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- County awards bid for publishing, By Lisa Kaczke, Staff Writer
Submitted by Lisa Kaczke on January 7, 2009 - 12:49pm. County News Koochiching County commissioners expressed an interest in publishing county meeting notices and minutes in the new Northome newspaper despite ...
- Absentee ballots available, By Tom Laventure, Staff Writer
Absentee ballots are now available for the November election. Applications for the absentee ballots may be filed by voters that are unable to be present at their polling place and want to vote in the general ...
- Public hearing next for county ordinance, By Lisa Kaczke, Staff Writer
A new Koochiching County development ordinance is moving toward adoption with the completion of public information meetings and the planning of formal public hearings.
- County sets 2009 levy at 3-percent increase, By Lisa Kaczke, Staff Writer
Koochiching County will collect 3-percent more in property taxes in 2009 than it did in 2008, The Koochiching County Board set a 3 percent increase in the levy for the 2009 levy.
- Century Farms are Koochiching pioneers
Two Koochiching County farms will be recognized with 168 other "Century Farms" at the Minnesota State Fair this month.
- Ramsey soldier killed in Afghanistan
A soldier from Minnesota has been killed while trying to disarm an explosive device in Afghanistan.
- Wednesday, August 13
Orchestra recitals Rainy Lake Community Orchestra will feature several string musicians at an informal recital Thursday.
- Police Report
International Falls Police Department Assault: A male juvenile assaulted an officer while he was being taken into custody Tuesday.
- Police Report
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.
- Tuesday, June 10
Borderland Briefs Women of the Moose The Women of the Moose will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Moose Home.
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City DescriptionNorthome is a city located in the southwestern corner of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 230 at the 2000 census. The county seat is International Falls, about 70 miles (110 km) away.
U.S. Route 71 and State Highways 1 and 46 meet in Northome. There are approximately 6 paved roads between Northome and the North Pole, two of which are in Minnesota (in addition to Highway 71, on the north side of town).
Important sources of employment in the area include resorts, health care/assisted living facilities, and the Northome School. The local newspaper is the Northome Record, produced since 1905.
A grass-strip airfield is also in the area.
Northome is known as the "Heart of Big Bear Country". There is a hunting season on black bears, and hunters in the Northome-Mizpah area have occasionally bagged bears weighing over 500 pounds that can stretch 8 feet (2.4 m) high.
The town is on the shores of Bartlett Lake, to the south is Island Lake, popular for fishing and swimming. Other smaller lakes are in the area as well, together supporting a variety of fish including walleye and northern pike.
Fall brings the deer hunters and in the winter snowmobiling is a ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Koochiching County
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