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Minnesota State Community and Technical College will celebrate the graduation of 356 students in a combined commencement on Tuesday, Dec. 17, in Moorhead. Graduates from the college’s campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena and the online eCampus program...

Influenza season is just getting underway in Minnesota, and it’s not too late to get vaccinated against what can be a serious disease, say state health officials. Nearly everyone should get vaccinated against the flu. We bring this up because Dec. 8-13 is National Influenza...

When our grandson Sam came to visit us as a small boy he was always taking pieces of lumber and building things. First he was putting wooden steps on trees to climb them and later he was building elaborate tree platforms. When he was about 12, he rode along with me to the landfill...

On Dec. 1, MNsure — the Minnesota arm of Obamacare — will have been open for two full months. Yet, given that amount of time and more than $150 million of taxpayer resources, no Minnesotan has been able to complete enrollment in a healthcare plan through MNsure. At the same...

Canadian Pacific Railroad’s Holiday Train will be pulling into Detroit Lakes on Monday, Dec. 16, bringing with it live music and Santa Claus to those waiting for the longest-running rolling fundraiser in North America. This is the 15th year the Holiday Train has toured cities...

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Thursday identified 30 priests accused of sexually abusing minors in the archdiocese, which has been under fire for its past handling of clergy abuse cases in its part of Minnesota. The archdiocese said the 30 priests had...

New technology is being incorporated into highway signs in rural Minnesota in an effort to reduce fatal and injury crashes. Two of the new signs, which warn motorists with sensors and flashing lights, will be installed in Kandiyohi County in the next few months. A total of 50...

No one disagrees that officials and visitors in the Minnesota Capitol complex should be safe, but there is disagreement about the cost. A proposal a state committee is considering would increase costs for security around 17 Capitol complex buildings from $9 million in the current...

The Becker County property tax levy will drop by about 1.4 percent next year, as the county holds the line on spending and benefits from more state funding. The county’s total budget is about $42 million. It helps that the Minnesota Legislature increased Becker County’s...

The United Way needs help from the community to meet its fundraising goal for this year. The United Way Becker County Board of Directors met last week to review the progress of the 2013 campaign. Board President Bonnie Mohs announced that $176,000 has been donated or pledged...

Some physical changes to Downtown Crossing will be happening soon, with a new tenant opening shop next year. The Detroit Lakes Development Authority approved DLM Properties’ request to bump out a portion of the middle building that once housed Maid Rite. Though developer/owner...