Big Falls, MN

March 5, 1932 - August 3, 2022. Stanley Orville Lukenbill, 90 year old long time resident of Big Falls, MN, current resident of Royalton, MN, died Wednesday, August 3. There will be no funeral per his wishes, he will be laid to rest at Gremmel Cemetery at a later date.

EFFIE, MN-- Road work is set to begin on Monday, July 18, on a section of Highway 1 in Effie. The impacted section will include nearly 17.5 miles from 0.1 miles west of North Bass Lake Rd to the east junction of Highway 65. Construction will include Culvert repair and...

Littlefork-Big Falls, MN- The Minnesota Department of Public Safety recently awarded $3.7 million to fund stop arm cameras statewide. Littlefork-Big Falls received about $38,000 for 13 cameras. The cameras will help enforce Stop Arm Violations and keep students safe. State law requires all vehicles to stop when a bus’ arm is down and lights are flashing. Minnesota bus drivers observed as many as a thousand violations in a day in 2022. Eastrange Academy in Eveleth also received funding for two cameras.

Red Cliff- Farm Stand Fridays are back at the Red Cliff Tribal Farm and will run through October. The Farm Stand is open to everyone and is what they call a “Slide Scale Contribution System”, meaning people just pay what they can. The Farm believes that food is medicine and everyone should have access to fresh, healthy and local foods. The market runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.