When Carl Brown started the Community Christmas Day dinner in 2006, he did so with a vision ofproviding a place for people from the community to gather together for a meal on Christmas Day. Hewanted to provide a place for people to get together if they didn’t have any place to go, if they werehomebound,…
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International Falls, MN: Voyageurs National Park and park partner Voyageurs Conservancy are proud to receive an Open OutDoors for Kids grant from the National Park Foundation (NPF). This grant will further the reach of the Voyageurs Classroom Initiative, a joint education program that connects thousands of youth to Voyageurs National Park and encourages students to…
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CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports muzzleloader season continues to be slow with few people and minimal harvest. A few animal-related complaints were handled throughout the week and weekend. Ice conditions are not good, so people are asked to use caution and common sense. CO Curtis Simonson (International Falls #2) monitored muzzleloader deer-hunting activity,…
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Thanks to the entire community for participating in this contest. Special thanks to the anonymous donator for the $500.00 in initial prize money, and to the International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce for selecting the winners. 1st Place Dressy Moose $300.00 2nd Place Swanky Gifts on Rainy $100.00 and Mall of America Package 3rd Place…
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Captain Terry Allison and Bev Mayfield were my guests for Lets Talk About It, and we talked about the need for Bell Ringers for the Red Kettles. With this being the top fundraising period for the Salvation Army, it is very important for volunteers.
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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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.