Duane Hicks Work on the 200 block of Second Street East is progressing well, with Bay City Contractors anticipating the completion of the installation of sanitary sewer and water lines by the end of the weekend. After that, the storm sewer will be installed, the watermain disinfected and tested, and […]
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Duane Hicks The last of the concrete foundation for the stage structure at the future Rainy Lake Square was poured yesterday, with backfilling to start next week. The stage structure was shipped this week and will be built upon arrival. Meanwhile, the entry canopy gabion walls are being completed and […]
of Cynthia Donald Eric Burns, Thomas Haugo, and Ava Burns were out enjoying their scooters while wearing the appropriate yet fun head gear. Scooters seem to be growing in popularity here as more and more youngsters are riding them to school or for playtime.
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario plans to sell marijuana in as many as 150 stores run by the province’s liquor control board after the federal government legalizes its recreational use next summer. The stores will operate separately from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s current outlets, and the province expects all […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Search crews say they have found a test model of the Avro Arrow, an advanced Canadian fighter jet that was scrapped controversially in 1959, on the floor of Lake Ontario. OEX Recovery Group, which is spearheading the “Raise the Arrow” expedition, said in a news release yesterday […]
Staff Only a few months after finalizing its 2017 budget, town council and staff soon will begin thinking about next year’s revenues and expenditures. Town council is expected approve the timetable for planning out the 2018 budget at its regular meeting this Monday evening. This includes a public input meeting […]
Staff John Desaulniers was the only pre-selected pitcher to make it out to the ballpark for his team. He was the only one it needed. The Sight & Sound Wolves’ ace was dazzling against some of the best hitters in the district as he led Team Vaughan Wilson over Team […]
The Associated PressBarry Wilner FOXBOROUGH, Mass.–Winning at New England when the Patriots are coming off an historic Super Bowl victory is worth getting a little wild over. That’s not the Kansas City Chiefs’ style. Not even when a rookie is setting records. Kareem Hunt, after fumbling on his first NFL […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Northwest Catholic District School Board will hold its first meeting of the 2017-18 school year tomorrow (Sept. 9) beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Finance Office in Dryden. It also will be the first for Brendan Hyatt in his new role as director of education for the […]
The Associated PressDanica CotoAnika Kentish SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–Fearsome Hurricane Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving at least 10 dead and thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees on a track today that could lead to a catastrophic strike on Florida. The most potent […]
The Associated PressDave Skretta KANSAS CITY, Mo.–When the Kansas City Chiefs trimmed their roster to the 53-man limit less than a week before their opener in New England, all but 10 of the players they kept were on the roster last season. There’s a very good reason for that. The […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–So much for the first U.S. Open matchup between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Federer failed to live up to his end of the bargain. Hours after Nadal did his part with an easy-as-can-be victory to get to the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows, Federer was unable […]
