The Red Cross was in this morning with John Decker and Tim Klein to discuss all the the programs the Red Cross has to assist people affected by this years historic flooding in the Rainy River Basin Area.
Mike Bolstad spoke with Britney Rognarud of Thunderbird Lodge, and Britney talks of the impact that the historical flooding in the area is having on local busness.
With the Historic marks experienced here in International Falls and the Rainy Lake Basin, Sheriff Hedlund talks about the slow receding we will see and the clean-up efforts that will follow.
Rainy Lake has crested today and is expected to begin receding between now and June 20, barring no severe weather events. With a decrease in demand for sandbags over the last week and a stockpile of 100,000 filled sandbags for the community at the ready, active sandbagging operations at Kerry Park are shutting down for…
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Sheriff Peryin Hedlund was my guest this morning as we talked about the Governors visit on Saturday, as well as all the effort going into trying to save homes and keep roads open during this record breaking flood.
Fort Frances, Ontario resident Nathan Calder said the town’s Rainy Lake shorefront would normally be busy this time of year with beach-goers, baseball games and drivers cruising up the riverfront. For weeks, Fort Frances residents and those in the neighboring Minnesota communities of International Falls and Ranier have watched Rainy Lake and Rainy River waters…
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CITY OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS 600 4th Street INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN 56649 Telephone (218) 283-9484 Fax 218/283-3590 OFFICE OF CITY ADMINISTRATOR PUBLIC NOTICE AND NEWS RELEASE Water Treatment Plant (INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN), Monday, June 2, 2022 – 4:00 P.M. The City of International Falls has received numerous inquiries about the status of the International Falls Water…
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With the Rainy Lake Basin approaching record flood levels, Sheriff Hedlund stopped in to give us an update on the situation and outlook.
Hillsboro, ND — More than a month behind schedule, but the clubs are finally swinging at the Goose River Golf Club in Hillsboro. The course opened for the first time on Monday after dealing with weeks of flooding issues from nearby Goose River. Club President Ryan Opdahl says they’re excited to be back open considering…
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The Koochiching County Sheriff’s Office is announcing that residents in need of sandbags can goto Kerry Park (11 th St. and 6 th Ave., International Falls, MN) and load pallets of sandbags for theirhomes/property beginning on Friday, May 13 th .The Sheriff’s Office has been coordinating logistics and operations plans with the City ofInternational Falls,…
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