Lucas Punkari Bemidji’s John Peterson, left, and Jeff Gustafson of Kenora held up two of the five fish they caught Saturday on Rainy Lake en route to capturing the 2013 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship for the first time. See the ‘B’ section for complete coverage.

Staff Portage Avenue between Scott Street and First Street East was blocked off for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon following a multi-vehicle accident that occurred when a 65-year-old male went into medical distress while driving his Ford 150 pickup truck southbound on Portage. His vehicle hit a southbound pickup […]

Sarah Pruys Station manager Kim Jo Bliss, far right, showed the roughly 70 people on hand the performance trials in the fields at the Emo Agricultural Research Station during its annual open house Thursday evening. The trials test different varieties of plants, such as oats and alfalfa, to see which […]

Lucas Punkari Defending champs Mark Ravelling, left, and Mike Luhman handed over the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship trophy to Jeff Gustafson and John Peterson on Saturday under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina after the long-time contenders won the 2013 tournament with a three-day weight of 55.42 […]

Sarah Pruys Julia McManaman, 10, foreground, and Alacea Yerxa, 11, worked on creating menus following a busy day of cooking at Confederation College’s annual “cooking camp” yesterday afternoon. The menus will be used later in the week when the youths invite their parents for lunch on Friday.

Sarah Pruys “Quest for the Best” rookie Mike McCaig not only won the $1,000 grand prize over Larissa Desrosiers, but also first place in the second set ($500) and People’s Choice in the second set ($100) during the annual singing competiton Friday night. Some 20 acts performed for a full […]