KAPE adds summer getaway trips for High School Students
Jenesa Balaski and BethAnne Slatinski came in and talked about the getaway plans for area High School Students grade 7 thru 12 for July. Additional plans are in the making.
Voyageurs National Park to Reopen Rainy Lake Boat Launch and Resume Full-Service Operations at Kettle Falls
Voyageurs National Park is lifting the temporary closure of the Rainy Lake Visitor Center boat launch beginning Friday, July 8, followed by 19 Rainy Lake campsites reopening the following day on Saturday, July 9. Other Rainy Lake campsites in the park remain closed due to flood conditions. You can find an updated campsite closure list…
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Voyageurs National Park Places Hazard Markers and Lifts No Wake
Restriction on Namakan Basin
Lake levels within the Namakan Basin (Namakan, Kabetogama, and SandPoint Lakes) of Voyageurs National Park have receded to the level to allow for the lifting of the No-Wakerestriction on Kabetogama, Namakan, and Sand Point Lakes. As a precaution and courtesy, park staff encourage all boaters to reduce their wake when traveling near any docks or…
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MnDOT to begin removing Hwy 11 temporary grade raises
MnDOT will begin removing the temporary, emergency grade raises on Hwy 11 near Rainy Lake as soon as the end of the week of July 5 or the beginning of the week of July 11. Work will begin near Tilson’s Bay and move to the east. It is expected to take several weeks to remove…
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International Falls City Council Meeting 7-5-22
AGENDA City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting 5:30 P.M., Tuesday, July 5, 2022 Council Chamber, 600 Fourth Street PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPROVE AGENDA WITH ANY ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA (only by unanimous consent). APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Minutes of the Monday, June 20, 2022,…
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Congressional delegation asks Biden for federal disaster declaration for 38 counties, 4 tribal nations
The state’s entire congressional delegation, (led by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith,) is asking President Biden to approve a federal disaster declaration for 38 counties and four tribal nations in Minnesota: What’s involved is late spring flooding which began on April 22nd and still continues in parts of far northern Minnesota, plus widespread wind…
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Weekly Conservation Officer Report – District 5
CO Curtis Simonson (International Falls #2) reports spending time this past week working at the Port of Entry in International Falls, patrolling area forest roads for ATV activity, working AIS enforcement and checking anglers on area lakes and rivers. Enforcement action taken this past week consisted of walleye/northern pike overlimits, transporting fish without skin patches,…
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Voyageur National Park Flooding update
Water levels are dropping. As I write this it looks like Namakan is just a few inches above the IJC all gates open stage, about a foot above the top of the high level of the rule curve; and Rainy is approximately 3.5′ above the IJC all gates open stage. One challenge we currently face…
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Red Cross has many programs to help those in need as historic flooding continues.
The Red Cross was in this morning with John Decker and Tim Klein to discuss all the the programs the Red Cross has to assist people affected by this years historic flooding in the Rainy River Basin Area.
More good news to report with the receding floodwaters from Voyageur National Park
Lake levels in the Namakan Basin have dropped enough to allow the reopening of 11 more campsites on Kabetogama, Namakan, and Sand Point Lakes, as well as the Backcountry Cruiser Lake Trail System, beginning Saturday, July 2. All Houseboats sites remain open. Backcountry trails, campsites, and canoes associated with the Chain of Lakes that are…
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