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International Falls, Minn., Nov. 17, 2022 — Coop Service, Inc. and Cenex®, the energybrand of CHS, have awarded a $25,000 Hometown Pride grant to the BackusCommunity Café. Backus Community Café was nominated by Coop Service for itsdedication to providing an accessible solution to local food insecurity while bringingneighbors together and strengthening community connections.“Being rewarded this…
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The AmericInn held its Grand Opening and Ribbon cutting ceremonies yesterday. Along with tours of the facility and door prizes, there were speeches given from many of those involved in this project. Owner of the International Falls AmericInn Bill Ahoe talks about the project and introduces the International Falls Staff at AmericInn.
1,557 high school seniors were selected as Semifinalists from a pool of over 91,000 submitted applications from across the country for the Coca-Cola Scholars Program based on their academic excellence, leadership, and service demonstrated in school and community activities. The Semifinalists are in the running for 150 college scholarships worth $20,000. Local high school senior…
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The newest hotel in northern Minnesota is hosting a grand opening on November 17, 2022, in International Falls. The AmericInn by Wyndham is an 85-guestroom property with a meeting room for 66, a breakfast room, exercise room and pub. The pool has new technology utilizing both traditional equipment backed up by a new ultra violet…
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CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports the second weekend of the deer season was much like the first: Slow. The first major winter storm of the year could be a contributing factor as people weren?t willing to venture out in the wind and cold. However, some people did, and some continue to not be…
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Results for Selected Contests in Koochiching County County Commissioner District 1 Results By Precinct6 precincts in contest. 6 of 6 precincts reported in County. Party Candidate Totals Pct Graph Nonpartisan Destry Hell 720 57.19% Nonpartisan Timothy C. Mathews 533 42.34% WRITE-IN WRITE-IN 6 0.48% County Commissioner District 2 Results By Precinct2 precincts in contest. 2…
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CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports a busy MEA weekend with lots of people enjoying the outdoors, including duck hunting, grouse hunting, riding ATVs, fishing, boating, or the hunting deer. Grouse hunters are still finding lots of birds and a few youth deer hunters also found success for their first time. Meetings in regards…
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INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers at the International Falls Port of Entry targeted rail containers destined to arrive in Minnesota. CBP officers inspected the rail containers and discovered counterfeit electronic display systems that were in violation of intellectual property rights (IPR) regulations. CBP seized 2,000…
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KSDM radio initially had intermittent issues with the signal going out to the transmitter as strong winds had repositioned the downtown transmitters facing the wrong way. Climbers from Diamond Towers were called in to fix the issue.
Brian J. Wogernese, founder and CEO of Cobblestone Hotels, has died 10 months after being diagnosed with advanced esophageal cancer. Since his diagnosis, he undertook “countless” rounds of chemotherapy, surgeries and treatments while guiding his team and developing more projects, the company said in a statement. Wogernese founded the Cobblestone Hotels brand in 2007, opening the…
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