Ice Cats 16/18U Opens Season in Nailbiters
The Summer Softball league started off on June 2nd for two of the three local 16/18U teams. The International Falls Ice Cats opened their season on the road against Rock Ridge where they tied game one 6-6 at Mesabi Range College. The team was down 6-0 until they made a late push in the 6th…
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Muskies Going to Spring OFSAA
In Fort Frances, the Muskies boys and girls Soccer teams are competing at OFSAA tomorrow with the boys going to Ottawa, and the Girls going to Kingston, ON. The tournaments will begin on Thursday, June 5th with the boys playing Thousand Island Secondary at 8:30am, then they play L’école secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais at 1pm. The…
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Bordertown Blaze Battles Weather in Game 1
The Bordertown Blaze opened up their 2025 16/18U arrowhead league season Monday Night at home for a pair of games against the Grand Rapids Thunder hawks. In game one the Blaze got off to an early lead when Payten Rousseau scored off a double from Jaeleigh Carlson. The Blaze soon took a 2-0 lead when…
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Norman County 4H Project Day is Friday
June is here, and that means it’s fair season for Norman County 4H. While June is already a very busy month for Norman County 4H, Extension Educator Linda Houglum says they will be holding a new event on Friday to help kids prepare projects for the fair. Houglum also previewed the rest of the month…
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Parents encouraged to set boundaries when leaving kids home alone
Summer break is here, and for many area students, this may be one of the first times that they’re left home alone, while their parents are at work. Carma Hanson of Safe Kids Grand Forks says there are some things that parents need to consider before leaving their kids home alone. Hanson went over more…
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Recreational Opportunities at Rydell and Glacial Ridge Wildlife Refuges
Northwest Minnesota offers a plethora of opportunities to get outside, and a hidden gem that’s open for the summer is the Rydell and Glacial Ridge Wildlife Refuges in rural Erskine. Refuge Manger Gregg Knutsen highlights some of the many activities that you can partake in at the refuge this Summer. More information about Rydell and…
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Minnesota Legislators discuss omnibus K-12 Education Bill
Members of the Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives held a work group on the Omnibus K-12 Education Bill, in order to prepare for the upcoming special session that’s expected to be called by Governor Walz in the coming days. Rep Cheryl Youakim (D-Hopkins) outlines the current agreement between Democrats and Republicans when it comes…
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Glyndon City Council/White Earth Presentation
GLYNDON, MN—Last week, the Glyndon City Council heard a presentation from the White Earth Tribe about the Tribe’s proposed casino and hotel complex that would be built in Moorhead. Glyndon City Administrator Justin Vogel was eager to hear what Tribal officials had to say. R&J News asked Vogel about the public’s reaction to the proposed…
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Spring Allergies
People like spring because it means warmer weather. People don’t like spring because it means allergies. And a recent study from the University of Utah School of Biological Sciences found that the spring pollen season now starts about 20 days earlier, lasts about ten days longer, and features about 21 percent more pollen than in…
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