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Lake advocates unhappy with county board

Zebra mussels reared their ugly little heads at the Becker County Board meeting Tuesday. Members of the county’s aquatic invasive species task force sparred with county officials over whether the...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 15, 2013 - 1:33pm

Roger Engstrom: 1950, the shortest summer in Becker County

May 17, 1950, was the beginning of the shortest summer in Becker County. From information gleaned from issues of Detroit Lakes newspapers at the Becker County Historical Society, I noticed...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 15, 2013 - 1:31pm

Boys and Girls Club in Summer Food Program

The Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes is participating in the Summer Food Service Program during its summer camp programming from June 3-Aug. 23. Meals will be provided to...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 15, 2013 - 9:49am

Stubborn lake ice hung on late into the season on many Becker County lakes, including Detroit lakes on Friday.

Ice puts chill on walleye opener in DL

The late ice-out on area lakes this season has put a damper on the walleye fishing opener. “We don’t make any money, and it’s a weekend we don’t get back,”...

news / Detroit Lakes Sun, May 12, 2013 - 2:00pm

Man pleads innocent in shootings

A Detroit Lakes man accused of shooting two people and killing one of them has pleaded innocent to all charges. Ronald Matthew Quiceno, 38 entered his plea Thursday afternoon in...

news / Detroit Lakes Sun, May 12, 2013 - 8:00am

Shari Fankhanel was honored recently for 40 years as a lab technician with MeritCare and Sanford Health.

Sanford lab tech honored for service

A lot of things in the medical field have changed since lab technician Shari Fankhanel first began working for MeritCare — now Sanford Health — in Moorhead. “I’ve seen a...

news / Detroit Lakes Sat, May 11, 2013 - 11:00am

Boys & Girls Club bursting at seams

To say that the Boys and Girls Club of Detroit Lakes summer program is a success would be an understatement. To say the club is at its highest membership ever...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 08, 2013 - 12:44pm

DL florists warn of online middlemen

Try Googling ‘Florists in Detroit Lakes.’ One of the top websites that will pop up is a place called “Ava’s Flowers.” The charming little shop that calls itself “local” boasts...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 08, 2013 - 12:30pm

Hwy 10 road project begins

Motorists on Highway 10 from the west edge of Detroit Lakes to Boyer Lake near Lake Park may encounter delays when a resurfacing project begins May 13, weather permitting. During...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 08, 2013 - 11:22am

DL public schools locked down briefly

Detroit Lakes public schools were locked down for about an hour Tuesday afternoon during after-school activities in what police call a precautionary measure. According to Sergeant Robert Strand, authorities were...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 08, 2013 - 11:21am

Minnesota Reading Corps tutor Emily Wold, left, helps Rossman Elementary students like first grader Millie Hanninen with her reading. PIPPI MAYFIELD/RECORD

Helping kids learn to read

As an elementary literacy tutor at Rossman Elementary in Detroit Lakes, Emily Wold is making a difference in the lives of young children. She said she’s there to help those...

news / Detroit Lakes Sun, May 05, 2013 - 3:00pm

Miquette Denie-McMahon is back in Detroit Lakes this week for the annual TeacHaiti fundraiser, which is set for Thursday.

Haiti’s future is looking a little brighter

More than three years have passed since the January 2010 earthquake that devastated the tiny island nation of Haiti — and though significant progress has been made since then, “we...

news / Detroit Lakes Sun, May 05, 2013 - 12:00pm

Those involved in the united Methodist Church’s lighting project include, from left, Chris Braun, James Larsen, Ted M. Sims, Cy Field with Ace Electric, Al Johnson and Josh Mason with the city of Detroit Lakes. BRIAN BASHAM/RECORD

Businesses can benefit from light rebate program

Josh Mason would like to see more Detroit Lakes businesses and organizations follow the lead of United Methodist Church. Mason, an energy services specialist with the city, wants everyone to...

news / Detroit Lakes Sun, May 05, 2013 - 6:00am

M State to host campus graduations

Commencement ceremonies will mark the graduation of nearly 1,450 students from the four campuses of Minnesota State Community and Technical College on May 9 and 10. Spring campus graduation events...

news / Detroit Lakes Sun, May 05, 2013 - 4:00am

The Habitat for Humanity house at 523 Union Street now sits empty. NATHAN BOWE/RECORD

Family walks away from Habitat home

Board members for the local Habitat for Humanity organization were taken by surprise recently when the occupants of a Habitat-built home at 523 Union Street walked away, leaving almost everything...

news / Detroit Lakes Sat, May 04, 2013 - 5:00pm

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