National Night Out 2025 Recap
International Falls wrapped up another successful National Night Out this past Tuesday at Smokey Bear Park, drawing families from across the area for an evening of food, fun, and community connection. Attendees enjoyed hot dogs, snow cones, games, and crowd favorites like the obstacle course and dunk tank. Hosted by the International Falls Police Department…
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Muskies Prepare for 2025 Season
The Muskies football team kicked off strength training camp this week. The camp runs through August 8th and picks up again August 11th through 14th, from 6 to 8 PM nightly. We caught up with freshman receiver Bennett McQuaker and junior QB Milo Stafford Plus new quarterbacks coach and Muskies alum Brady Meeks. Equipment fitting…
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United Way NEMN Restaurant Week 2025
Hungry for a good cause? It’s Restaurant Week in Koochiching County! From August 11th through 17th, local restaurants are teaming up with United Way of Northeastern Minnesota — donating a portion of sales to support programs like Buddy Backpacks, Imagination Library, and veteran services. Dine at spots like Boondocks, Cantilever Distillery, Sammy’s Pizza, and more…
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Ranier Days 2025 at Loony’s Brew
With Ranier Days beginning on Thursday, August 7th a local bartender from Loony’s Brew joined us for our Let’s Talk About It program. This is Taylor, telling us about everything going on for Ranier Days 2025.
Aging Matters August 4th
George and Sue Fraik present a monthly radio show Aging Matters promoting an age-friendly Minnesota. The goal is to help us champion communities free of ageism. This week is a recap of the past shows topics and guests, as George and Sue, celebrate the second season of Aging Matters on Lakes Country 104.1 and The Bear 95.3.
Harbor Monsters Dominate to Move On To ArenaMania 2025
The Duluth Harbor Monsters are back in ArenaMania after a 69-26 win over the Ozarks Lunkers. The offense had a slow start in the first half as the defense would score two turnover touchdowns led in the trenches by defensive end Lovell Spruce. The game was gritty and violent, but the Harbor Monsters weathered all…
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NDSU Hall of Fame Class 2025, Eight Slated for Bison Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Sept. 26
FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State University will induct eight individuals into the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 26. This year’s honorees will comprise the 53rd annual class to be inducted. The 2025 inductees are five-time All-America track and field athlete Andrew Aakre, national champion and two-time all-region softball outfielder Nikki (Almquist)…
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2025 Stampede Elementary Football Camp
The Broncos Stampede Elementary Football Camp saw between 70-80 players within grades 3-12 join together for the first night of the Stampede Elementary Camp. Which was deemed a success, by Coach Ettestad. Both the coaches and the players put in effort to teach the 3-12 graders the fundamentals of football. The big focus was toughness…
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