I saw Alton Brown on tour last month at the State Theatre in Minneapolis. It might seem odd that a guy who hosts a show on the Food Network and serves as a guest judge on cooking shows would go on tour, but everything about Alton Brown is odd, in a good way. His popular […]

According to data released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held at 3.2 percent in October. The national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October increased to 3.6 percent. Minnesota added 7,400 jobs in the month of October. Meanwhile, September’s employment growth was revised up to 1,600 […]

Karen Elizabeth Moxness, Rochester, Minn., died Jan. 27, 2007, at Madonna Towers Nursing Care at the age of 70 following a year-long battle with cancer. She was born Oct. 28, 1936, at Littlefork, Minn. Survivors include her step mother, Beryl Moxness of International Falls, and a step sister, Carol Dethmers of Maplewood, Minn. She was […]

Section 2AA already boasted top-10 programs in Lake Conference champion Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, South Suburban Conference champion Prior Lake, Shakopee, and perennial Metro West Conference champion Chanhassen. So, why not add Edina, the four-time defending Class AA state girls swimming and diving champions? In a field that deep, qualifying for the sections finals was an […]

Sharon Marie Kennedy, 64, of Littlefork, Minn., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, at St. Luke’s Medical Center, Duluth. She was born Dec. 11, 1942, at Littlefork. She attended Littlefork-Big Falls High School and graduated in 1960. Sharon was united in marriage to Harvey Kennedy Sept. 17, 1960, in International Falls. They had three children. […]

Is $1 surcharge too much to help feed people? We don’t think so. The Minnesota Legislature has before it several bills that would add a $1 surcharge to deer hunting licenses to help pay for the processing of venison donated to the state’s food shelves. Now, less than 1,000 deer are donated to food shelves […]

Christina York, Fort Frances, Ontario, and Derek Dowty, Warroad, Minn., announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. Christina is the daughter of Bill and Rosemarie (Liedke) York, Fort Frances. Derek is the son of Kevin and Shelby Dowty, International Falls. The bride-to-be is a Registered Insurance Broker of Ontario, and is currently employed with Gillons’ Insurance […]

10 YEARS AGO Shawn Mason, executive director of the International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, was recently elected to the board of directors of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Executives. Etta Jean Goulet, Beverly Culbertson and Virginia Randolph, members of the American Cancer Society’s Koochiching Unit, are preparing bouquets of daffodils for its annual Daffodil […]

WSI is 50 in Borderland The winter severity index for the International Falls area was 50 on March 18, according to Frank Swendsen, area wildlife manager with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The WSI was 94 last year at this time, and 144 two years ago, he reported. The average WSI for this date […]

On a summer getaway to the North Shore, my wife and I followed a long day of hiking and exploration with a trip to a sizeable town, by northern Minnesota standards. Having showered, we lugged our weary bones into the car and set out in search of a quality restaurant which we hoped to enjoy […]

Effie Julia Anderson, 78, of Littlefork, Minn., was laid to rest at Forest Hill Cemetery Friday, May 11, 2007, with the Rev. Stephen Olson officiating. Effie passed away April 27 at the Littlefork Care Center. Born March 6, 1929, in Loman, she grew up attending school in Loman and graduated from Indus High School. She […]

Carr L. Hagerman, a former Minnesota Renaissance Festival manager, appeared in court Monday morning on first-degree sexual assault charges refiled in October. Hagerman, 63, was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection to allegations that he sexually assaulted a photographer in September 2017 who was working for the festival at the […]

More than a dozen schools in both Scott and Carver counties are monitoring COVID-19 outbreaks, according to the latest data from the Minnesota Department of Health. The data published during the last week of October reflects a change in how the state report confirmed cases tied to Minnesota schools. The new data, published each Thursday […]

Wow, 2019 came and went faster than any other year I can remember. It’s hard to believe that I was in the middle of my senior year at University of Minnesota-Duluth, getting ready to graduate in five months, when the year began. Plus it’s an end of a decade, which is really just weird to […]

The Southwest Minnesota Continuum of Care’s annual meeting is 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Jan. 9, in room 2057 of the Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services Building, 2200 23rd St. N.E., Willmar. This is a regional planning group that works to track needs, secure financial resources and coordinate regional goals to end homelessness in 18 counties […]

If you have an idea to strengthen your community, you might want to look into a support opportunity from the University of Minnesota Extension. Its Southwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership program provides seed funding and knowledge to aid local sustainability projects that include support from university students, faculty and staff. The RSDP is seeking to […]

Joseph Eugene Earley, age 53, of International Falls, Minn., died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth, after a short battle with cancer. Joe was born April 7, 1954, in International Falls. He graduated from Falls High School in 1974. He moved to Sarasota, Fla., where he worked at a sign painting […]

Annual meeting of the MASWCD set for Dec. 2-4 Eldon Voigt and Al Linder, supervisors of the Koochiching Soil and Water Conservation District, and SWCD staff will learn about renewable energy resources, how climate change might affect the Minnesota landscape, wetland issues, and more at the 71st annual meeting of the Minnesota Association of Soil […]

The Bemidji State University Center for Research and Innovation will offer occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens Dec. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the CRI, an off-campus facility located at 3801 Bemidji Ave. N. in Bemidji. The program will be presented by the Northern Minnesota Safety Council. Jeff Wasvick, an occupational health consultant […]

Mila Minotti said she was left "a little shocked" by what happened with her partner as they left the hospital that day.