A question begging to be answered is, will anyone bring in a new state record sturgeon during the 30th annual North American Sturgeon Championship and Youth Championship that will be held on August 21? Darren Troseth caught the record on February 9, 2019, and his 78 inches long, 29 ½ inch girth monster weighed in...
April 20, 2026
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August 21, 2021September 5, 2021Breaking News, Education, International Falls, International Falls Schools, Latest Posts
Standing-room-only crowd attends ISD 361 School Board meeting
By Laurel Beager Shouting and other disruptions at the International Falls School Board meeting Monday led to three recesses in the first half hour, and removal of the agenda item on which many had come to speak. At issue is a mask mandate for all students and staff in all buildings effective with the start...
August 21, 2021September 5, 2021Breaking News, Family Health, Latest Posts
Minnesota surpasses 70 percent rate for vaccinations for 16 and older
By Brian Larsen Following a recent rise in vaccination rates, Governor Tim Walz announced that Minnesota has surpassed 70 percent of adults 16 years of age and older with at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and more than 6 million total doses administered. The number of first doses administered per week is up 129 percent...
August 21, 2021September 5, 2021Breaking News, International Falls, Latest Posts, Rainy Lake Gazette
Ranier almost quadrupled its population since 2010, mostly thanks to annexation
By Sylvia Wier The U.S. Census, an every-decade accounting of who’s where and what’s what in America, published its list of population winners and losers this month. The losers? Philadelphia, Pine Bluff, Ark., Danville, Ill. The reasons are varied. The winners? A myriad of reasons too but gold stars went to Phoenix, New Braunfels, Texas,...
August 20, 2021September 5, 2021Breaking News, Duluth, Latest Posts
Duluth Police officers respond to accident
By Mattie Hjelseth At approximately 2:09 p.m., Friday, August 20, 2021, Duluth Police Officers and Duluth Firefighters were dispatched to the area of 27th Ave West and Michigan Street due to an accident between a DTA bus and two pedestrians. Both pedestrians sustained minor injuries and were treated by Duluth Fire Department and Mayo Ambulance....
August 16, 2021September 5, 2021Breaking News, City of Duluth, Community News, Duluth, Latest Posts
BusinessNorth: Visit Duluth members counter mayor’s tourism assertions
By Ron Brochu, BusinessNorth A tourism promotion plan sought by city of Duluth administrators has less to offer than the existing one that has been managed for decades by Visit Duluth, representatives of the destination marketing organization (DMO) argued Thursday. Earlier this week, Mayor Emily Larson said tourism tax revenue should be allocated to private...
August 6, 2021September 5, 2021Breaking News, City of Duluth, Duluth, Latest Posts
Brighton Beach closed for repairs
By Kate Van Daele The City of Duluth will temporarily close Brighton Beach (Kitchi Gammi Park) to users beginning today. Construction will begin at that time on the Lakewalk extension through the park. The Brighton Beach Mini-Master Plan was adopted in August of 2019. The Plan recomends the extension of the Lakewalk, relocation of the...
August 3, 2021September 5, 2021Breaking News, Business, Community News, International Falls
Cantilever Distillery + Hotel wins award
By Sylvia Wier The Cantilever Distillery + Hotel in Ranier was chosen as one of the state’s outstanding construction projects by the newspaper Finance & Commerce in its annual Top Projects competition. Entries are judged on their design, construction techniques, degree of difficulty and sustainability efforts. The hotel and distillery, which opened in January 2020,...