Category Archives: Community

Becker County finalizing 2024 budget, property tax levy; county board expected to vote on budget Sept. 19
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Becker County Administrator Pat Oman updated members of the county board on the budget process during their meeting on Tuesday. Oman said he expects to present a prelimin...
Michael Achterling Sep 07, 2023 Members of the Becker County Board of Commissioners hold a regular meeting on May 2, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)

Hodgepodge: Kim Bettcher talks after-school and fall programming at the DLCCC, meteoric rise of pickleball
Kim Bettcher, marketing director for the Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center, talks after-school and fall programming at the facility. She also talked about the popularity of pickleball in Det...
Michael Achterling Sep 07, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for Sept. 7, 2023
Detroit Lakes man sentenced for Lakes Inn crash that killed 1 and injured another Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Detroit Lakes man was sentenced to one year in jail and 15 years of prob...
Michael Achterling Sep 07, 2023

Hodgepodge: Becky Mitchell talks Becker County haunted house, Di Vinci exhibit and upcoming fall programs
Becky Mitchell, executive director of the Becker County Historical Society and Museum, talks about moving the county's haunted house to the old county jail. She also gave updates on the Di Vinci exhib...
Michael Achterling Sep 06, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for Sept. 6, 2023
2 killed, 1 seriously injured in Stearns County I-94 crash Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two people were killed and another was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 Monday eve...
Michael Achterling Sep 06, 2023

Becker County haunted house moves to old county jail; event runs Oct. 26-29
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Haunted House will be scaring area residents at a new location this year. Becky Mitchell, executive director of the Becker County Historical Society, sa...
Michael Achterling Sep 06, 2023 A volunteer eerily stands during the 2021 Becker County Haunted House. (screenshot / Facebook)

Peachey's Baking Company donuts highlight the 2023 MN State Fair with delicious
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Peachey's Baking Company has been selling their Amish-style baked goods since 1985, but this year their booth met the ravenous appetites of Minnesota State Fair attendees...
Michael Achterling Sep 06, 2023 Peachey's donuts hang on a wooden dowel after they are covered in frosty glaze during the Minnesota State Fair on Sept. 3, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)

Becker County releases new wage study and pay scale; new scale to be implemented Jan. 1
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The preliminary findings of Becker County's most recent wage study was presented to the county board on Tuesday. The study was completed by a third-party, DDA Human Resou...
Michael Achterling Sep 06, 2023

Hodgepodge: Pat Petermann talks first day of school, pre-school, updates playground construction and staffing needs at Boys and Girl's Club
Pat Petermann, executive director of the Boys and Girl's Club of Detroit Lakes, talks first day of school, pre-school, playground construction update and staffing needs at the nonprofit.
Michael Achterling Sep 05, 2023

$7,000 in event production equipment stolen from Livewire in Fargo
FARGO (KFGO)- A large amount of equipment was stolen from the event production company Livewire's trailer, parked outside its facility in downtown Fargo Tuesday. The total cost of the equipment stolen...
Michael Achterling Sep 01, 2023