News
Lawmakers pledge support for Rainy River
ALLEN RASMUSSEN By LAUREL BEAGERLBeager@cherryroad.comMinnesota Sen. Grant Hauschild and Rep. Roger Skraba have pledged to fight to keep Minnesota North College Rainy River operating, following a call by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to consolidate or close campuses due to financial challenges.The Koochiching Economic Development Authority Board, led by President Allen Rasmussen, discussed the…
Community
‘Get Your Ducks in a Row’
Free workshop on advance care planningSTAFF REPORTKoochiching Aging Options invites the public to a free community presentation, “Get Your Ducks in a Row” on Tuesday, Oct. 27.The educational program will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the International Falls Public Library, located at 750 Fourth St., in International Falls.Advance care planning is a process that allows…
Outdoors
Youth hunt
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Bennet Hamers, 12, a Falls seventh grader, got this 8-point buck about 10 minutes into the opening morning of the 2026 youth hunt in Ericsburg.
Business
Essentia-St. Mary’s is a CSC
Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center has been designated by the state of Minnesota as a comprehensive stroke center, or CSC.
Sports
Notebook, Wednesday, Oct. 21:
Tonight The Littlefork-Big Falls football team has their final game of the regular season tonight as they go on the road to face Cook County Schools. The Vikings look to pull off the upset and avoid the 0-8 season. Cook County is 6-0 looking to solidify their seeding for the upcoming playoffs. The game kicks…
Obituaries
Letters
Take them to the woodshed
PAID LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor, The following two quotes are the best descriptors of those working to fulfill current hard right conservatism’s 2025 Project goals, I’ve come across. First quote. Frank Wilhoit: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition. There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups…
Pet of the Week
Pet of the Week
This 8-year old beauty is “Tilda.” She is an 83.5 pound sweetheart that is looking for her forever home.Stop by the Borderland Humane Society holding facility during open hours: 3-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Saturday. Surrenders are by appointment only, due to limited kennel space.All cats and dogs are spayed/neutered and age-appropriate shots prior to…
