Category Archives: Community
Holiday Hand Up Helping Families in Need
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - An area nonprofit is encouraging residents and businesses to help local families in need over the holidays. Lend A Hand Up, an organization that gives financial help for familie...
Dec 03, 2021
Becker County Museum to Close Temporarily
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Becker County Museum will close temporarily as they prepare to move into their new facility in 2022. Construction on the new 30,000 square foot building with a cost of $6.4 ...
Dec 03, 2021
Lakes Area Lakes Frozen Over, but Likely Not Safe to Venture Out On
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Unseasonably warm weather delayed ice over on Detroit Lakes, however both Big and Little Detroit Lakes are now completely frozen over. Officially, the ice over occurred on Thank...
Dec 02, 2021
MnDOT Asking Public to Help Name Snowplows Again this Year
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation is once again giving the public a chance to name its snowplows. Names can be submitted via MnDOT's website through Wednesday, Dec. 15. MnDO...
Dec 02, 2021
Nonprofit Nominations Open for Lakes Area's Gratitude on Repeat Winner
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakes Area residents are being encouraged to nominate their favorite nonprofit to be selected as the Lakes Area's Gratitude on Repeat winner. The winning nonprofit will receive ...
Dec 01, 2021
Central Minnesota Credit Union Gives $10,000 to Construction of Tri-County Health Care's new hospital in Wadena
WADENA (KDLM) - Central Minnesota Credit Union recently contributed $10,000 to the construction of Tri-County Health Care's new hospital in Wadena. CMCU Branch Manager Kelly Wong awarded the check at ...
Nov 30, 2021 Ryan Damlo, Kelly Wong and Joel Beiswenger present a $10,000 check
Two Lakes Area Businesses Partner in Unique Way
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Two Lakes Area businesses have come together in a unique way. Dynamic Homes has collected several years' worth of scrap wood from their custom home building business and partner...
Nov 29, 2021 Scrap wood from Dynamic Homes will be burned in boilers by Bergen's Greenhouses to warm their greenhouses during the winter. (photo courtesy: Bergen.s Greenhouses)
Damien Mitten Trees Return to Lakes Area
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Damien Mitten Tree Project which began more than 50 years ago will continue this year. More than 50 years ago a local school bus driver had noticed that several kids were ge...
Nov 29, 2021
Young Life Raising Funds Through Christmas Tree Sales in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - It may be harder to get your hands on real Christmas trees this year, but an organization in Detroit Lakes will have some available on Black Friday. Young Life, a Christian mini...
Nov 24, 2021
Despite Staffing Shortages, Detroit Mountain will Open for Winter Season this Weekend
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Mountain is planning on opening for the winter season, Saturday. The Mountain, in its 8th season will plan to keep some of the changes that were implemented last season ...
Nov 24, 2021