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Man missing on Lake of the Woods

Kenora OPP continue to search for a missing Florida man in Obabikon Bay. Police say Bill Amason disappeared on Saturday evening, after taking his boat out on the lake. When he did not return as expected, his family began to search.

Injuries in weekend crash not life threatening: Police

The driver of a minivan involved in a weekend crash along Oliver Road received non-life threatening injuries but remains in serious condition. The collision between a fully- loaded dump truck and a minivan happened around 2:40 p.m. Saturday.
Street shoppers

Street shoppers

Making the community a better place is the main goal of the annual Westfort street fair, says a member of a local business association.
Rodeo roundup

Rodeo roundup

Matt Dennhardt never lets his nerves get the best of him. But the 22-year-old veteran chariot racer had to steady his hands for the 120th annual Murillo Fair competition on Sunday.

Vehicle strikes side of house

Police arrested two teenaged boys after a vehicle struck the side of a Rockwood Avenue home early Sunday morning. Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to a call about a vehicle collision on Rockwood Avenue around 5 a.m.
Book hunters

Book hunters

Bernice Dlugus loves to read history books. She has read everything that she could get her hands on from books on documentaries to biographies of the rich and famous.
Homecoming win

Homecoming win

When Melissa Ostrowski told people she won a trip to Thunder Bay, one reaction was common – laughter.
Truck, van collide

Truck, van collide

A fully loaded dump truck struck the side of a minivan that ran a stop sign near the intersection of Oliver Road and Twin City Crossroad.
Needles found

Needles found

A single mother of two says she’s angry that no one will come to help her clean up the needles found spread out across her backyard. Amanda Deley, 28, has lived on Picton Avenue with her two children for about four years. It hasn’t been an easy stay.

Proud local resident wins big on Price is Right

A Thunder Bay woman represented the city well on Friday on the American game show The Price is Right . Thirty-eight-year-old Heli Kijanen was on a spur of the moment trip to Los Angeles recently and decided to attend a taping of the popular show.
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