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Thief River Falls

The City of Thief River Falls, population 8,722, is located in Northwestern Minnesota in Pennington County, approximately 70 miles south of the Canadian border, where the Thief River flows into the Red Lake River.  Not only does Thief River Falls serve as a regional center for its agricultural base, it has also developed and retained a commercial and industrial base that includes numerous manufacturing and distribution center jobs, while being surrounded by rivers, wildlife refuges and forests. 

Resident Info: 

City Hall Hours - City Hall hours are 8:00-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. (Summer hours are from Memorial Day - Labor Day). 

Garbage Bag Handout  - Annual handout is in June. If you missed handout, please call City Hall 218-681-4145. Bags can be picked up at the utility billing office inside City Hall.  MORE INFO

Grass Inspections -Grass inspections generally happen every other week in the summer months. For more information, CLICK HERE.

City Council Meetings - WATCH LIVE or on local cable channels (Sjobergs channel 13 or Garden Valley channel 37).