By LAUREL BEAGER LBeager@laurel-beager U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar welcomed Canada’s announcement it would effective April 1 lift a COVID test requirement for vaccinated people to… Login to continue reading Login…
STAFF REPORT The government of Canada announced Thursday that effective April 1 fully vaccinated travelers to Canada will no longer need to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test… Login to continue reading Login…
STAFF REPORT Minnesota State Sen. Tom Bakk, I-Cook, announced today he will not seek re-election for another term in the Senate and will retire at… Login to continue reading Login…
Two bald guys drove into International Falls a couple weeks ago to meet Big Dave. On their way, they called the Rainy Lake Gazette to offer an update and tour of their project: the AmericInn on Keenan Drive, to be open in time for summer.
The Koochiching County Board will get the input of a consulting firm on how to proceed with constructing a new jail. The board last week authorized Sheriff Perryn Hedlund to seek a professional services agreement with ICS Consulting/Wold for a new jail.
Sharp tailed-grouse begin their spring courtship dance. PHOTO BY BEN SUNNE .
The Elks National Foundation approved a $2,500 grant for the local Elks Lodge 1599 to give to the Koochiching County Senior Center for the Meals on Wheels program. Accepting the donation is, from the left, Star Keep, Peggy Ridgeway, TJ Coulombe, Elks 1599 exalted ruler, and Guy Johnson. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Thursday, the House Taxes Committee held a remote hearing on legislation authored by Rep. Rob Ecklund (DFL – International Falls) to increase Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) for natural resources land administered by counties and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The bill also creates additional PILT payment amounts for counties with high proportions of PILT eligible lands to help improve equity within the program itself.
Rep. Rob Ecklund (DFL – International Falls) has announced his plans to seek re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives this fall. Currently serving his fourth term, Ecklund will run to represent the newly drawn District 3A spanning the Canadian border from Koochiching County east to Grand Portage.
Falls Elementary fifth graders tested their understanding of Isaac Newton’s laws of motion last week by testing the sleds they constructed to see which work best to slide down Bronco Hill. Some sleds, they found, work better than others. STAFF PHOTOS BY LAUREL BEAGER