Author Archives: Randy Thoms

Tanner Williamson of Fort Frances was second in the mid-west modified feature run at Lake of the Woods Speedway in Kenora yesterday. Dayton Brady of Devlin and Cody Ossachuk of Fort Frances were third...

The Canadian Union of Public Employees is asking for a no board report in their contract talks for education workers under their wing. This would put members in a legal strike position on September 23...

Federal NDP are promising to cancel the interest on all current and future student loans if they form Canada's next government in October. The New Democrats say a graduate with a debt of about $16,500...

An International Falls city councillor is frustrated by the conditions of some properties in the city. Leon Ditsch cited several examples along the Highway 53 corridor during last week's city council ...

Two people have been charged in connection with a theft last month at Onigaming First Nation. A rifle, ammunition, and a compound bow were taken. The investigation by Treaty Three Police led to the ar...

Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang are coming to Fort Frances. Resident Trevor Barker is planning to stage a local performance of the classic A Charlie Brown Christmas later in November. B...

Former Fort Frances Muskie Joe Basaraba is back in the ECHL. He's signed a deal to return to the Idaho Steelheads. The 27-year-old played for Idaho during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. He played in...

More projects are being nominated by the provincial government for a federal match dollars under a new infrastructure program. The province is committing $400-thousand to four projects including culve...

Three businesses within the Rainy River district are on the receiving end of funding from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund. Rainy River District Regional Abattoir in Emo will use over $31-thousand t...

The city of International Falls is expressing disappointment with the pending closure of the local Kmart store. The store is one of a hundred being shuttered across the U.S. in the most recent store c...