Friday, August 19 15 years ago Wednesday night seemed like it was going to be another light air night on Rainy Lake. Then just as Ron Bowman and Roger Bowman steered the committee boat into place for the start of the race, the winds picked up considerably.
By LAUREL BEAGER LBeager@cherryroad.com Ideas and plans for improving communication and the relationship between Voyageurs National Park and tourism operators and visitors have been offered,… Login to continue reading Login…
By LAUREL BEAGER LBeager@cherryroad.com Members of the International Joint Commission’s International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board last week reiterated the process used to address… Login to continue reading Login…
“ It’s a group of people committed to their community. I am proud that I am part it.
Koochiching County Board Tuesday agreed to finance a portion of a new jail facility with up to $10 million jail bonds. The board authorized Northland Securities Inc. to handle the details. The money will be available to the county Sept. 7, and will be paid over a 20 year period.
Minnesota’s primary election Tuesday narrowed the field to two candidates in the November county commissioner race and set the Republican and DFL candidates for state and federal elections. Destry Hell, who received 245 votes Tuesday and Timothy C.
Two International Falls men were injured Thursday, Aug. 4, when the boat they were traveling in near Franzen Island, Rainy Lake, struck a rock causing the boat motor to land in the boat between the operator and passenger. The Koochiching County Sheriff’s Office said preliminary investigation shows the motor was still running and the propeller caused significant injuries to the passenger’s right leg and significant injuries to the operator’s left arm and left leg. The victims were identified as Joshua Urban, 32, and Nicholas Hagen, 34. No further information on the status of their injuries is available. The accident remains under investigation and no further information will be released at this time. Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the accident.
Pete Schultz, Rotary of International Falls member, shared his presentation on the names of Minnesota lakes, and for sharing some levity with Steve Martin’s “Absent-Minded Waiter” video. Rotary is a community- based organization that provides service to others, promotes integrity, and advances world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the fellowship of community leaders.
Plans for a new $250 million land port of entry at International Falls – which has the highest traffic volume of all Minnesota land ports – continues, with a report about the status of the lengthy federal process used to construct new United States facilities. Money for the project comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The current land port of entry is functionally obsolete and will be nearly 36-yearsold in 2029 - the estimated year of the project’s completion.
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