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Detroit Lakes native Kelli Simonson was recently elected as a new member of the Board of Directors at VISIONBank in Fargo. Simonson has nine years of experience in the banking...

Midwest Bank of Detroit Lakes has hired Lee Dire as loan officer. She will be providing consumer and commercial loans to customers. Dire brings 20 years of banking, title insurance,...

Jim Hedstrom and Matt Hedstrom, American Family Insurance agents in Detroit Lakes, have been recognized for providing outstanding customer experience under the American Star Excellence in Customer Experience Certification. They...

Marco, Inc. received the 2013 Perfect Image Award for Outstanding IT Services Provider from imageSource Magazine. Sand Sinclair, editor-in-chief of the magazine, presented the award at the ITEX National Conference...

A long-time local and regional law firm, Pemberton, Sorlie, Rufer and Kershner, recently announced the election of associate Charles Seuntjens, to partnership status. Seuntjens is an attorney in the firm’s...

Patients at Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes Clinic now have access to expanded pain management services. Dr. Leslie Chan, an Essentia Health pain management specialist who sees patients in Park...

Here are the key points the IRS wants you to know if you missed the federal tax filing deadline of April 15. File as soon as possible: If you’re due...

Richard Pemberton, of Pemberton Law, has been honored by the Minnesota State Bar Association Civil Litigation Section with the 2013 Advocate Award. Each year, this honor goes to an individual...

Kirk Ivankovich has joined Norseman Motors as a sales and leasing specialist. Ivankovich, 42, formerly owned Ivankovich Construction Inc. and before that was an officer for L.I. Builders Inc. He...

Midwest Bank of Detroit Lakes has promoted Jennifer Ovsak to chief financial officer-chief operations officer. Ovsak has been with Midwest Bank for the past seven years, most recently serving as...

High Point Networks, LLC, a leading voice and data networking solution provider, has promoted Kelly Schlauderaff of Detroit Lakes to chief financial officer. Schlauderaff will be responsible for High Point...

Mary Kay Independent Sales Director Jill Unruh of Detroit Lakes has earned the use of a new Chevy Equinox crossover as a result of her achievements in operating her independent...

Chuck Krieg has been hired as sales and leasing specialist at Norseman Motors. Krieg, 56, brings 30 years of sales and sales management experience to the job. He previously served...

Amber Jasken of Ogema is the new sales and leasing professional at Norseman Motors. She brings nine years of sales experience to the job, most recently as a dental sales...

Essentia Health physician Dr. Craig Kuhlmann is now certified as a medical examiner on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners. The certification means that Dr. Kuhlmann can provide medical...