No amount of planning or preparation would have stopped flooding on Rainy Lake, an International Joint Commissioner and members of the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board and its Water Levels Committee explained last week in a tour of the watershed with local officials.
Many of us should have slept better knowing measures were being taken avoid risking the safety of the International Falls Water Treatment Plant as flood waters nearby raised. “If the worst-case scenario would have happened, it would have been catastrophic: We wouldn’t’ have been able to make water,” explained Inter national Falls Public Works Director Ted Brokaw.
Koochiching County will sell $10 million in general obligation bonds to build a new county jail. The board adopted a resolution moving forward with the sale.
Rainy Lake crested Monday and is expected to begin receding, barring no severe weather events. With a decrease in demand for sandbags over the last… Login to continue reading Login…
STAFF REPORT IJC Commissioner Lance Yohe, members of the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board and its Water Levels Committee, met at the Ranier… Login to continue reading Login…
The Koochiching County Board Tuesday extended by another 30 days an emergency declaration for flooding. The action follows a week of visits by state and federal elected officials who want to see first-hand the damage
As flood waters continue to devastate areas around the Rainy River basin, Rep. Rob Ecklund, DFL – International Falls, encourages residents in the region to be aware of their rights under Minnesota law as they assess the damage and work with insurance adjusters and contractors.
Friends Against Abuse, International Falls, was a recent recipient of an Otto Bremer Trust grant. The advocacy organization will use the $60,000 for general operations to provide services to victims of crime in International Falls.
International Falls City Council agreed to discuss further in committee a water treatment improvement plan that would bring the first major rehabilitation of the 30-year-old plant. Brian Guldan, engineer with Bolton & Menke Inc., discussed the needs identified at the plant that could range in cost from $8 million to $10 million, and add costs to the monthly rates customers pay.
A youngster gives his driver some help with pedals on the back of his ride. STAFF PHOTO .