Lucas Punkari In a similar situation to what occurred Tuesday afternoon in Dryden, the Muskie court teams emerged with a pair of wins and losses against the Kenora Broncos here yesterday. The senior boys’ volleyball team improved to 2-2 in NorWOSSA play after a dramatic come-from-behind win in five sets. […]

Lucas Punkari The Muskie football team found out first-hand yesterday afternoon why the Elmwood Giants are among the top teams in the WHSFL’s Currie Division. The visitors cruised to a 39-1 victory at Muskie Field, improving to a perfect 5-0 while the black-and-gold dropped to 1-4. Fort High did drive […]

Staff The fire hazard is “high,” with a rash of new fires reported in the Northwest Region in the past 24 hours. Red Lake Fire #222, an island fire located a few kilometres north of Red Lake, is now “out” at 0.1 hectares. But Red Lake Fire #223, a 0.1-ha […]

Duane Hicks Capt. Angel Sandoval-Silva of the local Salvation Army, along with St. Michael’s SK students Shae Sinclair, Emmitt McCrory, Katherine Payne, Shylar Fairbanks, Katelyn Oliver, and Sonny Calder-Mainville, yesterday showed off the food all the students at the school had collected to donate to the Salvation Army’s food bank. […]

Lucas Punkari Muskie running back Harley Mainville sped past Elmwood Giants’ cornerback Carlo Torres as he rumbled down the sideline during the third quarter of yesterday’s WHSFL game here. While the black-and-gold showed improvement on offence, they fell 39-1 to the unbeaten Giants, dropping Fort High’s record to 1-4 on […]

Lucas Punkari Muskies Alanna Walsh, left, and Adriane Gurski made sure no one from the Kenora Broncos was going to snag a rebound in NorWOSSA senior girls’ basketball action here yesterday. In the end, though, the Broncos got the last laugh with a 22-20 victory in overtime.

Duane Hicks Deadline Oct. 17 Do you know someone who is deserving of the title “Citizen of the Year?” The town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking the public to start thinking about individuals who have made a difference in our community and nominate them for the award, […]

Press Release Alberton council deliberated over the three applications to fill the vacancy on council in-camera last night. When it returned to an open session, council passed a resolution appointing Elizabeth “Liz” Logue-Baxter to the seat. The names of the other two applicants will not be released per their request. […]

Staff The fire department was called out to Rose Manor here around 2:50 a.m. today after a fire broke out in one of the apartments. There was “minimal damage,” reported firefighter Dave Crichton. The fire was quickly extinguished and “everybody was safe again in short order.” The fire department couldn’t […]

the OPP Around 12:30 p.m. yesterday, Rainy River District OPP located Patrick O’Connell’s vehicle in the Turtle River Road area. The 53-year-old Fort Frances man had lost his way when hunting Tuesday night, but was able to make his way out of the bush to a roadway, where he was […]

Lucas Punkari It was a day of ups and downs for the four Muskie court teams Tuesday afternoon in Dryden. The senior and junior girls’ basketball teams were victorious in their NorWOSSA matches, improving to 2-1 on the young season, but both boys’ volleyball sides fell to the host Eagles, […]

Staff The numbers have been tallied and students in Fort Frances raised just under $9,500 in the fight against cancer through Terry Fox Runs. J.W. Walker alone brought in $5,500 after students there were challenged to raise at least $4,000. Their reward was to see five teachers get their heads […]