Borderland got nearly 3 inches of rain over the past weekend, causing area creeks and rivers to rise quickly, when frost kept the soil from absorbing the moisture in many areas. Mike Hanson shared this photo of Nelson Park at about 4 p.m. Monday “and still rising.” At places along the Rat Root River, the shoreline was nearly being compromised on Monday. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
On a vote of 70-62, the Minnesota House approved legislation Monday to invest $25 million toward expanding high-speed broadband access to every corner of the state. “High-speed broadband isn’t just a luxury anymore.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and the Minnesota Department of Commerce urge income-eligible Minnesotans to apply for Minnesota’s Energy Assistance Program before Cold Weather Rule protections end April 30 to avoid having their utilities disconnected.
Koochiching County Commissioner Wade Pavleck announced today he would not seek reelection to the District 1 commissioner position he’s held for 30 years. Pavleck said he wanted to let people know as soon as he’d made the decision not to seek another term to allow potential candidates to consider throwing their hat into the ring May 17, when the filing period opens.
The community’s welcoming attitude was key in selecting International Falls for a project on the Rainy River, say the developers of a resort at an existing trailer court. Now branded NorthernSkys Rainy River, International Falls, the existing trailer court on Rainy River will be updated and upgraded into a top-quality camp-ground resort for families to visit and use from May-October each year, said Joe Swanson chair of Northern Skys.com, an RV campsite and resort company.
International Falls is among four communities that will receive more than $2 million in infrastructure grants from the state. The city of International Falls was awarded $122,084 to assist with relocating a sanitary sewer main to allow Greentech Manufacturing to expand, reports the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Larry Ronald Nichols, a life-long resident of International Falls, passed away at the age of 67 on April 20, 2022 at the Rainy Lake Medical Center. He was in the presence of his family.
Dennis Allen Wegner, 61, died on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at the Littlefork Care Center in Littlefork, Minnesota. Dennis was born November 8, 1960 to Gorden and Kay Wegner in International Falls, Minnesota.
John Franklyn Frederickson was born to Margaret and Franklyn Frederickson on March 12, 1935 at the Midway Hospital in St. Paul, MN. He was soon followed by the addition of his siblings Kay, Bob, Jean and Will. Because his father’s work as a forester required frequent family moves, John spent his childhood in various places in the northern Midwest including Huron, SD and Deer River, MN. In 1947, when Frank was hired by the Mando Paper Company, the family settled in International Falls. This would be John’s home base for the remainder of his life.
James Duane Olson, 72, of Big Falls, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at his home in Big Falls, MN. He was born November 21, 1949 in Littlefork, Minnesota to Clarence and Delores Olson.