Reprinted with permission from the The Ranger, an online publication of the Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation (IRRR).

Oct. 16, 2005, was a horrific day in the history of Chippewa Falls, as a bus carrying the Chippewa Falls High School marching band crashed near Osseo, claiming five lives and shaking the community.

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