Author Archives: Randy Thoms

TBay Tel is looking to install a new telecommunication tower in Fort Frances. The 40-metre tower is proposed at the company's office on Sixth Street West. It is to enhance wireless voice and data serv...

No cause has yet been identified for a house fire in Fort Frances. The blaze broke out Sunday night just after 11 o'clock at a home in the 800 block of Nelson Street. Six full-time and six part-time f...

Students and staff at Fort Frances High School returning from the holiday break were greeted with a police presence. It is because of a bomb threat police learned about on Sunday. OPP says the informa...

The Sioux Lookout Bombers maintained their hold on the SIJHL lead with a pair of victories over the visiting Kenora Islanders. The Bombers won 6-1 on Saturday and 7-2 on Saturday to improve their win ...

The Rainy River Voyageurs won their sixth straight game on Saturday with a convincing 116-82 victory over the Minnesota North-Itasca Vikings in Grand Rapids. Malik Siggers led the scoring with 27 poin...

The International Falls Broncos varsity boys hockey team lost 3-1 to the Proctor Rails in a game played Saturday at Broncos Arena. Aiden McFarland scored in the first minute of the third period after ...

Courtney McCoy scored three times to pace the Fort Frances Muskies girls' hockey team to a 9-1 win over the Morris/Benson Area Storm on Saturday to complete a weekend sweep. The Muskies scored nine st...

With 2024 now underway, a flurry of new Minnesota laws are in effect. It includes added protections for renters. Landlords fully disclose non-optional fees in a lease agreement so that applicants have...

Minnesota businesses are reminded of a program to help those impacted by the closure of the border during the pandemic. The Canadian Border Counties Economic Relief Program offers grants of up to $50 ...

LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances has its first baby of the new year. It is a boy! George Robert Dane Bagacki was born at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday to parents Tyler and Rebecca Bagacki of Fort Fran...