DRHC Chief Of Staff named Family Physician of the Year By Dryden Observer Staff A local celebration is planned to commemorate a tremendous achievement by a local physician, Jan. 27. In late November [...]

By Chris Marchand After months of drafts and difficult decisions, Dryden City Council approved a final draft of the 2012 budget by a vote of 4-2. Councillors Ken Moss, Mel Fisher, Martin MacKinnon and [...]

This story comes to us courtesy of our sister paper, Red Lake’s Northern Sun News — Ed. By Jennifer Thurbide, Northern Sun News Transportation Safety Board officials say it will be months before a conclusive [...]

By Chris Marchand The City Of Dryden announced last week that the community’s economic development manager, Vicki Kurz, has resigned her post. Stefanie Armstrong, small business consultant for the Dryden office of the Northwest [...]

Transport collision causes death Members of Kenora OPP were investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 in the area of Dogtooth Lake, Kenora. At 1 a.m., January 11, a westbound tractor trailer unit [...]

By Chris Marchand In the 25 years since Rick Hansen’s Man In Motion World Tour, local wheelchair athlete and accessibility advocate Mark Wherrett says Dryden has come a long way in regards to barrier-free [...]

By Ally Dunham With the 2012 budget passed for Kenora District Services Board (KDSB), it was time to move forward with the election of a new chair, as well as finalizing the dollars that [...]

By Ally Dunham Dozens of local teens came out to a leadership training session hosted by Hello Leadership owner, Dave Lyle on Jan. 13 at the United Church in Dryden. “The leadership training is [...]

Vicki Kurz has sent in her official resignation to the city of Dryden, as the Dryden Development Corporation (DDC) Economic Development Manager.  Kurz resigned yesterday, January 11, with resignation effective immediately. Kurz has plans [...]

Due to the highway closure east of Kenora, the papers have not arrived for Wednesday, January 11.  The road advisory states an eight hour approximation for highway closure, so please check back later this [...]