Category Archives: Community

Hodgepodge: Zach Erickson talks DL Breakfast Rotary and their upcoming peach sale on Aug. 11
Zach Erickson, president of the Detroit Lakes Breakfast Rotary, talks about how Rotarians help a community and promotes the group's upcoming peach sale on Aug. 11.
Michael Achterling Aug 04, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for Aug. 4, 2023
WE Fest opens to record crowds for Morgan Wallen Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Last night, it was Morgan Wallen. The country music star headlined the first day of WE Fest in Detroit Lake...
Michael Achterling Aug 04, 2023

Hodgepodge: Kim Bettcher and Elle LaMere talk WE Fest, DLCCC summer and fall programing, and the new 2023-24 season at the Holmes Theatre
Kim Bettcher, marketing director for the Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center, and Elle LaMere, marketing director for the Historic Holmes Theatre, talk WE Fest, summer and fall programming and...
Michael Achterling Aug 03, 2023

Becker County Board approves $100,000 for new comprehensive land-use plan
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Board approved up to $100,000 to create a new comprehensive land-use plan for the county that will also include suggestions for corresponding zoning and...
Michael Achterling Aug 03, 2023

Hodgepodge: Becky Mitchell talks about the Da Vinci exhibit coming to the Becker County Museum on Sept. 17; updates on museum summer camps
Becky Mitchell, executive director for the Becker County Historical Society and Museum, talks about the Da Vinci exhibit coming to Detroit Lakes on Sept. 17. She also gave an update on museum summer c...
Michael Achterling Aug 02, 2023

Detroit Lakes begins budget meetings for 2024
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Members of the Detroit Lakes City Council met with city staff on Tuesday morning to begin discussing the 2024 city budget and corresponding tax levy. The first day of mee...
Michael Achterling Aug 02, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for Aug. 2, 2023
Becker County Board to hold public hearing for proposed cannabis-use ordinance on Aug. 15 Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearin...
Michael Achterling Aug 02, 2023

Becker County schedules public hearing for proposed cannabis-use ordinance on Aug. 15
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the county's new cannabis public-use ordinance during their next meeting on Aug. 15. Possession of ...
Michael Achterling Aug 02, 2023 Don Goofy / CC

WE Fest campgrounds open to early-entry attendees; shuttle from Becker County Fairgrounds running Aug. 3-5
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - WE Fest VIP early arrival campers began setting up their campsites on over the weekend, but the campgrounds will officially open to all early-entry ticket holders on Tues...
Michael Achterling Aug 01, 2023

Hodgepodge: Patrick Petermann looks to recruit volunteers for the Boys and Girls Club during WE Fest, playground update,
Patrick Petermann, executive director of the Boys and Girl's Club in Detroit Lakes, looks to recruit volunteers to work for the organization during WE Fest. He also gave a playground construction upda...
Michael Achterling Aug 01, 2023