Local News

Ken Johnston
Editor

“She shoots! She scores!”
That will be the newest cry across the area this coming winter when local girls from the Rainy River, Indus and Baudette high schools take to the ice in a sports cooperative featuring girls hockey.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Angie Lee of Stratton has been named Female Athlete of the Year by Confederation College for the second year in a row.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Riverview Elementary School in Rainy River has added another name to its list of impressive achievers.

Ken Johnston
Editor

The river runs dry...
Well not quite but tributaries into the Rainy River are all extremely low this spring which has prompted the Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake Water Control Boards to reduce outflows of their respective lakes to the lowest outflow allowed in their governing rule curves.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Recently the entire student body at Riverview Elementary School gathered to honour some of their own.

Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

Blackleg is a disease of cattle, and less frequently of sheep, caused by a soil-borne bacterium. The disease develops rapidly in affected animals and often death occurs before the owner has noticed any sickness in the herd.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Last Monday evening about 300 people from both Rainy River and Baudette gathered to break bread and honour the 150 minor hockey players that participated in the program this past year.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Rainy River’s Town Council tabled the adoption of a risk assessment report Monday, put together by the Rainy River Fire Department.

Ken Johnston
Editor

He says it is not something that comes naturally, but the judges beg to differ when it comes to Kam Kuzyk’s public speaking skills.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Students from Rainy River are making up about 25% of the bodies on the Lake of the Woods track team in Baudette this year.