December 2022

Calling 911

ASK A TROOPER Question: In Kansas we can dial *47 to connect to the Kansas Highway Patrol to report non-emergency issues. Things like road hazards, erratic drivers, motorists on the side of the road, etc.

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Yount to perform

Student Gavia Yount from International Falls has been selected to participate in Theatre Gallery: “Fuzzy Gray Lines.” The performance is scheduled for Dec. 9-11 at Gustavus Adolphus College, St.

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Hauschild on tax committee

Grant Hauschild, District 3 state senator- elect, said this week he has been appointed to the coveted Senate Taxes Committee. Traditionally, freshman senators are not appointed to the high-profile finance or taxes committees, however, Hauschild overcame the unwritten rule to attain the key committee assignment, he said.

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Rail project update

The Canadian National Railway bridge replacement project in Ranier is currently in Phase I. CN has acquired property needed to complete the construction phase, proceeded with survey and utility work and performed some required blasting and grading at the site area, said Stacey Lyons, CN manager of government and public affairs.

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Labor strike focus of book

An Escanaba, Mich., man has released a book based on the 1989 strike and riot at Boise-Cascade’s paper mill in International Falls. Nino Green’s novel, “Picket Line Blues,” is told by fictional union leaders and members from Minnesota and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, their non-union, southern rivals, corporate managers, law enforcement lawyers, judges and others.

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There goes the sun

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