Local News

Highway 621 hit the hardest
Ken Johnston
Editor

As if a tornado was not enough, Mother Nature decided to unleash her
torential fury in the form of rain, thunder and lightning after lunch last
Tuesday, July 31st.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Hunting for a treasure at the dump could get you very sick.

No lives lost as tornado touches down
Ken Johnston
Editor

Two minutes...
That is all it took for some 40 tons of house boats to be flipped right over
at Morson Marina Tuesday morning by a tornado.

The excitement under the big tent just kept building during day three of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship as each team weighed in their baskets of bass. The massive crowd was eager to cheer on the three local teams who were in the top five after Day 2.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Get ready to Rock the River for the 2nd year in a row!
Organizers of the 2nd Annual Rockin the River music festival are gearing up for what they hope will be another successful weekend of rock and roll musical fun in Rainy River on August 10 & 11, 2001.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Canada Post is attempting to deliver answers to the residents of Morson who lost their post office for the first time since the early 1900s last Friday.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Last Tuesday a bus load of training and education rolled into town to strut its stuff for local union members.

Candy Greengrass

With the fair about a month away a board meeting was held last week.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Tourism promotion on a much larger scale is what the Northern Tourism Marketing Company (NTMC) is doing for Northern Ontario.

Ken Johnston
Editor

While numbers were down at some events, the 14th Annual Railroad Daze festival held last weekend in Rainy River was still deemed a success by most.