Drive drunk, you may lose your car

For local law enforcement officers, seizing vehicles and cash is more about making roads safer than it is about producing revenue for the city or county.

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Remembering a fallen officer

A public memorial service was held at the Mahnomen High School Monday night, where community members joined Emily Dewey in saying goodbye to her husband — a sheriff deputy whose story touched the hearts of many.

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State Patrol rides rails, cites drivers

Not only does law enforcement work with railroad crews when a crash happens, but they also work together in hopes of preventing them in the first place.

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State will ‘borrow’ from area schools

Area school districts will once again lend the state money this fall. Education officials from Detroit Lakes, Frazee-Vergas and Waubun-Ogema-White Earth received word from the state on the estimated amounts they should expect to see delayed until May.

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Crime and accidents

Friday, Aug. 27 • At 1:13 a.m. a Detroit Lakes man reported a break-in at his home located at the 20000 block of County Road 21. • At 10:16 a.m. a Lake Park man reported suspicious activity — someone apparently tampered with his gas barrel.

Cheapest-ever rates haven’t moved home sales

It has never been cheaper to buy a house. Interest rates on 30-year fixed mortgages keep going down. They’re perched around 4.3 percent today — the lowest interest rate mortgage giant Freddie Mac has on record.

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September County Line now available

View the current issue of County Line Today! http://dl-onlinetoday.com/CountyLine/index.html

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Tamarac photo contest extended to Sept. 10

The 9th Annual Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Photo Contest’s later deadline of Sept. 10 gives everyone an added opportunity to submit their photos of the refuge.

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March of the Monarchs

Laura Bell hopes that monarch butterflies will be all aflutter Saturday. Bell, lab services coordinator and naturalist at the University of Minnesota, Crookston, is tagging butterflies Saturday at the Red River Natural History Area near the UMC campus.

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Editorial: Teach Chinese in DL schools

With China a rapidly rising economic power, it could be of great benefit for local high school students to be able to learn Chinese. It’s easy to see how a good working knowledge of the language could further local students’ careers in business, education or government.

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Expansions under way

Despite a rainy July, construction for two local health care facilities is going according to plan.

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• St. Mary's Innovis Health

Late goal spoils DL’s first win of season

The Detroit Lakes girls’ soccer team let one slip away, but still came out with a tie against a traditionally tough opponent in Alexandria. The Cardinals scored the tying goal with five minutes remaining Saturday at the DL Rotary Soccer Complex, as overtime went scoreless and the game ended in a 2-2 knot.

• Heidi Nelson
• Libby Schmit
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• Natalie Roth

Paakh finishes 2nd in Pentathlon

The Detroit Lakes girls’ swimming team took its first dip in competitive waters Monday after hosting its annual Pentathlon inside the BTD Aquatics Center.

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• ANDI WEISS
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DL tennis takes another step despite two losses

Not everything is in black and white, especially in the game of tennis. Although the Detroit Lakes girls’ tennis team suffered a pair 6-1 losses to visiting Staples-Motley and Moorhead, the scores were not as bad as they appeared.

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Laker runners open 2010 in Moorhead meet

The Detroit Lakes boys’ and girls’ cross country teams each got a last taste of summer in Moorhead for a hot and muggy season opener Monday. For the Laker boys, it was a solid beginning to the season, while for the girls, there were some mild surprises.

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