Newsletter: Tuesday, December 19th, 2023
NEWS
--Little Falls Fire Chief Craig Seelen announced that the Fire Department will be doing ice rescue training on the river above the dam near Highway 27 later this afternoon from the hours of 4-8pm again today. He wanted the people to know this is just training. But during the training time starting after 4pm Front Street in Little Falls will be closed from Highway 27 during the hours of training.
--The Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce and Little Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau have officially merged as of last Wednesday at 11:30am. It is now going to be called the Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. Purva Watten was previously the president and CEO of the Little Falls Chamber of Commerce and is now the president and CEO of the Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. Sabrina Koelsch, previously the interim executive director for the Little Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau and will now be the tourism and marketing director for the Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. Koelsch said the reason for the merger was to create a one-stop shop for both Little Falls businesses and tourists, working to both invite new people to Little Falls and support the people and businesses that already live and work there. Watten and Koelsch said the merger would have no effect on how much Little Falls taxpayers pay, but the reduced costs resulting from the merger would result in them being able to use taxpayer dollars more efficiently. This will allow them to invest more in efforts such as marketing. They said the reduced costs are due to the two organizations now working in the same building, and there will be no reduction in staff as a result of the merger. Purva Watten will be the guest on KLTF Community Focus tomorrow at 8:30am live on AM960 KLTF and online at fallsradio.com.
--Little Falls Radio was aware of a correction from the press release sent by the Morrison County Veteran's Service Office of two dates on their release. The Military Resource Fair will be on January 18th and any questions can be directed on January 18th to the event at the government center in Little Falls. For further details contact Morrison County Veterans Service Officer Kris VonBerge at 320-632-0290.
--In the past few weeks the Little Falls Police Department have received calls on suspicious activity, fraud, theft, some fire calls and accident reports in the city of Little Falls. The police departments reminds residents also that if you notice out of the ordinary or something suspicious should can always call the police department at 616-5570 to investigate.
--Two children were injured in a one vehicle accident Saturday night around 7:18pm on Highway 10 in Aldrich Township northwest of Staples. 38-year-old Nathaniel Lucas of Detroit Lakes struck a deer along the highway. He was not injured. His passengers 36-year-old Kimberly Lucas, 3 year old Farrah and 1 year old Wilder Lucas were injured and taken to Staples Hospital for treatment. The State Patrol deemed the injuries not to be serious in nature.
--The Minnesota State Patrol reported over 25 injury accidents Friday night into Sunday morning due to rain, snow, ice and fog that happened over the weekend. One fatal accident in Brown County, two serious injury accidents were reported also in southern Minnesota. In central Minnesota accidents reported were mainly cars going of the road into the ditch or spinning out in icy intersections. The State Patrol reminds motorists to drive for the conditions.
--Little Falls Community Schools and the Flyer Athletic Boosters (FAB) are excited to announce the Little Falls Flyers Hall of Fame class of 2024. A special event is planned for Friday, January 26, 2024, in the Flyer gymnasium. An induction ceremony will be conducted between the Girl's and Boy's Basketball doubleheader followed by an introduction between the 1st and 2nd periods of the Flyer boy's hockey game. The following Flyer alumni will be honored: Tom Bauman, Grant Bell, LaRae (Pelzer) Bjorge, Ben Hanowski, Mike Hendrickson, Joel Kuebelbeck, Lori Kasella, Melissa (Kempenich) Mangan, Terry McGrath, Mike Olson, Brian Silbernick, Terry Wasland, and Whitney (Weisz) Jendro. The Flyer Hall of Fame night is being sponsored by the Flyer Athletic Boosters (FAB), Please mark your calendars for this exciting event. Questions should be directed to the LFCHS activities office their number is 320-616-2207.
--The Isanti County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate what they are calling a targeted murder. The incident happened on Wednesday in the early morning in Spencer Brook Township just east of Princeton. The Sheriff posted an update on the case on Monday. He says the investigation continues to progress positively as more evidence is discovered. The Sheriff says there is no immediate danger to the public and that they are confident it was a targeted incident. The Isanti County Sheriff's Office says at about 6:30am Wednesday deputies were called to a home in Spencer Brook Township. When they arrived on scene they found a man's body inside a home. No other household members were hurt. The victim's body has been taken to the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy. The man's name has not been released.
Listen today for the Ho Ho Dough Grand Prize Winner on Little Falls Radio- more information on the newsletter Wednesday.