Duane Hicks Melissa Wilson of the Northwestern Health Unit, left, and Sarah DeGagne of the United Native Friendship Centre, right, were joined by Meghan Spooner, Susan Crans, Bryanna Taylor, Beth Paleczny, and their young companions during a walk Thursday to mark “World Breastfeeding Week” and support the right of children […]
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From the OPP On Oct. 3 around 3:20 p.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP received a trespassing call at a Fort Frances institution. An officer attended the location and observed the man, subsequently asking him to leave the premises. An investigation revealed the male had warrants for his […]
Staff The Super 8 Hotel here is looking to expand. Town council will receive a recommendation at its regular meeting tonight to amend the site plan control agreement with property owner, Borderland Hotel Inc., to accommodate a proposed 24-room addition. This addition will be to the north side (rear) of […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers were able to put any thoughts of going on an early-season slide to bed Saturday night. After dropping a second-straight game Friday night by a 4-2 score to the visiting Thief River Falls Norskies, the Lakers rebounded in a big way with a 5-0 shutout […]
Staff Talk about a day of Muskie dominance. All four court sports teams came away victorious against the visiting Kenora Broncos on Thursday afternoon at Fort High. The senior boys’ volleyball squad nabbed its first win of the season to improve to 1-3 in NorWOSSA play. They downed the visitors […]
Sam Odrowski Robert Moore student Chloe Allen roasted bannock outside of the Nanicost building on Thursday during the Seven Generations Education Institute’s annual “Fall Harvest.” Students learned about indigenous culture, traditions, and lifestyle.
Look for intermittent snow tonight, with a possible accumulation of three-six cm (one-two inches). Expect an overnight low of one C (34 F) and northeast winds gusting up to 28 km/h. An additional five-10 cm (two-four inches) of snow is expected tomorrow, with a high of three (37) and low […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Brock Holt had one thing in mind: He was swinging for the fences. After all, the game was decided long ago. And everything else went Boston’s way all night, so why not this? The part-time utilityman put the finishing touch on a Red Sox blowout, becoming […]
Staff The Muskie football team has been a well-oiled machine this season and rolled to their fourth-straight win Thursday afternoon with a 17-7 victory over the Maples Marauders in WHSFL action at Fort High. After a scoreless first half in which both quarterbacks threw interceptions, the Muskies (4-1) opened the […]
Duane Hicks Mayoral candidates June Caul and Ken Perry weighed in on a host of issues facing Fort Frances on Tuesday evening during a forum hosted by the local Chamber of Commerce at the Townshend Theatre. Chamber past president Cathy Emes, who acted as the moderator, posed a series of […]
Staff The season officially has come to a close for the Muskie golf team. Neither Aiden Wielinga nor Mikel Ward were able to qualify for OFSAA at the NWOSSAA championships held Tuesday at Kitchen Creek. Ward carded a 93 while Wielinga shot a 107 to finish 20th and 36th, respectively, […]
The Associated PressKyle Hightower FOXBOROUGH, Mass.–Beginning in the early 2000s and lasting for more than a decade, the match-ups between Peyton Manning’s Colts and Tom Brady’s Patriots were must-watch ones. From their three AFC championship games to the six regular-season MVP awards Brady and Manning captured during that span, quarterback […]
