Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

(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...

(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...

(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 ...

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...

Counties across Minnesota and Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates have come together to produce a unique 'How Well Do You Know Minnesota?' series that provides MN fun facts and AIS information. The s...

The Minnesota Judicial Branch has successfully cleared the pandemic-induced backlog of criminal cases. Felony and gross misdemeanor cases surged by 40% when COVID-19 halted in-person hearings. To tack...

Senator Tina Smith has reintroduced the Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers Act to incentivize farmers to enter and stay in the agriculture industry. The proposed legislation would creat...

As the legislative session wraps up, Minnesota Republicans have laid out their end-of-session demands. They're pushing for $30 million to help emergency medical services in Greater Minnesota but say t...

Plans for expansion are brewing as the northside industrial park sets its sights on growth. The Detroit Lakes Development Authority has its eye on potential in its own backyard, eyeing an expansion of...

Happenings around the lakes area, May 11-22 The legendary Scottish rock band Nazareth takes the Event Center stage at Mahnomen's Shooting Star Casino on Friday, May 17, 2024 at 8 p.m., to perform song...