Five youths reported missing from the Young Star House near Emo on Monday all were located by police before sundown, the OPP reported today. “Everybody’s back under control and safe,” said Fort Frances OPP S/Sgt. Hugh Dennis. The five youths—all female—were reported missing from the group home around noon Monday, […]
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Police have laid fewer charges so far this year than at this point in 2001, Fort Frances OPP S/Sgt. Hugh Dennis told council in his regular quarterly report at Monday night’s regular meeting. But he noted the difference in numbers is “negligible.” “You’re never going to get the same numbers […]
The Boston Red Sox aren’t done yet. Johnny Damon scored the tie-breaking run on a wild pitch in the 15th inning as the Red Sx edged the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 last night to avoid elimination from the AL wild-card race. One more Boston loss or one Anaheim win will bounce […]
Lousy weather and an ill-timed turnover left the Muskie ‘A’ football team unable to break into the win column for another week. A valiant defensive effort by the black-and-gold went unrewarded by their still-struggling offence as the Muskies (0-3) fell 12-2 to the Churchill Bulldogs in Winnipeg High School Football […]
Mike Vacura and Mami Korpi have 15,000 reasons to be glad they decided to bait their hooks north of the border. The Roseau, Mn. duo blew away the 80-team field to win the Rainy River Live Release Walleye Tournament over the weekend—netting the $15,000 first prize. Vacura and Korpi, who […]
Most teams are refined in the art of playing with the lead. It’s the better clubs that know how to come from behind. The Borderland Thunder fought back from a 4-1 second-period deficit Saturday night to salvage a 5-5 tie with the Nipigon Feathermen Hawks at the Ice for Kids […]
Water worries at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton, and possible changes to the education funding formula, were debated at the regular monthly meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board on Saturday. “The board is doing everything they possibly can and this week [coming] the work will […]
Canadian country music legends “Prairie Oyster” will take to the stage at the Townshend Theatre here tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.—and only those who act fast will be able to get tickets for the show. “Prairie Oyster” is performing as part of the tour de Fort’s additional concert series, which is […]
Whether it’s figuring out ways to dispose of oil or getting funding for a “super dump,” requests of support from both the townships of Chapple and Emo are on the agenda for tonight’s council meeting here. Chapple is asking the town to appoint a representative on a new committee being […]
FORT FRANCES—Just as the Business Improvement Area was about to announce it was going ahead with its second-annual “Harvest Festival” next Saturday, the event was cancelled again due to the repair work Scott Street. It initially had been scheduled for Sept. 14. “It’s a safety issue,” said BIA co-ordinator Laurie […]
FORT FRANCES—Water quality at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton will top discussions when the Northwest Catholic District School Board meets there Saturday at 10:30 a.m. The board will hear an update on water quality at Our Lady of the Way, which had been under a boil-water advisory […]
The scoreboard wasn’t blazing, but the result brought about plenty of shining smiles. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team’s ferocious defence overshadowed its new pedal-to-the-metal style of offence as they opened the NorWOSSA campaign with a 26-19 win over the defending champion Dryden Eagles there yesterday. While their high-powered attack […]
