Local officials will continue to meet about a proposal by International Falls to create an ambulance taxing district to help pay for the area’s ambulance service, which provides services beyond the city limits now.
The International Falls City Council Monday approved travel expenses to St. Paul for the mayor to testify at the Minnesota Capitol on two bills involving International Falls.
Minnesota Rep. Rob Ecklund reported Monday he’d have a busy week.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 2848 last week presented its “Communications Award” to the Rainy Lake Gazette. Auxiliary President Rebecca Larsen-Griffin presented the award to RLG Office Manager Kami Kostiuk. The award reads: In grateful recognition of your role in providing outstanding news coverage for VFW Auxiliary 2848. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Blain Johnson has announced his candidacy for the District 3A Minnesota House seat, representing all of Cook and Koochiching counties, most of Lake County, and the northern portions of Itasca and St. Louis counties.
The Forest Hill Cemetery Association was among several local initiatives awarded $5,000 grants at a recent Koochiching Community Development Association Board meeting. Funding will support a tree-planting program this spring and summer and the development of a sustainable landscaping, beautification and maintenance plan for the cemetery, reports Ward Merrill, president of the Forest Hill Cemetery Association.
Mother Nature smiled on Rainy Lake Saturday afternoon during the Rainy Lake Sportfishing Club’s annual derby. With a respite from the frigid temperatures, angling to benefit the Rainy Lake resources drew many to the ice for fishing, fun, food and friends. RLSC leaders report 50 perch, 29 walleye, 7 northern and 32 white fish or tullibee brought to the derby circle.
To help fill a local gap in free tax preparation, KOOTASCA Community Action Inc. and Koochiching Economic Development Authority working to help Koochiching County with their tax returns.
The International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce will close April 30, following a vote of the membership Tuesday. Membership present, or by proxy, voted in favor of the resolution to cease operations of the International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, by a vote of 17 for and 12 against, chamber president Tricia Heibel told chamber members in an email.
Students at International Falls public schools are no longer required to wear face masks inside district buildings. The Falls School Board Monday supported its administrative team’s recommendation to immediately end its face mask mandate for school buildings, in place since the start of the school year, based on current quarantine rates, case rates, and county data.