As the United Way of Northeastern Minnesota is in the midst of its 10th campaign in Koochiching County, the organization has been experiencing positive changes that even with a tough economy will bring about results. With a new mission to unite and focus our communities in creating measurable results to improve people’s lives and strengthen […]

Work crews on the Hutchinson State Highway 15/Main Street reconstruction project have been busy pouring concrete, according to the latest update from Minnesota Department of Transportation. Two concrete lanes on either side of the center lane from Washington Avenue through Second Avenue South were paved this past week, and storm sewer between Third Avenue South […]

Rose Laverne Miller, 81, of Big Falls, Minn., died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at Northome Health Care Center, Northome, Minn. Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at River of God Church, Big Falls, Minn., with Pastor Tim Treat officiating. Burial of her cremains will be in the spring at Evergreen […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has a reminder for turkey hunters. Hunters who want to get in the field early for the 2010 spring turkey hunt must apply by Friday wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold. Adult hunters may apply for one of nearly 57,000 permits to hunt […]

A voodoo lily recently caused a stink at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen. The flower bloomed inside the Arb’s Meyer-Deats Conservatory and one of its defining features is its smell. The rotting corpse scent of the voodoo lily (Amorphophallus konjac) attracts pollinators such as dung beetles and other insects from acres away. The plant […]

The Koochiching Economic Development Authority Board will hear a presentation on eco-industrial development from Tim Nolan of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency when it meets Wednesday. The KEDA Board will meet at 10 a.m. in the Backus Community Center Room 110/111. According to KEDA Director Paul Nevanen, Nolan will be touching on a trend of […]

Erin Harms and Kevin Mottram, St. Louis Park, Minn., were united in marriage Jan. 9, 2010, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Fr. Mitch Byeck, OMI and Deacon Fran Zaren officiated. Music was provided by May Ann Kalar, Joe Belanger and Amber Harms. A reception and dance followed at the Holiday Inn. The bride is […]

25 YEARS AGO The Minnesota State Jaycees Kids Wrestling Tournament was conducted Saturday at Walker with over 700 competitors from all over the state taking part. Mark Smith from the Falls won a first-place trophy in the 6-12 age group. Daniel J. Crosby, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Crosby, entered the Air Force’s Delayed […]

Minnesota has seen its fair share of inclement weather this past year from a historical drought in the summer to the state’s first tornado reported in December. Southwest News Media asked Dan Hawblitzel, meteorologist-in-charge at the Twin Cities National Weather Service (NWS) in Chanhassen, about this past year’s weather and how people can stay safe. […]

Minnesota’s seasons can change quickly. It often seems that just when you get settled into a summer routine, summer ends. That was doubly true this year. COVID kept me closer to home this summer. My family and I got to know the parks, trails and waters near our house. And instead of our usual out-of-state […]

To the editor, Last night (June 24) I attended the Moose in Minnesota symposium at the Backus Auditorium in International Falls. A lot of excellent information on moose biology was presented. However, it was led off by a presentation by Dr. Lee Frelich of the University of Minnesota on climate change that was at best […]

Data reveals speed on U.S. Highway 53 increasing DPS Staff Report To counter the trend of motorists increasing speeds during summer, Minnesota law enforcement agencies are stepping up speed patrols in July. The added speed enforcement is coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, which reports illegal and unsafe speeding as factors in around […]

William Thomas Fulton, age 85, of International Falls, Minn., passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Falls Good Samaritan Center where he resided the past 11 years. He was born Jan. 3, 1925, to William and Mary Fulton. He was united in marriage on Nov. 6, 1948, to Mary Charlebois of Fort Frances, Ontario. Bill […]

Here is next week’s lunch menu for Lutheran Social Services Mid-Minnesota Senior Dining at the Litchfield Civic Arena dining room. At this time the site is only open for curbside pick up and home-delivered meals. To reserve a meal for curbside pick up at 11:30 a.m. or home delivery Monday through Friday, call 24 hours […]

Peter and Sharon Brandel, of New Ulm, Minn., are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Ashley Ann, to Joseph William Veeder, son of Jeffrey and Margaret Veeder, of International Falls, Minn. Ashley is a 2005 graduate of Cathedral High School, New Ulm. She attended the College of St. Benedict, St. […]

In the early morning hours of Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, Arlene I. Olson was peacefully called home at the age of 79. She was born Feb. 28, 1931, to Inez (Kaitainen) and Edward Jarvinen at the Northern Minnesota Hospital in International Falls. Following her father’s death when she was 1 1/2 years old, her mother […]

Madison Andrews, a Chanhassen senior at Minnetonka High School, has won the High School Ecolab Food Safety Award at the 85th annual Minnesota State Science & Engineering Fair (SSEF). The Ecolab Food Safety Award is a recognition honoring a student whose project uses excellent scientific data gathering and presentations practices while showcasing innovative ideas around […]

Paul Adolph Johnson died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, at Falls Good Samaritan Center. Paul was born Oct. 4, 1916, at the family homestead in Loman, Minn. He lost his mother at age 2 and his father at 17. His grandparents and four older sisters helped raise him. In 1939, Paul married Helen Inez Brown. They […]

MPCA Staff Report The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is requesting comments on the draft water quality improvement report for Jessie Lake in northwestern Itasca County. The report, known as the Total Maximum Daily Load study, focuses on reducing pollution caused by excess nutrients. The public comment period runs until Dec. 8. The 1,700-acre lake is […]

Harold A. Kiecker, 77, of East Lake Lillian Township, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Graveside funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, at Peace Lutheran Cemetery in Cosmos. Visitation will be 12-2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, as walk up style through the glass of the west […]