Ranier hears pier update
STAFF REPORT With $3.5 million in state bonds for construction of the Spruce Street Pier Project, the project construction schedule was provided to the Ranier… Login to continue reading Login…
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Super One celebrates new store
By LAUREL BEAGER LBeager@cherryroad.com A ceremonial groundbreaking at the new Super One Foods site Monday celebrated a new phase in the company’s International Falls presence.… Login to continue reading Login…
Indus School closure on tonight’s agenda
By LAUREL BEAGERLBeager@cherryroad.com A plan to reorganize the Indus School into a district on its own has been brought to the Koochiching County Board for… Login to continue reading Login…
Board plans facility changes
STAFF REPORT Koochiching County will seek nearly $900,000 in state bonding money in 2024 to solve space issues in its aging facilities. The board agreed… Login to continue reading Login…
Council OKs loan for rehab project
STAFF REPORT The International Falls City Council last week approved a commercial loan for Kor Properties Limited Liability Company, represented by Roma Korzinski at the… Login to continue reading Login…
Lessons learned
The 55th Annual Outdoor Education Days for Falls Elementary fifth graders June 1 brought students to seven different presentations given by local community members working in different agencies. Above, Jolen Simon, Koochiching Soil and Water Conservation District program coordinator, and Wayne Fuller of the county Environmental Services, speak to students about the value of wetlands and how modeling is used to predict future responses to high water events. See more photos on A4.
City seeks input on garbage collection plan
A plan to implement a municipal garbage collection system in the city will be open for discussion at a special committee of the whole meeting at 4 p.m. June 12.
A little help goes a long way
Taffy Walls’ faith in the youth of our community was bolstered in April, following one of the last snowfalls. It shows the community is raising young people who will grow into productive leaders as adults.
Four file for District 5
The field of four candidates seeking the Koochiching County District 5 commissioner seat will be narrowed in an Aug. 8 special primary election.
Indus School to close July 1
Indus School will close July 1 of this year; a motion by the school board May 31 to keep the school open one more year failed on a 4-2 vote. The action to follow through with an earlier recommendation to consider shuttering Indus School followed about 45 minutes of testimony from people attending the special school board meeting at the Northome and Indus school sites.