Staff It seems the Muskie football team has some early-season momentum. A week after routing the host Tec Voc Hornets 42-0, the Muskies (2-1) had to dig down deep defensively in grinding out a 14-8 win over the previously undefeated Elmwood Giants (2-1) in their WHSFL home-opener Friday afternoon. After […]
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Staff Talk about a picture perfect start. The Fort Frances Lakers (2-0-0-0) kicked off the SIJHL regular season in style with a pair of road wins over the weekend. Kirk Coppock scored in overtime Friday night to help Fort Frances pull out a 4-3 win over the two-time defending champion […]
The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va.–Kyle Busch is starting to wonder why he even spends time trying to qualify well at Richmond Raceway. Five months after winning the spring race on the 0.75-mile oval from the 32nd starting spot, Busch did even better Saturday night–winning from 39th to complete a season […]
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From the OPP On Sept. 20 around 6:10 p.m., two members of the Rainy River District OPP conducted a vehicle stop in the area of Portage Avenue in response to a traffic complaint. Officers spoke with the driver, and commenced an investigation. As a result, a 26-year-old Fort Frances man […]
It will be mostly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of four C (39 F) and west-northwest winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will see gradual clearing, with a high of 11 (53) and low around two (35). Look for west winds gusting up to 13 km/h. Partly sunny […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Matt Nichols almost had forgotten what it felt like to win. It was good. The Winnipeg quarterback threw one touchdown pass and no interceptions as the Blue Bombers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 31-14 victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night. “Anytime you […]
The Canadian PressColette Derworiz EDMONTON–Alberta Environment says two black bear cubs being rehabilitated will be returned to the wild by mid-October despite concerns that it is too early. The Cochrane Ecological Institute, a non-profit wildlife facility, took in two cubs after the province lifted a ban in the spring that […]
The Associated PressTom Withers CLEVELAND–Sam Darnold once thought he would be wearing an orange helmet just a few shades brighter than his hair colour. But the former USC star wasn’t precisely what the Browns were looking for in a franchise quarterback in the NFL draft. Darnold checked most of the […]
The 20th-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament runs today through Saturday (Sept. 20-22) under the big tent at Hannam Park in Rainy River. See page C1 of Wednesday’s Times for a complete schedule of events. An information meeting for all school bus drivers, and those who want to become one in […]
Staff The Muskie cross-country team was nothing short of impressive in its season-opening meet yesterday. The junior girls’ squad, comprised of Ashlyn Beck, Greta Fedoruk, Grace Kowal, and Jaida Norris, easily took gold in its division by grabbing three of the top-five finishes at the SSSAA Time Trials in Thunder […]
Sam Odrowski Construction crews were seen prepping gravel, putting foundation walls in, and preparing the construction site near St. Francis School for the new consolidated JK-Grade 8 Catholic school that is slated to be built for the 2019-20 school year. A ground-breaking ceremony was held for the project on Aug. […]
