Author Archives: Randy Thoms

A report on how to revamp Ontario's Blue Box program is now in the hands of the government. Environment Minister Jeff Yurek says the report from special advisor David Lindsay was handed a week ago. Li...

Climate change is now bringing warmer winters and more rainfall to Minnesota, and environmental groups say too little is known about how it's affecting the state's bodies of water. Jeff Forester is th...

International Falls Legion Post 66 baseball team competes at the Division II Northeast Sub-state tournament in Marble, Minnesota. They take on Ely in their first game this afternoon.   On the rac...

Some new faces to Riverside Health Facilities senior management team. Barbara Harten has been appointed Vice-President of Long Term Care and Administrator at Rainycrest Long Term Care. She had been se...

Packaging Corporation of America is reporting a slight decrease in net earnings for the second quarter of this year. The owners of the mill in International Falls say income was $194 million, down $3-...

A chance to pursue a career in nursing without having to travel far for the education. Lakehead University and Seven Generations Education Institute are teaming up to offer an All-Nation Nurses Entry ...

The Rainy River District Women's Fastball League playoffs opened Wednesday night with the Fort Frances Angels dumping Red Gut 7-1. The Mud Dogs and Dawson also advanced to the winners' bracket with lo...

Some users of medical cannabis say it's getting harder to get the drug because of the legalization of recreational cannabis. A study commissioned for Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana, th...

Two Minnesota students have won scholarships to Rainy River Community College's pre-nursing program Tierra Husbands of Baudette and Corinne Dahl of Loman are each winners of $25-hundred Workforce Deve...

Water levels on Rainy and Namakan Lakes will be a topic of discussion next month. Members of the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board will hold a meeting of its Water Levels Committee...