Nicholas Donaldson Incorrect information, multiple revisions, and stress during tax season were among the problems the Rainy River District School Board apologized for at its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday (March 7). The errors involving T4 forms sent to board employees, caused by a new payroll system and changing staff […]
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Courtesy of theFalls Journal Mark Edlund is the 2017 recipient of the Kallemeyn Award, recognizing his outstanding professional achievements and contributions to research and resource management in the Rainy-Lake of the Woods basin. Edlund is senior scientist at the Science Museum of Minnesota’s St. Croix Watershed Research Station in Marine […]
Look for increasing cloudiness tonight, with an overnight low of minus-nine C (16 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy, with the chance of isolated showers in the afternoon. Expect a high of five (41) and low around minus-two (28). Cloudy skies also are forecast for Friday, along with a high of […]
It will be clear tonight, with an overnight low of minus-13 C (nine F). Tomorrow will be sunny and milder, with a high of two (36) and low around minus-three (27). Spotty afternoon showers are forecast for Thursday, along with a high of three (37) and low again dipping to […]
From the OPP On March 10 around 5:30 p.m., the Rainy River District OPP received a report of a motor-vehicle collision in a parking lot on the 200 block of Third Street East. During the investigation, the driver, a 49-year-old Fort Frances male, was arrested and taken to OPP detachment […]
It will be clear and cold tonight, with an overnight low of minus-17 C (one F). Tomorrow will be sunny and milder, with a high of minus-four (25) and low around minus-14 (seven). Milder conditions are forecast for Wednesday, along with a high of two (36) and low dipping to […]
It will be mainly clear but bitterly cold, with an overnight low of minus-22 C (eight below zero F) that will feel more like minus-25 (13 below zero) thanks to north winds gusting up to 12 m.p.h. Tomorrow will be partly sunny and continued cold, with a high of minus-11 […]
Press Release U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the International Falls port of entry detained a man Tuesday who has drug-trafficking convictions in Canada and who had been living illegally in the United States since 2000. The 46-year-old man, who is a citizen of Honduras, previously was deported […]
Press Release Unifor donated $2,000 to Hoshizaki House Dryden District Crisis Shelter on Tuesday as part of a total of $146,000 being donated to 73 shelters across Canada in recognition of International Women’s Day (March 8). “This contribution is to acknowledge the amazing work that Hoshizaki House and its dedicated […]
From the OPP The Red Lake OPP investigated two separate incidents yesterday involving a motor vehicle breaking through the ice on Red Lake. Also 24 hours earlier, the OPP received a report of a snowmachine breaking through the ice. The vehicles did not break through the ice entirely, and those […]
Nicholas Donaldson After 30 years of ownership, Greg and Shelly Gustafson have passed The Great Bear onto new owners. Jordan and Katie Stus officially took over the business on March 1 and are excited about the opportunity. Katie Stus (nee Cuthbertson) grew up in the area and went to Thunder […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Emo is holding its annual St. Patrick’s Day supper in the church hall on Friday, March 17 starting at 5:30 p.m. Admission to this fantastic roast beef meal is by advanced tickets only, which cost $15 for adults and $8 for children […]
