Newcomer Adam McIntyre will take the Koochiching County Commissioner District 3 seat after drawing 74 votes Tuesday to Brian McBride’s 34 votes in a special election. The election drew a total of 108 votes from county residents in the district, which covers people in the International Falls East Ward and the Ranier-West Precinct.
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A semi-truck parked at the entry to the Indus School Monday gave an indication of the amount of support that would be inside to urge reconsideration of action by the South Koochiching-Rainy River School Board to close the school. The support is also shown along the highway with dozens of “Save Our School” signs posted a residences along Highway 11.
The Senior LinkAge Line will offer two classes covering health care fraud, waste and abuse prevention on April 12 from 10-11:30 a.m. and again from 2-3:30 p.m.
Dust off your unique and personal treasures, “American Pickers” is planning a return trip to Minnesota. A producer with American Pickers, aired on the History Channel, has reached out locally to ask for help in spreading the word about what the show is looking for, and how to let them know about it.
The Aitkin-Itasca-Koochiching Community Health Board will meet on April 13 at the Itasca Resource Center in Grand Rapids. The Board works with its member counties to provide support for Public Health initiatives and administrative services for state and federal grant funds. All meetings are open to the public. For further information contact Maggie Rothstein at 218-3275525, Maggie.Rothstein@Aitkin-Itasca-KoochichingCHB. org.
More details have been provided about the 40-bed jail approved for construction in a last week’s unanimous vote by the Koochiching County Board. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2024 with the new jail opening early in 2026.
Lives will be saved by the decision announced March 29 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow over the counter sales without a prescription of Narcan, the drug that reverses the effects of opioid overdose.
International Falls Multi-Modal District is the “features site” in the Northspan Inc.’s Northland Connection digital bulletin. The feature includes the accompanying drawing and describes the site as follows: The Multi-Modal District is a 44-acre parcel 1 mile east of downtown International Falls and the International Bridge leading into Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada.
With an increased spring flood risk, water levels for Rainy and Namakan lakes will target the lower 25 percent of their respective rule curve bands, the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board Water Levels Committee announced this week.