Filings for position open
A special election scheduled for April 11 to fill the Koochiching County Commissioner District 3 position may serve as a special primary election, if more three or more candidates file for the position.
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L-BF boys
The Littlefork-Big Falls boys basketball team hosted Section 7A favorite Cherry Jan. 13 and the Tigers showed why they have that distinction as they defeated the Vikings 101-37.
Ask A Trooper: Rearview mirror
SGT. Jesse Question: My truck was backed into yesterday and the mirror on the driver’s side broke off mirror.
Report: Essentia among top-performing systems
Essentia Health is one of the top-performing health care systems in the state, according to the latest Minnesota Health Care Quality Report from Minnesota Community Measurement, or MNCM, a statewide resource for timely, comparable information on health care quality, costs and equity.
Suzanne Tollefsrud Carrier 88
Born on August 14th, 1934 in International Falls MN. She passed on January 14th, 2023 at Ridgeview Assisted Living.
Aging Adventure
Dick Approaching fourscore rides on Planet Earth in its dance around Boss Star, old adventurer with longterm bride, sweetheart and best friend here try to understand old-age management questions concerning long-term care insurance. An early such insurance product was available for this employee and spouse some 25 years ago when retirement arrived; it was portable, taken into future old age years.
OUR VIEW: More flies with honey
Most people probably remember the old saying your mom may have (or should have) taught you: You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar. It’s true for flies and people.
ATV club:Trail expansion
Voyageur Country ATV club members and the club’s engineering firm SEH met with Department of Natural Resources officials to discuss the Arrowhead Trail, the club’s November minutes show. The club just met last week in Orr, where the minutes were reviewed.
Looking Back
15 years ago More than 200 runners competed in a true-to-its-name “Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run” 5K and 10K races on Saturday. The temperature in International Falls was 20 below at the start of the race.
Rainy River basketball
The Rainy River men’s basketball played within the North Division Jan. 11 as they hosted the Hibbing Cardinals. The Voyageurs trailed at the break 38-35 but came back to take the victory 7773 to improve to 2-1 in division play.