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    August 17, 2017
    Happenings
    Wednesday, August 16 Becker County Farmers Union Meeting: This meeting will be held at 59er Cafe at 6:30 p.m. With questions, call Roger at 218-334-4631. Saturday, August 19 Barbary Coast Dixieland Showband: This farewell event will feature an ice cream social at 6 p.m. and a concert...
    News8 hours 9 min ago
    Camp Cherith recently had a little piece of history returned to their camp: a bell that was stolen from atop the mess hall some 35 years ago. Submitted Photo
    Ringing in a new year...of campers: Stolen mess hall bell returned to Camp Cherith after 35 years
    In the fall of 1982 Camp Cherith, a local kids’ summer camp north of Vergas, was winding down for the year, closing for the winter, as usual....
    News/crime10 hours 6 min ago
    County's economy is a mixed bag
    Becker County's economy is a mixed bag: Employment is up and the poverty rate is down, but but there's a need for a larger workforce and higher wages, according to Economic Development Snapshop 2016, put out by the West Central Initiative. Becker County's unemployment rate has dropped...
    News10 hours 48 min ago
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    Becker County Museum to host eclipse-themed Family Day on Saturday
    Unless you've been living under a rock lately, most of us already know that there will be a total — well, OK, 80 percent — eclipse...
    News14 hours 48 min ago
    Path of the eclipse: When and where to get the best view
    On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun.
    News15 hours 20 min ago
    Path of the eclipse: When and where to get the best view
    On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun.
    News15 hours 20 min ago
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    Learning to limit fear: Second annual "Gone From My Sight" service set for Sunday
    For the past 17 years, Mary Wichmann has spent her spare time volunteering in one of the most personal settings there is: end-of-life care. Now,...
    News16 hours 48 min ago
    After being judged on writing, advertising and design, The Detroit Lakes Tribune is currently deemed the best weekly newspaper in the state by the Minnesota Newspaper Association.(Photo by Meagan Pittelko)
    'A tradition of excellence': Detroit Lakes newspaper's history goes back...way back
    Dating back to 1879, the newspaper is the oldest business in Detroit Lakes--it was one of the first businesses to pop up in what was then called...
    News16 hours 48 min ago
    August 16, 2017
    Police: 8-year-old girl found safe in south Moorhead
    MOORHEAD - Police here are asking for the public's help in finding 8-year-old NaCaria Mix. NaCaria was last seen by her grandmother at about...
    NewsAugust 16, 2017 - 4:31pm
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    Becker County website shut down by cyber attack
    Becker County is under a cyber attack that has taken down its website, disabled its printers and is now slowly corrupting its entire IT network,...
    NewsAugust 16, 2017 - 3:37pm
    Whiteout front page draws attention to importance of local news
    Ann Daley needs to know the "full skinny" about what is happening in her community. So she turns to her local newspaper for everything from city council decisions to where there is a taco feed. "It is local events that I like to know about," the 86-year-old woman said about what...
    NewsAugust 16, 2017 - 3:06pm
    August 15, 2017
    Jasmine Block has been missing since Tuesday, Aug. 8. (Contributed)
    Police seek help as search for missing Minn. teen expands, $1,000 reward offered for safe return
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Police are seeking the public’s help to find people seen with a 15-year-old Alexandria girl before she went missing from...
    NewsAugust 15, 2017 - 2:53pm
    August 14, 2017
    Minnesota governor seeking young women to serve in advisory cabinet
    ST. PAUL — Minn. Gov. Mark Dayton is inviting young women throughout the state to become part of an important advisory group. The Young Women's Initiative of Minnesota brings together women from all walks of life to advise lawmakers and leaders on what they can do to expand...
    NewsAugust 14, 2017 - 10:37am
    Hearing for Tobacco 21 ordinance set Sept. 12
    A controversial new ordinance to raise the tobacco-sale age to 21 within Detroit Lakes city limits will get its first public airing at the Sept. 12 meeting of the Detroit Lakes City Council. The council voted Tuesday to hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance during that meeting....
    NewsAugust 14, 2017 - 10:32am
    The picturesque cemetery at Eksjo Lutheran Church in rural Lake Park will be the setting for the Becker County Museum's second Cemetery Walk, set for Sunday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. (Photo courtesy of Tammy Odegaard/Lakes Country Connection)
    Calling all local actors!
    Just a couple of months ago, the Becker County Museum hosted its first-ever Solstice Cemetery Walk at Oak Grove Cemetery, bringing more than...
    NewsAugust 14, 2017 - 10:28am
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