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This past Saturday, June 12th Borderland Pride held their Pride March that was one of the few, if not only Pride March that crosses an international border. As Douglas Ludson, one of the Co-Chairs and Founders of Borderland Pride, tells us about the event that began in International Falls and crossed over to Fort Frances.…
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Economists say Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index report provides several reasons to be optimistic about the future. The Federal Reserve’s decision to not lower interest rates this month is not the answer many American consumers were hoping for, but economists say there are still plenty of reasons to be optimistic about inflation. University of St. Thomas Economics Professor…
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by Maria Sherman A comet must have landed at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The members of R.E.M. had joked only hours before it would take “a comet” to get the band to perform together one last time. Yet there they were, reunited during the gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City…
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Minnesota Senate Republicans held a press conference on Thursday morning to respond to the report released by the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) regarding the Minnesota Department of Education’s (MDE) oversight in the Feeding Our Future Fraud case that saw $250 Million stolen from Minnesota taxpayers and the children who were supposed to get…
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On Wednesday, June 12th Canadian Wrestling’s Elite (CWE) paid a visit to Fort Frances to hold a show at the Couchiching Multi Purpose Building. The show had a stacked match card with numerous very talented wrestlers from their roster. With a very special guest in the form of WWF, NJPW, and IMPACT legend D-Lo Brown…
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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has announced its Spring 2024 MCAC Elite Team. The award recognizes student-athletes who combined outstanding academic and athletic performance through the Spring 2024 season. Honorees must have earned MCAC All-Academic honors as well as All-Division, All-Conference, All-Region, and/or All-American honors in the sport of men’s basketball, women’s basketball, wrestling, golf, baseball, or softball. A total of 118…
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From June 12th-15th the Lake of the Woods County Fair will be in full swing with many fun activities and foods that Board President Robbie Hruby tells us all about. There will also be extreme motor sports to watch! And paintball too! How long has the County Fair been going on? After hearing about all…
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Fort Frances High School held their Athletic Banquet on Tuesday, June 11th where they honored the athletes of the 2023-2024 season. Many Muskie student athletes were recognized for their efforts and accomplishments by coaches and peers alike. For those who couldn’t attend, here are all of the award winners: Golf – Male MVP: AJ Armstrong,…
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by Mike Schneider A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company’s U.S. theme park resorts, and some Disney followers see it as a fitting replacement to a former ride based on a movie that contained racist tropes. The new theme park attraction updates Tiana’s storyline from the 2009 animated film…
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J&J will pay Minnesota more than $10 million and stop manufacturing and selling talc products Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that his Office and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based body and baby powder products, including Johnson’s Baby…
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