By David Koenig The Associated Press Expect to pay more to heat your home this winter than you spent last year. That’s the message from government analysts who sifted through forecasts for a colder winter and slightly higher energy prices. The Energy Department said Thursday that household bills are likely […]
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It is with great sorrow that the family of David Olav Fontana announces his passing on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. David was born on Jan. 31, 1966 in Fort Frances to Larry and Betty Fontana. He grew up in Atikokan, Ont., where […]
Staff The golf cart came over the hill down the final stretch—bringing with it a black-and-gold cavalry charge through the pouring rain. It was pretty much nothing but Muskies atop of the leaderboard in the girls’ 3.2-km run at the Hial Pike Invitational on Tuesday afternoon at the Falls Country […]
Joey Payeur Emily Harp of the Muskie cross-country running team wasn’t going to get a little rain get in her way as she braved the elements to finish 31st in the girls’ 3.2-km race at the Hial Pike Invitational on Tuesday afternoon at the Falls Country Club.
From the OPP During the early-morning hours of Saturday, the Sioux Lookout OPP executed a search warrant at a local hotel as part of a drug-related occurrence. The search resulted in the discovery and seizure of a large amount of cocaine, with an approximate street value of $8,000. Also seized […]
Irene LaingSubmitted The fall tea was the focus of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary meeting held Tuesday, Oct. 4 in the hospital boardroom. Convenor Mary Jane Pearson updated the executive on plans for the annual event. The tea will be held this Saturday (Oct. 15) from 2-4 p.m. at the […]
Staff A new remuneration review committee will take a look at how much town council is paid. Mayor Roy Avis said at last night’s council meeting (held a day later due to the Thanksgiving holiday) that it’s customary for council to review its remuneration once during its four-year term. “It’s […]
Heather Latter St. Michael’s School teachers Carla Harris and Cheri Whatley, far right, and several of the school’s students displayed the food they collected over a one-week span for the United Native Friendship Centre’s food bank. Tara Henttonen and Jennifer Kivimaki, at left, stopped by this morning to pick up […]
Staff Good luck—and good play—came in threes for the Muskies yesterday on home court. It was a Muskie sweep in girls’ basketball against the Kenora Broncos, though in two very different fashions. The senior squad took advantage of Kenora having just six players available to clobber the Broncos 65-15, outscoring […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Adyson Wilson-Hands carved a path to the hoop on this second-quarter drive during Fort High’s 23-13 victory over the visiting Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA junior girls’ basketball action yesterday.
Staff An ill wind kicked up yesterday that left numerous young golfers feeling sick to their stomachs. Among those was Muskie Tyson Morrisseau, who carded a 12-over 84 yesterday to finish in a six-way tie for 76th place after Day 1 of the two-day OFSAA boys’ golf championship at the […]
Staff In celebration of Ontario Public Library Week, the Fort Frances Public Library will host its third-annual “Human Library” this Monday (Oct. 17) from 6-8 p.m. As in the previous two years, the library has secured four speakers who will become the “books” that can be “borrowed” for conversation. They […]
