Press Release The International Falls Police Department, Koochiching County Sheriff’s Department along with help from a St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department Deputy and his bloodhound, the DNR, and local divers, searched for 74-year-old Charles Kay Johnson of International Falls at the Shorewood River Access on the Rainy River. Johnson had […]
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Press Release Ontario is continuing its efforts to reduce workplace injuries by focusing on hazards related to the design, erection and dismantling of forms used in the placement of concrete on building sites. Throughout August, Ministry of Labour occupational health and safety inspectors will concentrate on a wide range of […]
Dave Ogilvie A good sized crowd was on hand at the Women’s Institute Museum in Emo on Friday afternoon. Despite threatening skies, everyone in attendance enjoyed coffee, pie and friendly conversation. The new displays in all three buildings were also open for viewing. The members of the Institute have done […]
Brandon Benjamin-Emo Beef Club The fourth meeting of the Emo Beef Club was a fun day held on Saturday July 25 at 9 a.m. at Riley Caul’s house. We began the meeting by saying the 4-H pledge. We went over showmanship, and then taped and weighed all the steers. We […]
the MNR Ministry of Natural Resources enforcement staff in Red Lake District took six Grade 5 and 6 students from Red Lake-Madsen Public School out for a day of angling. The lucky students were chosen through a class contest in which the youths were invited to create a poster on […]
the MNR A Thomasburg, Ont. man has been fined, and had his hunting licence suspended, after illegally shooting an adult moose. Bradley A. Hendrick, 28, was fined $1,500 under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act for shooting a cow moose without a moose licence. He also is prohibited from hunting […]
Heather Latter Even though it’s now August, residents of the Rainy River District are still waiting for the warm weather of summer to arrive. According to Bill Laidlaw of Signal Weather Services, the overall temperature for the month of July saw an average of 3.5 degrees below normal. “So if […]
Elisabeth Heslop Alberton council met on Wednesday to study the planning documents and the zoning bylaw in preparation for their final decision on a controversial zoning change application that could see a Training and Learning Centre (TLC) for youth built there. The application made by Alberton resident Gayle Arpin has […]
Peggy Revell It looks like Emo residents will have to wait until next summer for a new spray park, as delays have pushed the project’s completion date back to colder months. “It will basically be finished this year,” said spray park committee chair Lincoln Dunn. “But it won’t be commissioned […]
Dave Ogilvie Unexpected weather patterns have made it difficult to plan outdoor activities this summer, but the forecast this past weekend did not deter the “Chapple Heritage Days” committee from forging ahead with their plans for the popular annual celebration. This year’s two day event began on Friday with a […]
Peggy Revell There were plenty of salutes as Fort Frances native Marin Kaczmar was appointed to lead the U.S. Coast Guard’s LORAN Station in Baudette earlier this month. “It’s not very often in the coast guard that you are able to be so close to home,” remarked Kaczmar, who along […]
Duane Hicks Doing everything from conducting traffic studies to patrolling area waters, three local students are getting a much better idea of what policing entails with their summer jobs. Crystal Lambertson, Tirzah Keffer, and Dayton Brown have been working with the local OPP under the Ministry of Community Safety and […]
