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International Falls Police Department Assault: A male juvenile assaulted an officer while he was being taken into custody Tuesday.

International Falls Police Department Theft: Dennis A. Kennedy, 1731 First Ave. W., reported Thursday that his garage had been entered and a four-wheeler, valued at $1,500, was taken.

Borderland Briefs Women of the Moose The Women of the Moose will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Moose Home.

The number of people with strong Minnesota ties who have died in connection with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan reached 72 when Army Spec. Gregory B. Rundell, 21, of North St. Paul, was killed by a sniper March 26, 2008, while manning a guard tower at a base just north of Baghdad.

The list:

1. Army Pfc. Edward J. Herrgott, 20, of Shakopee, killed July 3, 2003, when a sniper shot him in the neck outside the national museum in Baghdad.

2. Army Sgt. Brian R. Hellermann, 35, formerly of Freeport, killed Aug. 6, 2003, in an ambush in Baghdad. Read more

Jay Andersen retires and J. Reed Anderson arrives. Doesn't really sound like much of a change. via Cook County News-Herald

In the United States today, immunization is common. Consequently, many of the diseases that plagued our forebears are quite rare. via Grand Rapids, Minnesota

“We were looking at expanding like every other business. We need to expand our market to do that.”

When the newest Bigfork Valley Clinic opens in Coleraine later this month, the setting will be a bit unusual: a temporary structure. via Business North

“Wildfires are a major concern in the forested areas of Itasca County”

Itasca County fire departments begin home visits with Firewise program Britta Arendt / Editor Last updated: Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 10:58:17 AM With all the recent rainfall, it could be difficult to think ... via The Herald Review - Grand Rapids, Min...

Note: This is the third in a nine-part editorial series meant to spark discussion on the state of the community's health, in respect to Blandin Foundation's Eight Dimensions of a Healthy Community: Economic ... via Grand Rapids, Minnesota