Staff Four goals in 16 minutes? A record-setting five goals in the FIFA Women’s World Cup final? Please, Team USA, let the La Place Rendez-Vous U18 Voyageurs show how it’s really done. The Voyageurs scored from near, far, and everywhere in between last night in a 14-0 rout of Al’s […]

the OPP On July 4 around 5:30 am, Rainy River District OPP officers responded to the report of a break and enter in progress at a residence on the 1200 block of Idylwild Drive. Police received a call stating an intruder was in the residence and fighting with the home […]

the OPP Two individuals were charged with impaired driving offences over the weekend. On July 4 at 8:57 a.m., the OPP was advised of single motor-vehicle rollover on Highway 621 in Dawson Township. Ambulance and fire attended the scene, and transported four people to hospital with minor injuries. Officers attended […]

Staff Performers are wanted for this year’s “Quest for the Best,” with the deadline to register being this Friday (July 10). “Quest” is set for the evening of Friday, July 24 under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina, in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. What’s […]

Duane Hicks The Sixth Street recycling depot continues to be overflowing with items each Monday morning—both with recyclables and non-recyclables, as seen with this mattress here. The town is urging the public to wait until their scheduled “blue box” curbside pick-up day to get rid of their recyclables, or use […]

the MNRF No new fires were reported yesterday in the Northwest Region, but several new starts occurred earlier in the weekend. Two new fires were confirmed Saturday, including one in Kenora District and one in Red Lake District. Meanwhile, four new fires were confirmed by the end of the day […]

Lindsay Campbell Youngsters from the “Mad Scientist Camp” played a game of cards this morning with camp counsellor Kyle Knapp as part of “free time” activities. The camp is the first of many being held at the Memorial Sports Centre throughout the summer.

Staff Two First Nations’ communities are mourning the loss of band members after two vehicles plunged into Frog Creek at Couchiching early Friday morning. The OPP dive team from Orillia recovered the bodies of two men from one of the vehicles that ended up submerged in the creek near the […]

Press Release (Fort Frances, ON) – In the early morning hours of July 03, 2015 Members of the Treaty Three Police Service Couchiching Detachment were dispatched to an investigation involving two motor vehicles that were submerged in the Frog Creek, in behind the Heron Landing Golf Course situated at the […]

Lindsay Campbell Newly-retired Linda Hamilton, centre, posed with friends June Keddie, left, and Elaine Spencer, along with grandson Jack Hamilton, during a retirement celebration last Friday afternoon at Tichbornes. The festivities included complimentary hotdogs, burgers, and cake.

Staff Part of Frog Creek Road on Couchiching remains blocked off following an incident involving two vehicles early this morning. “Two vehicles are submerged in Frog Creek,” said Couchiching fire chief and band councillor Christine Jourdain. “We would like the public to not be coming through at this time,” she […]

Joey Payeur Laurie Brown of the Rainy Lake Pirates applied the tag on Windey’s Warriors base runner Jeremiah Windego after taking a snap throw from catcher Ryan Windigo in the first inning yesterday evening. The Warriors weren’t to be denied, though, as they downed the previously-undefeated Pirates 6-1 in Rainy […]