Falls district plans for summer
The International Falls School Board heard reports about the end of the school year, and work toward summer school, when it met April 18. Graduation is set for 3 p.m.
May 2022
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Acoustic performers take the stage
Open Range Concerts – up north will present four acoustic music concerts this season. Each of the concerts begin at 7 p.m.
Board Oks RV camp expansion
Rainy Lake Vacation Campground LLC will be allowed to expand, following the Koochiching County Board’s amendment of recommendations from its Planning and Zoning Commission. The board agreed to provide a conditional use permit based on the amended request from the owners, Cole and Kari Hraban, that allow 11 RV sites on the north parcel and two sites on the south for a total of 43 RV sites.
Last graduation as RRCC May 13
Seventy-eight students will take part in the last Rainy River Community College commencement ceremony, before the school becomes Minnesota North College – Rainy River Campus. The 1 p.m.
Looking Back
Friday, May 6 15 years ago The Rainy River Community College softball team won the Minnesota Community College State Softball Tournament today hosted by Central Lakes Community College in Brainerd. The Voyageurs, coached by Dieter Humbert, went 5-0 to capture the first softball state title in the school’s history.
Has this spring been so bad?
The following are excerpts, shared Byrne Johnson, from journals and letters written by his father, Don Johnson, a pioneer to Rainy Lake on the Minnesota - Ontario border. They may give readers a different perspective about this spring and winter.
Borderland road status
With recent rains, area roads have been impacted. International Falls If you live on or travel any of the 5.5 miles of gravel roads in International Falls, you know they are in poor condition right now, city Public Works Department officials said Thursday, April 28.
Area lakes, rivers continue to rise
From drought to rising water, Mother Nature has gone again from extreme to extreme. Due to quickly rising inflow, Rainy Lake and Namakan Lake have risen above their respective rule curves, reports the Water Levels Committee of the International Rainy - Lake of the Woods Watershed Board.
DNR: Proceed with caution
Before traveling on state forest roads, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources urges users to check the state forest road closure page of the DNR website and proceed with caution even if roads are listed as open.
ASK AMY
Ask Amy: Gal pals show their mean side Dear Amy: Recently I have been out with a couple of different “gal pals” who openly and loudly ridiculed people in public who were significantly overweight/obese. With several family members who fight weight problems, it really galls me.