Staff Tanner Foust became the new Americas Rallycross (ARX) Championship leader after a thrilling victory in the ARX of Austin at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas on Saturday afternoon. Loenbro Motorsports’ Steve Arpin, who is from Fort Frances, started on the third row of the final after a […]
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Staff It was nearly another sweep for the Muskie court sport teams yesterday against the visiting Kenora Broncos. In girls’ basketball action, the Muskie juniors improved to 4-0 with a 33-16 win over the Broncos (1-3). Grace Smith led all scorers with 10 points while Ayiana Gagne chipped in with […]
Submitted Jeff Gustafson with a nearly six-pound smallmouth from Lake St. Clair.
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The dates have been set for the performances of this year’s Christmas choraliers. Choir director Diane Maxey announced last week that the choir, which traditionally has sung a Christmas cantata, would instead be performing a collection of Christmas anthems this year. Now, Maxey has nailed down when each of the […]
From the RRDSB
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) announced yesterday that they would begin a full withdrawal of service–strike action–across the province on Monday (Oct. 7), unless progress is made at the central bargaining table. At this time, the Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) is confirming details of the strike […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of two C (28 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy and sunny through the day with increased cloud coverage at night, while the high will be eight (46) and low will be three (27). Saturday will have rain all day long, with a […]
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A shortage of medical doctors continues to be an issue for communities across Northwestern Ontario. Fort Frances is no exception and the local physician recruitment team, which includes Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft and Coun. Wendy Brunetta, continues to advocate to get more doctors locally. Currently, the town is in need of three general […]
The Canadian PressCassandra Szklarski TORONTO–A renowned Canadian doctor and researcher whose work challenges well-worn advice to limit meat consumption is dismissing mounting criticism as “over the top” and “hysterical.” Gordon Guyatt said he knew the series of papers he and his colleagues published in the Annals of Internal Medicine this […]
Jamie Mountain Jamie Spencer had her eyes on the prize as she got ready to elevate for a jump shot over a Kenora Broncos’ defender during the fourth quarter of the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team’s 39-15 win in NorWOSSA action yesterday at Fort High. Spencer scored six points to […]
Staff The Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s volleyball team was on the wrong end of the scoresheet once again in their lone match last week. RRCC (3-14 overall, 1-7 in the conference) lost its second match in a row with a 3-0 sweep at the hands of the visiting […]
Jamie Mountain Ty Stafford, left, Kaleb Richards, Sebastian Anderson, and Wyatt Richards were grilling and serving up hotdogs for all their hungry patrons during the Muskie football team’s annual fundraising barbecue on Saturday afternoon in front of Safeway here. All proceeds went to helping support the program as it moves […]
The final event of the Bassmaster Elite Series season is taking place this week at Lake St. Clair on the Michigan/Ontario border, just north of Detroit. It is the Angler of the Year Championship, a three-day tournament featuring the top 50 anglers in points after the nine event regular season. […]
