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Over at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center, there’s an event happening at 10am on July 20th! We had the opportunity to talk to Briana Coughlin, the Sales and Marketing Coordinator for the Events Center, about what that event is. So where did she get the idea for a Family Fun Day? And what’s the…
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Voyageurs National Park is excited to begin a fun nighttime program with their Conservancy branch which is centered around their “Dark Skies”. The Voyageurs Conservancy Education Specialist, Jesse Gates called into the studio and got to share more about the weekly program. So how do National Parks, like Voyageurs, get recognized as an International Dark…
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Over at the United Faith Church here in the Falls, they have a busy weekend planned that starts the morning of Saturday, July 20th. There’s gonna be a Pop-Up sale at 8am and we got to talk to Peggy Kelly about the event! So how did the fundraiser begin? And there is so so much…
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The other day I got to talk to Darcie Schulz along with three of her dancers, Rena Gedde, Liv Werner, and her older sister Ava Werner who were taking a couple weeks to recuperate after competing in the Nationals Dance competition! Where they talked a little about the experience. And they did really great too!…
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There is a new week-long event coming up in August that is called “Restaurant Week” which is being presented by United Way of Northeastern Minnesota. It is an opportunity for restaurants in Koochiching County to donate to United Way NE MN and their programs and partners, and Elizabeth Kelley had come in to tell us…
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When Mother Nature comes knocking, so can storm chasers – predatory contractors from out of state who exploit homeowners and insurance companies. by Morgan Wolfe of KARE 11 Fast winds, hail, rain, thunder and lightning lit up parts of Minnesota this past weekend which can cause all kinds of damage as Chris Cohen, Frontline Roofing and Restoration senior…
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This past weekend, Voyageurs National Park was holding one of their summer programs at the Visitors Center called “Walk with a Geologist”. The special guest Geologist who was leading this past Saturday’s walk was FHS’s very own Chris Hemstad who we had the opportunity to interview prior to the walk. So what is the main…
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The 2024-2025 Fall sports season over at Littlefork-Big Falls High will mark the second year in a row that Vikings football has returned to the community. The team is coming off a successful 23-24 season where they finished with a 8-2 first season back, with their only losses coming from Cherry in the regular season…
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Voyageurs National Park staff and contractors will resume work removing areas of invasive, hybrid cattail in wetlands within Voyageurs National Park from July through October of 2024. Activities include grinding up mats of floating cattails with a specialized cutting machine and removing the debris using a harvesting barge. Debris will be deposited on shore where…
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BY Adriana Morga If you’ve noticed that you’re paying more than before for the same amount of groceries, you’re not the only one. Inflation is easing slightly, but grocery prices are still high — up 21% on average since inflation started to surge more than three years ago. “When inflation rises, it reduces people’s ability to afford…
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