Heather Dunsmoor, Grand Marais, and Joe Kennedy, Littlefork, announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. Parents of the bride-to-be are Kim Dunsmoor, Grand Marais, and David Dunsmoor, Duluth. The groom-elect’s parents are Jim and Sandy Jo Kennedy, Littlefork. Heather attended the University of Minnesota Duluth, majoring in business, and is employed at United Health Care, Internationa...

Public invited to learn jigs, reels, waltzes and polkas at dance in Virginia Jim Ganahl and Carol Booth, community education dance instructors known in International Falls, are bringing traditional Irish music and dance to northern Minnesota. On March 15, the Saturday before Saint Patrick’s Day, their band FriendsOnTheRange will perform a concert of traditional Irish […]

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Date: February 27, 2008. YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT: Default has occurred in the conditions of the mortgage dated July 1, 2002, executed by Northome Record, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, as Mortgagor, to Citizens State Bank of Kelliher, as Mortgagee, and filed for record July 5, 2002, as Document No. 238256, […]

Certificate Of Assumed Name Minnesota Secretary of State Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business. 1. State the […]

Charles Hugo Olson, age 71, of Isanti, died at his home April 18, 2008. He was born to Hugo and Norella Olson Feb. 12, 1937, at International Falls, Minn. Charles was a graduate of Falls High and he attended the University of Minnesota in Duluth. Charles enjoyed a variety of working experiences – he began […]

May 19 2008 6:30 P.M. A regular meeting of the City Council of International Falls, Minnesota, was held in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building on the 19th day of May 2008 at the hour of 6:30 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilors McBride, Meyers and Rognerud, Mayor Mason MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilor Eklund Motion by Councilor […]

Gary Spider V. Hoff, 69, of Brooklyn Park, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 28, at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson with interment at Oakland Cemetery. Gathering of family and friends will be from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. […]

10 YEARS AGO Dorothea LeBlanc of International Falls won $5,000 playing the Lottery’s Fishing Frenzy instant game. Former Falls High baseball players Shawn Carney and Dusty Lundin will play baseball starting next spring at their respective colleges. Carney, a pitcher/first baseman, will attend Augsburg College in Minneapolis. Lundin was a two-year starter at catcher for […]

Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of Great Britain on May 10, 1940. On the same day, Germany invaded Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Six days later, Churchill visited Paris and was told the French war with Hitler’s army was all but over. Germany’s rapid advance through France drove the British Expeditionary Force and other […]

McLeod County is committed to the safety of our people, along with those who serve the people from within our walls. To watch for any information specific to McLeod County in regards to COVID-19, please use the resources of Minnesota Department of Public Health, McLeod County Health and Human Services (Public Health), and the McLeod […]

Snowmobile trail conditions vary throughout Minnesota but, in areas where there’s good snow, riders have been getting out with gusto. Snowmobile tracks are common sights in road ditches, on trails and atop the ice. This year’s busy start to the riding season continues a surge in recent years of people riding snowmobiles to enjoy Minnesota’s […]

Minnesota likely has more than 10 times as many coronavirus cases than the official numbers reported, health officials said Saturday. In fact, it’s possible the state has 100 times more COVID-19 cases, according to the state’s top infectious disease official. That would mean it’s possible that close to 14,000 Minnesotans have been or are currently […]

Hundreds of Afghan refugees will arrive in Minnesota this month as February deadlines approach to move families out of military bases and into a new place to call home. In total, around 1,500 Afghan refugees are expected to resettle in Minnesota – over 800 had already arrived by the end of the January. Alight, a […]

Rainy River Community College won three games over the weekend to capture the championship of the South Dakota State Tournament. The Voyageurs beat North Dakota State University 5-2 in the opener and edged the University of Minnesota Duluth 2-1 in the semifinals before taking down St. Scholastica 3-1 in the championship. The tournament hosted the […]

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Robert F. Sandstrom, age 74, of Chaska, Minn., formerly of International Falls, Minn., died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at Auburn Manor Care Center, Chaska. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at St. Hubert’s Catholic Community, 8201 Main Street, Chanhassen, Minn.Family will receive friends one hour prior to the […]

The Northland Foundation awarded 52 grants totaling $267,202 to nonprofit programs and projects in northeastern Minnesota during the fourth quarter. The Foundation’s self-reliance priority was evident by a number of sizeable grants made between Oct.1 and Dec. 31. Self-reliance includes such things as affordable housing initiatives, job training, and support for programs that help individuals...

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 […...