the city rewrite the rules governing its commercial development… [Read More]
Lake Vermilion tops list of new DNR offerings
MARCH 2, 2017 — A variety of new experiences await visitors to Minnesota state parks and trails in 2017. For example, you can: • Explore two new campgrounds opening this… [Read More]
Breitung Town Board reviews options on future uses for township buildings
By soudan42
FEBRUARY 28, 2107 — The Breitung Town Board of Supervisors met tonight to review the potential conversion of the existing township buildings into new functionalities. The Town Hall, which was… [Read More]