Benefit for Northernaire Houseboat business Fire to be held.
Lee Grim and Lois Lundin were guests on Lets Talk About It, to discuss the upcoming benefit dinner to be held at the Elks Club.
International Falls School Lockdown and Evacuation.
On 09/21/22, at approximately 1326 hours, the Koochiching County Sheriff’s Office 911 center receiveda call of an active shooter at the International Falls High School. International Falls Police DepartmentSchool Resource Officer Ballejo was at the school at the time of the call and reported there was no signof a shooting at the school. Officer Ballejo…
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Chamber announces new part time Executive Director
International Falls, MN: Betsy Zaren, International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors chairwoman, announced Denise Kulig has been selected as the organization’s part-time Executive Director. Kulig earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Purdue University and has held several professional positions since then, including most recently at the Cantilever Distillery and Wagner Construction.…
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Conservation Officer Weekly Report – District 5
CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports spending most of the week at Camp Ripley for annual emergency vehicle operation instructing. Animal-related complaints and small-game-hunting opener took place as well. CO Curtis Simonson (International Falls #2) reports attending the Fur Takers of America Trappers College in Indiana this past week. CO John Slatinski IV (Ray)…
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SBA Offers loans to Business and Home Owners who suffered Flood Damage.
Courtney Smith is a Public Affairs Specialist with the IJ.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Disaster Assistance, Field Operations Center East (Atlanta, GA). Her duty is to promote SBA’s Disaster Loan program to the media, community, businesses, civic and community organizations, and elected officials. She responds to disasters that occur within the FOCE territory-the 27…
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No School Today ISD361 International Falls
The International Falls School District is currently experiencing issues with our network that are causing a disruption to some of our computer systems. We are working diligently with a third-party incident response team to investigate this matter and restore full functionality to our systems as quickly as possible. We have significant resources devoted to this…
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ISD 361 Update with Superintendent Kevin Grover
Kevin stopped in to talk about issues and update to the district on this first days of school. The full conversation with Superintendent Kevin Grover is available here:
KSDM/KGHS with NHL’s Neil Sheehy Raise $2400.00 in 5 minutes for Charity.
Retired NHL player Neil Sheehy joined us this morning for a fund raiser to help Nick Hagen and Josh Urban with Medical Expenses after their boating accident on Rainy Lake this past month. The other recipient will be the family at Northeraire Houseboats after their devastating fire that destroyed their home and business office.
Conservation Officer Report District-5
CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports time was spent instructing at Camp Ripley Academy 21 for sport fishing enforcement. Bear baiting was monitored throughout the station, as was ATV activity. Phone calls about nuisance animals and ATV-related questions were handled as well. CO Curtis Simonson (International Falls #2) reports spending time this past week…
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Northernaire Houseboats Fire Claims Life of One Family Member
After battling the inferno at the main office/house at Northernaire Houseboats on Rainy Lake, the International Falls Fire Department discovered the body of an 85-year-old female in the fire at approximately 11:20 pm, Wednesday, Aug 24. The fire was reported just after 5 pm, Wednesday evening. The victims of the fire are related; the family…
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