Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The annual five-week “Lenten Lunch” worship series will be hosted by Knox United Church in Emo. Come and enjoy a short worship service, followed by a soup-and-sandwich lunch for $4, at noon every Wednesday from Feb. 21-March 21. The proceeds will be donated to the Emo and […]
District News
From the OPP On Feb. 3, the Treaty #3 Police Service requested assistance from the OPP’s North West Region Crime Unit regarding an aggravated assault investigation in Seine River First Nation. The victim, a 42-year-old male identified as Rudy Whitecrow of Seine River First Nation, was transported to Thunder Bay […]
From the OPP On Feb. 3 around 1:45 p.m., Dryden OPP officers conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17 in Dryden. During the arrest of the male driver, an altercation between officers and the occupant occurred. The male later went into medical distress, at which time he was transported by […]
Press Release Family-friendly comedian Daren Streblow will perform on Friday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Backus Auditorium in International Falls. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available in advance at Betty’s in Fort Frances, J&D Foods in Littlefork, and City Drug and Backus in the Falls […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The Township of La Vallee would like to remind residents that interim tax bills will be sent out soon and will be due on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Please be advised that tax payments can be made at any CIBC institution or through CIBC’s online banking. The municipality […]
Press Release Rainy River Community College in International Falls is partnering with Lake Superior College in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. to offer the Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Associate of Applied Science program. Local students will be able to complete their pre-program and required general education courses at RRCC (25-27 credits) […]
From the MNRF Two tourist outfitters from the Fort Frances area have been fined a total of $13,000 for offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. William Godin and Nellie Halverson of Devlin, the owners of Lake Despair Lodge, pleaded guilty and each were fined $5,000, and given a […]
It will be mostly cloudy and cold tonight, with an overnight low of minus-22 C (seven below zero F) and northwest winds gusting up to 26 km/h. Tomorrow will be partly sunny but continued cold, with a high of minus-18 (zero) and low around minus-26 (14 below). Look for west-northwest […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent Friday, Feb. 16 is the deadline for entries for the 78th year of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. Committee members are hoping the public will celebrate this prestigious milestone with them by participating in the Festival in some way, either as a performer, an […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, has declared the influenza outbreak over at Rainycrest Long-Term Care here, effective yesterday (Jan. 29). All admissions, transfers, discharges, and social activities have resumed, and all visitors are now welcomed there again. We still are urging people to […]
From the OPP Shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday, members of the Rainy River District OPP were called to a single motor-vehicle collision on Highway 11 in Watten Township. Officers attended the scene and conducted an investigation. As a result, a 33-year-old Sioux Lookout woman was charged with operating a motor […]
Press Release About 20 workers at the Dryden Volunteer Recruitment and Referral Centre voted 75 percent in favour of ratifying a new three-year contract that also just was approved by the DVRRC board. DVRRC provides support for individuals with both physical and developmental disabilities. “We are pleased to have finalized […]
