RRCC Volleyball Coach Nosan’s Playoff Preview
On November 1st, the Rainy River Voyageurs Women’s Volleyball team will take on Century Community College for the Region 13B Semifinals. Head Coach Shelby Nosan got to speak on the program’s progress leading up to their qualification for the Regional tournament for the first time in a while. What’s been her favorite part of this…
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Christmas Tree Permits at Chippewa National Forest
With Halloween over, many folks are already looking past Thanksgiving to prepare for Christmas, and one of the ways is buying a Christmas tree. The Chippewa National Forest recognized this and have made their Christmas tree permits available as Public Affairs Specialist Mike Stearly lets us know. Connected to the permits is their Every Kid Outdoors…
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Destiny Piekarski Wins Offensive Player of the Week heading into Regional Tournament
Littlefork native, Destiny Piekarski, middle blocker for Minnesota North College – Rainy River, earned the MCAC North Division Offensive Athlete of the Week award for the week of Oct. 21st-27th. Piekarski had 37 kills in her 12 sets played, averaging 3.08 kills per set. She hit .309 and served three aces to lead her team…
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A Cougar in VNP
A cat of unusual size was spotted earlier this week making its way through Voyageurs National Park. A cougar, presumed to be male according to the Voyageurs Wolf Project(VWP), was spotted on the organization’s trail camera on Friday near the Marion Franklin Lake area. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources(DNR), cougars are known…
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RRCC Women’s Basketball – Post vs Itasca Scrimmage
Wednesday night, the Women’s Basketball team at Rainy River had a home scrimmage against Itasca where the Voyageurs, playing with a small bench, would lose to the visitors. Afterwards we got to speak to the two sophomores and a freshman on the team. Jaz is a more unique freshman because of her love for the…
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Oh Canada Show – October 29th
On the October 29th edition of the Coach’s Corner Show, Ed Gackley had invited Ian Ness of Moorhead, MN and Ian Snooks of Thompson, MB. A couple of Lakers players in Fort Frances. Ed then shared an interview with a group of Muskie Football players. Then, Ed Gackley talked about some current and upcoming events…
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Fall Medallion – Week 5 Clue 3
Clue number three, where could it be? Can you find it on the eve of the holiday Halloween?
United Way Project Update – Veteran’s Oral History
A couple months ago, the United Way of NE MN helped with bringing The Wall That Heals to the Iron Range. That partnership had sparked the idea of a oral history project called Operation: Service Story, and Elizabeth Kelly of United Way came in to the studio to talk about it’s progress. Their first step…
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Local nonprofits invited to apply for United Way funding
Deadline January 9th REGIONAL – Applications for United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN)’s 2025 grant funding opens to local nonprofits November 1st. Since 1966, UWNEMN has raised funds in the community to reinvest in local nonprofit agencies and programs. Last year, donations to UWNEMN supported 61 nonprofits, including all regional food shelves and libraries with…
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