Local News from Across the Rainy River District
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Thursday pleaded no contest plea to two misdemeanor traffic charges for a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who was walking along a rural highway. Ravnsborg pleaded no contest to charges of making […]
The Cattlemen’s Association needs a few extra hands to get the new Sales Barn ready for the first auction of the season. If you can help, call Louis Bujold at 807-276-3493. The Fort Frances Lakers are looking for billet families and a billet coordinator, to provide a home away from […]
TORONTO – Joni Mitchell has been named MusiCares’ 2022 Person of the Year. The beloved Canadian singer-songwriter will be toasted by the music industry at the Recording Academy’s pre-Grammys charity event in Los Angeles on Jan. 29, 2022. The evening will be centred on her career with various artists paying […]
WHITEHORSE – Yukon will lift its civil state of emergency put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic as it shifts to targeting specific outbreaks, Premier Sandy Silver said Wednesday. He said certain health measures, like mask-wearing and physical distancing, remain important preventive measures but will no longer be legally […]
Police Briefs (FORT FRANCES, ON) – At approximately 3:30pm on Thursday August 19, 2021 a member of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police was working in the area of the 400 block of Portage Ave in the Town of Fort Frances. While at that location the officer identified a person […]
The Education Department announced Thursday it will forgive student debt for more than 100,000 borrowers who attended colleges in the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute chain but left before graduating. In a rarely used move, the agency said it will erase federal loans for borrowers who left the for-profit colleges during […]
On Monday August 30, the Fort Frances Muskies return to the football field for this first time since November 2019 when they won the Winnipeg High School Division 3 championship. While the Muskies hope to return to the Winnipeg High School League in 2022, due to the pandemic, the team […]
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Buffalo Bills receiver Isaiah McKenzie revealed he faces NFL discipline for violating the league’s COVID-19 protocols for unvaccinated players by failing to wear a mask inside the team’s facility. McKenzie wrote: “They got me! ↕NFL you win!” in a Thursday social media post in which […]
The first Explore Rainy Lake Digital Fishing Tournament has come to a close, with a number of anglers taking home prize money. The tournament, sponsored by the Town of Fort Frances in partnership with the Rainy River Future Development Corporation, provided $5,000 in prize money for the virtual tournament. Youth […]
In about one year, Fort Frances residents will be voting to elect their municipal councillors and mayor. With three years of the term under the bridge, it is about the right time that council reflect on the challenges, the highlights of their tenure and whether they will seek reelection. Although […]
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is still reminding the public that face masks are still mandatory in the province. This reminder comes as Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU, said they have received complaints from businesses of people from out of the province who are […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford made a stop in Fort Frances this morning as part of a district-wide tour. Ford, along with MPP Greg Rickford, were at Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, where a presentation by Science North was given to them as they prepare for the launch of the […]
