Category Archives: Community
Detroit Lakes High School Continues Online Ticketing for 2025-26 Athletic Season
DETROIT LAKES, - Detroit Lakes High School fans will once again purchase tickets digitally as the school enters its second year using GoFan.co for all athletic events. The online ticketing platform wi...
Aug 26, 2025
Detroit Lakes Public Schools Announce Open House Schedule for 2025-26 School Year
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - As students prepare to head back to the classroom, Detroit Lakes Public Schools have announced open house dates for all district buildings ahead of the 2025-26 school year. PreK...
Aug 25, 2025
Becker County Hosting Open House for Heartland Trail Routing Study Monday Night
DETROIT LAKES. - Becker County is inviting the public to take part in shaping the future of a new segment of the Heartland Trail. An open house for the Heartland Trail Routing Study will be held Monda...
Aug 24, 2025
Detroit Lakes Street Closure Saturday for VFW/DAV Street Dance
Detroit Lakes residents and visitors should plan ahead for a street closure this weekend. The city announced that Grant Street, between Washington Avenue and Lake Avenue, will be closed on Saturday, A...
Aug 21, 2025
Otter Tail County Board Accepts Grant for Family Resource Centers
Otter Tail County, MN - The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners recently authorized the acceptance of $882,860 in Multi-Purpose Community Facility Projects Grant funding from the Minnesota Depart...
Aug 13, 2025 NatashaFedorova / Depositphotos.com
DAV Chapter 31 Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for New ADA-Accessible Dock in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes - Detroit Lakes' Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 31 cut the ribbon Monday on a brand-new amenity for the community - a premier ADA-accessible dock located across from Lakeside o...
Aug 12, 2025 Photo DAV Chapter 31 Detroit Lakes FB Page
Detroit Lakes to See Temporary Street Closures August 13-14
DETROIT LAKES - Two separate street closures are scheduled in Detroit Lakes next week to accommodate community events and utility work. On Wednesday, August 13, West Lake Drive from Rossman Avenue to ...
Aug 12, 2025
State Patrol Reports Safer WE Fest Weekend with Fewer Crashes and DWI Arrests
Detroit Lakes - The Minnesota State Patrol says this year's WE Fest traffic enforcement effort was busy but largely safe, with only two reported crashes in the area during the event, both resulting in...
Aug 11, 2025 via MN State Patrol
Heart of the Lakes Regional Trail Completed with Opening of Maplewood State Park Segment
Otter Tail County celebrated the completion of the Heart of the Lakes Regional Trail system with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly opened Maplewood segment, marking the final piece of a project ...
Aug 06, 2025 PHOTO: Shawn Donais, MN DNR Parks and Trails District Supervisor; Riley Finnegan, Assistant Park Manager; Pelican Rapids Mayor Brent Frazier; MN DNR Regional Park and Trails Manager John Voges; Park Manager Bill Anderson; County Commissioner Kurt Mortenson; Otter Tail County Parks and Trails Director Kevin Fellbaum; Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-District 9); County Board Chair Wayne Johnson; Adam Ruud, engineer, Houston Engineering; Denise Laymon, president, Friends of Maplewood; Linda Today, vice president, Friends of Maplewood and Jason Wicker, Otter Tail County Engineering Technician.
Roosevelt Ave Down to 1 Lane Traffic Starting at Noon - Aug 1st
Detroit Lakes drivers will encounter 1 lane traffic from 12:00-5:00pm on August 1st on Roosevelt Ave, from Parkview St to James Ave. Feldt Plumbing is working to repair a storm drain. Please use cauti...
Aug 01, 2025