Category Archives: Community
Attention First-Time Homebuyers
Becker County Press Release- Becker County is partnering with Minnesota Housing to offer affordable mortgages through the Start Up loan program. This program provides down payment and closing cost ass...
Paul Torres May 22, 2024

Otter Tail County Addresses Housing Needs
OTC Press Release 5/21/24 - The need for housing in Otter Tail County has spurred innovative solutions. The County's Community Development Agency (CDA) is developing a new single-family housing projec...
Paul Torres May 22, 2024

2024 Festival of Birds
(DL Chamber May newsletter) - Did you know...this area is nestled in the heart of a transition zone? We are in the heart of tall grass prairie, northern hardwoods and conifer forests which are also ho...
Paul Torres May 16, 2024

OTC Commissioners Open House
(OTC press release 5/15/24) - Otter Tail County Commissioners are hosting a community event on Monday, June 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Vergas Event Center. This open house is a chance for residents t...
Paul Torres May 16, 2024

Aging Expo a Great Success
There were flowers, health experts, financial experts, Senior Living specialists and over 200 folks who attended the Celebrating Aging Expo at the Holiday Inn in Detroit Lakes yesterday. They came in ...
Paul Torres May 16, 2024

Machine Gun involved in death of firefighter
(MNN) - A Minneapolis man is facing serious charges after a deadly shootout outside a popular nightclub. The incident claimed the life of 40-year-old Joseph C. Johns, an off-duty firefighter from Eden...
Paul Torres May 16, 2024

Tribal Member Protest near Strawberry Lake
(DL-Online) - Law enforcement was called to a logging site near Strawberry Lake in Becker County after White Earth tribal members protested the operations. Hodgden Logging won the bid to harvest vario...
Paul Torres May 16, 2024

CHS and West Central Ag Services sign nonbinding letter of intent
(CHS/WCA press release 5/15/24) - CHS and West Central Ag Services, a cooperative in Ulen, Minnesota, have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to join forces. This move aims to better serve their own...
Paul Torres May 16, 2024

No cell phones beginning this fall in Lake Park/Audubon
(FB post 5/15/24) - Beginning this fall students in the Lake Park/Audubon schools will NOT be allowed to have their cell phones during the school day. School Board Policy 524 states that students are ...
Paul Torres May 16, 2024

Adult Prom Paw-rty: Dancing and Dogs!
Adult Prom Paw-rty: Dancing and Dogs! The Marshmallow Animal Shelter is putting on the ritz! Saturday evening adults get their chance to experience Prom Night at the Boys and Girls Club, with proceeds...
Paul Torres May 15, 2024