Four area teachers are being considered for Minnesota’s most prestigious educator’s award. Education Minnesota announced 77 candidates in the running to be named the 2022 Minnesota Teacher of the Year last month. Next month, an independent panel of judges will narrow the candidate field to a list of finalists before a winner is chosen. This […]

Chaska attorney Richard Swanson has been indefinitely suspended by the Minnesota Supreme Court for committing professional misconduct with multiple clients since 2015. According to State of Minnesota Supreme Court documents, Swanson did not diligently and competently represent clients; did not follow court scheduling orders; and did not return client fees in a timely fashion. Swanson […...

Robert Nolte Bob Matteson, 74, died suddenly after a brief illness, Feb. 8, 2009. He was born Aug. 22, 1934 to Gertrude Riepe and Harold James Matteson. He graduated from Duluth East High School and University of Minnesota, Duluth with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. Bob was a member of the T.W. Hugo Masonic Lodge […]

Independent school district 361, International Falls, Minnesota Notice of bids Falls High School Student Parking Lot Bituminous Asphalt Grind/ Overlay Project Summer 2009 Sealed bids will be received up till and opened on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the ISD 361 Business Office, Room 122, Falls High School, 1515 Eleventh Street, International […]

On June 13 the All-Terrain Vehicle Association of Minnesota will be attempting to break a Guinness World Record for the world’s longest ATV parade. Harlan County Ridge Runners in Everts, Ky., holds the record with 1,138 ATV’s in a parade. ATVAM encourages all ATV enthusiasts to join them in Silver Bay for a weekend of […]

The Jordan Brewers will open their 2020 season May 1 at the Mini Met. The Brewers will take on the Gaylord Islanders in River Valley League play at 2 p.m. The first night game is at home Feb. 6 against the Veseli Warriors. Last summer, Jordan lost in the second round of the Class C […]

Hjalmer Andrew Lofgren, 97, of the Littlefork Medical Center, formerly of Big Falls and Littlefork, Minn., died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Falls Memorial Hospital, International Falls, Minn. He was born Dec. 16, 1911, of Swedish immigrants in Lindford Township, Koochiching County, Minn., the son of Ole and Kristina (Johansson) Lofgren. He attended country school […]

When Olive Angle Wilson was hired in March as an assistant pre-kindergarten teacher in North Minneapolis, the job was a great fit. Wilson, 19, said it was rewarding to help children during a formative time in their life. Wilson had struggled to find stable work or decide on a career until participating in training programs […]

Kayla Pascoe recently announced her candidacy for Minnesota House District 17B. Pascoe is a licensed patent attorney and longtime Republican political activist. She graduated from Georgetown University with a chemistry degree and from the University of Minnesota Law School. Pascoe wants to use her commitment to community, family and innovation for the people of 17B, […]

The Prior Lake weightlifting team lifted up some championship hardware March 12 in Moorhead. The Lakers had one champion and three runners-up in the Minnesota High School Weightlifting State Championships. The MHSW season starts in December, and there are eight competitions for athletes to qualify for state. Prior Lake had five lifters competing – ninth-graders […]

Lake sturgeon just half an inch short of being keeper When Mark Nelson’s son Matthew, 12, hooked into a sturgeon April 26, the anglers thought it was another fish in the 45-50 inch range. The first 15 minutes were like those fish, but this went on for another 15 minutes, said Mark Nelson of Minnetonka. […]

10 YEARS AGO Sue Kuldanek, daughter of Mary and Ed Kuldanek of International Falls, and Donald Cameron, son of Don Cameron of Fort Frances, Ontario, and Lori Herseth of Ray, were named to the University of Minnesota’s College of Biological Sciences dean’s list for winter quarter. Michael Matthews has been named administrator at Lisbon Medical […]

One man was injured in a three-vehicle crash Sunday morning at the intersection of Airport Road and State Highway 22. According to Minnesota State Patrol, a 2007 Ford Focus driven by Wesley Allen Moffatt, 27, of Green Isle was southbound on Highway 22. A 2016 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Matthew Thomas Meyer, 33, of Glencoe […]

The McLeod County Board doesn’t want Gov. Tim Walz to make any further executive orders regarding COVID-19 without the consultation of the Minnesota Legislature. The request was made in a resolution written by Board Member Ron Shimanski and unanimously approved during the June 16 board meeting. The resolution says the governor’s initial emergency declaration, and […]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [ES-956-1420-BJ] Group No. 553, Minnesota Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior ACTION: NOTICE OF FILING OF PLATS OF SURVEY; MINNESOTA SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plats of survey of the lands described below in the […]

Lois Margaret Jensen, 81, of International Falls, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Falls Memorial Hospital. Lois was born to Richard and May Peterson in Milbank, S.D., on Aug. 11, 1927. She grew up there and at the age of 20, they moved to Henning, Minn. Lois married Dean Marvin Jensen on Aug. 29, […]

Russell Douglas Piekarski, 53, of Virginia, Minn., died Saturday, July 4, 2009, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth, Minn., following a heart attack. Russell was born Jan. 9, 1956, in International Falls, Minn. He graduated from Falls High School in 1974. He moved to Virginia in 2000 and had lived there since. Russell had worked […]

Miriam Landmark and Christopher Vakulskas were married Aug. 9, 2008, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Marshalltown, Iowa, with Pastor Gregg Davison officiating. Miriam is the granddaughter of Minnie Landmark and the late James B. Landmark, and the late Don and Marilee Gawtry of International Falls. Parents of the couple are James and Martha Landmark of […]

Falls resident Suzie Best was one of only two account executives with Charter Media chosen in Minnesota for promotion to senior account executive. Charter Media said that it is committed to attracting and retaining quality employees by creating an environment that develops and rewards the industry’s top talent. As a result, the central division established […]