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International Falls officials want to annex the Falls International Airport into its limits. Mayor Harley Droba said a potential developer is interested in building housing in International Falls - only if the airport is in the city limits.

The Ranier City Council earlier in the month conducted an open house to show drawings included in a concept plan detailing potential upgrades to the Ranier Park. The drawings by Short Elliott Hendrickson engineer Jason Chopp are preliminary, and the council noted more analysis, data collection, surveying, planning and design and other due diligence will be necessary to further develop the project site.

With no coordinator for AARP’s Volunteer Tax Aide program, other connections will be needed this year for tax preparation. To partially address the shortage, local resources report that KOOTASCA Community Action has partnered with Prepare + Prosper (P+P), a St.

A sure sign that spring will come, in what ever form it takes: Koochiching County Board agreed to seek quotes for park attendants, who will provide site management at the county’s Rainy River boat landings for the 2022 early spring fishing season.

A 61-year-old Thief River Falls man was killed Feb. 12 when his snowmobile collided with an ambulance on the Ash River Trail, about half a mile east of Highway 53.

A proposal to establish a multi-modal transportation logistics management, warehousing and distribution plan by Onesimus Management Group last week will go to the International Falls City Council for discussion.