(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two individuals with theft of a motor vehicle. On September 13, 2023, members of the Rainy River District OPP Detachment received a report of a stolen commercial motor vehicle […]

By Kevin Jeffrey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com

A pair of local hockey officials are making it easier for new referees to get on the ice. Colin Dzijacky and Patrick Galloway have come together to start Earn Your Stripes, which started off as a project that Dzijacky did as part of his schooling through Laurentian University but now […]

By John Chilibeck
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Daily Gleaner

Terry Fox’s older brother has done just about every kind of run or walk there is over the last 43 years to raise money for cancer research. On a recent weekend in Regina, Fred Fox ran a half-marathon. In August, the 66-year-old climbed to the summit of Mount Terry Fox, […]

Tonight will see mainly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and the risk of a thunderstorm with a low of 13 C (55 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy with a chance of showers and the risk of a thunderstorm during the day, remaining cloudy with a chance of showers […]

Raymond King, left, and Pete Medved hoist the champion trophy after coming out on top of the 2023 Rainy River Walleye Tournament this Saturday, September 16, 2023. The team had a strong command of the field after the first day’s fishing and came in just ahead of the second place […]

I love September, when summer’s heat has taken its leave for the most part. September mornings are fresh and bright. It’s “sweater-weather” as Saturday Night Live’s Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph so humorously told us with their imposed exaggerated Bronx accents. I never tire of watching that skit. I’m a […]

Halloween is almost here, and with it, will come a small army of ghosts and goblins, on the hunt for candy and treats. But after the sugar coma passes, there are some ghosts who remain… This fall, we’d like to hear your spooky stories and scary tales. Do you suspect […]

The West Rainy River District Lions pontoon boat raffle was held Saturday during the Rainy River Walleye Tournament and the winners were a Devlin family – Brian and Michelle Sabbe and their two boys Rylan and Brayden. Rylan shared with me they were very surprised. Michelle informed me she has […]

Well, this weather could certainly stick around for a couple more months in my eyes. Everything I sit down to write my “Moos” I think I should not talk about the weather, but it affects everything I do. A warm dry, fall is hard to beat. Yesterday we preg. checked […]