Overwhelmed? Hotline can help -- Team mobilizes for emergency mental health calls
Those suffering from depression or problems that seem overwhelming now have a phone-a-friend. But not all problems can wait until tomorrow, and when they can’t, a mobile crisis team is immediately contacted and deployed — anytime day or night.DL-Online, 05/09/2012
DL man takes the plunge and joins pro fishing circuit
A Detroit Lakes man is experiencing what many anglers only ever dream about — life as a professional fisherman.DL-Online, 05/09/2012
Verizon Wireless opens in Downtown Crossing
They’ve cut the ribbon and it’s time to get down to business. Verizon Cellular has now opened in another location in Detroit Lakes, this time in the new Downtown Crossing, next to Miguel’s.DL-Online, 05/09/2012
Miguel's moves: Local Mexican restaurant moves to Downtown Crossing
It’s hard to miss him — the little Mexican man wearing the red sombrero, taking a siesta up against a cactus, sporting a very full looking stomach.DL-Online, 05/09/2012
Breast and Ovarian Cancer Race is Saturday, May 12 in Detroit Lakes
Every year, one out of every eight women in the United States is told she has breast cancer. According to statistics provided from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure website, 39,510 women in the U.S. will die from the disease this year.DL-Online, 05/08/2012
At DL Chamber banquet - awards go to businesses, organizations and individuals 
“It’s a celebration of all of our volunteers, board of directors and all the people that contribute to the business of doing business in the Detroit Lakes region,” said Chamber President Carrie Johnston.
DL-Online, 05/04/2012
A day in the life at county ‘workhouse’: a look inside the Becker County Minimum Security Jail 
55-year-old George Buck of Detroit Lakes smiles and jokes around while serving the bread that goes with lunch that day … it’s stew.
DL-Online, 05/02/2012
It's community garden time: Stake your claim early as DL gardens are first-come, first-served
Spring is in the air, and that means birds are chirping, buds are sprouting and Minnesotans are beginning to expose their white legs and green thumbs.DL-Online, 04/27/2012
Life behind iron bars, a look inside the Becker County Jail 
Walking into the Becker County Maximum-Security Jail, an everyday citizen might first view the scene in black and white (with splashes of orange from the inmates’ jumpsuits).
DL-Online, 04/27/2012
Matters of the heart: Lakes Area Heart Walk slated for May 5 
Heart disease isn’t just for people over 60. It isn’t just for the overweight or the overstressed or the over-drinkers. It is a threat to anybody at any age at anytime.
DL-Online, 04/27/2012
