Question: I see school busses that do not use their flashing lights or extend the stop arm as they’re picking up kids. Cars are passing them from behind and from the front. What are the requirements for bus drivers to use their safety lights? Thank you for your time.
Abbi Hutchinson will run at the state cross country meet in Northfield on Saturday, Nov. 5, as a result of her fourth place finish in 19 minutes and 54 seconds Oct. 27 at the Section 7A meet at the Lester Park Golf Course.
STAFF REPORT Trail cameras involved in the Voyageurs Wolf Project captured a super rare video of a cougar. Tom Gable, project lead with the Voyageurs Wolf… Login to continue reading Login…
The International Falls volleyball team faced 25-1 Rush City in the Section 7AA semifinals played at Hermantown Wednesday night. The Broncos held an early lead… Login to continue reading Login…
A local partnership between private business, government, a cooperative and a citizens’ initiative has launched a three-phase project that will connect 231 International Falls homes along Rainy Lake and Highway 11 to high-speed reliable broadband internet.
The International Falls volleyball team hosted Mesabi East in the Section 7AA quarterfinals on Friday, Oct. 28.
LIBRARY Last week I shared some of the great non-fiction in the junior room. I want to talk about one more title this week in anticipation of Veterans’ Day next Thursday.
Gerald T. Wagness, of International Falls, died today at North Country Regional Hospital in Bemidji. He was 94 years of age. Wagness was born in 1913 in Devil’s Lake, SD, and moved as an infant first to Little Falls, MN, and then to Oak Island on Lake of the Woods, where his family had a homestead. He moved to International Falls in 1923 and graduated from Falls High School. Gerald served in the United States Naval Reserve as a lieutenant commander and was honorably discharged in 1946 after serving in Japan, Manila and the South Pacific. He worked for Major Roberts on Atsokan Island before purchasing the property, and taught in the International Falls Public Schools for more than 20 years. He also was a master of the Koochiching County Lodge No. 270, a member of the Border Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons, the Eveleth Commandery, Aad Temple of the Shrine Duluth, and the Border Shrine Club. He served on the Degree Teams of the Elks and Moose Lodges, was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a charter member of the Border Lakes Association.
“Becky,” “Watson,” and “Edmond” have been waiting to go to their forever home since July. Becky is shy until she gets to know you. Watson and Edmond are a little more outgoing. They are all about 1 year old.