Author: Augustus Schmitt

Local Radio

Ice Cats 16/18U Opens Season in Nailbiters

The Summer Softball league started off on June 2nd for two of the three local 16/18U teams. The International Falls Ice Cats opened their season on the road against Rock Ridge where they tied game one 6-6 at Mesabi Range College. The team was down 6-0 until they made a late push in the 6th…
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June 3, 2025 0

Muskies Going to Spring OFSAA

In Fort Frances, the Muskies boys and girls Soccer teams are competing at OFSAA tomorrow with the boys going to Ottawa, and the Girls going to Kingston, ON. The tournaments will begin on Thursday, June 5th with the boys playing Thousand Island Secondary at 8:30am, then they play L’école secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais at 1pm. The…
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June 3, 2025 0

Bordertown Blaze Battles Weather in Game 1

The Bordertown Blaze opened up their 2025 16/18U arrowhead league season Monday Night at home for a pair of games against the Grand Rapids Thunder hawks. In game one the Blaze got off to an early lead when Payten Rousseau scored off a double from Jaeleigh Carlson. The Blaze soon took a 2-0 lead when…
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June 3, 2025 0

UWNEMN’s Meet Up and Chow Down program expands to International Falls

Free summer lunch Monday-Thursday for children United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN)’s free summer lunch program, Meet Up and Chow Down, has expanded to International Falls. The program, made free to local children with funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), will…
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June 2, 2025 0

Aging Matters Radio Show with George and Sue Fraik: June 2nd, 2025

George and Sue are Arrowhead Changemakers in Koochiching County. The goal is to make meaningful, lasting change so our communities become better places to grow up and grow old. Central is to reframe the way we talk, think, feel and act about aging. This program Aging Matters, discusses issues that particularly affect elders.  With Guest Brenda…
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June 2, 2025 0

Beware of Money Scams!

Scams are a very common, and serious issue that can come in any forms as means to attack any demographic of victim. From emails to phone calls scammers consumers and business owners must also be careful of fraudulent money as IFPD Deputy Chief Mitch Lessard tells us. This is a specific scam that one might…
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June 2, 2025 0

Summer Ball Players of the Week: Week 3

Minor Girls: Olivia Mayer Minor Boys: Orion Bye Major Girls: Elliana Carlson Major Boys (1): Malachi Workman Major Boys (2): Henry Willett


May 29, 2025 0

Helene Neville- Leaving Footprints All Over the World

Helene has spoken in all 50 US states, over 200 Hospitals, cancer centers, prestigious institutions, schools, fire stations, corporations, the Speaker’s Office of the United States House of Representatives, Ted Talks, and more. Now on planning to complete the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope across Canada, she hopes to finish on her 65th birthday, August…
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May 29, 2025 0

Oh Canada Show – May 27th edition

For the May 27th edition of the Oh Canada Show, Ed Gackley brought on Ashley Bruyere for a show live at Heron Landing. The two discussed the gold course and Ashley’s father, Dennis “The Legend” Bruyere. Dennis guided on Manitou for over 50 years.


May 28, 2025 0

Bronco Bass Fishing 2025 on Rainy Lake

The Broncos Bass Fishing team was on the water yesterday for their tournament on Rainy Lake. Out of 15 teams of two anglers and one captain, the winners for the Rainy Lake tourney would be Lincoln Knutson and Rookie Carson Cook with Boat captain Preston Benedix. They had brought in a huge bag of 21lbs…
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May 27, 2025 0