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    September 28, 2016
    Big garbage, big economy
    Are big piles of garbage at the dump good news or bad news? According to our county waste officials, the amounts of waste produced in the summer of 2016 was big ─ bigger than usual. These observers say that high volumes of waste are a good sign ─ it means the economy is strong....
    opinion/Lynn HummelSeptember 28, 2016 - 8:30am
    September 26, 2016
    Donna Sauvageau, left, and Joni Wohlwend hold up one of the 'kid kits' that Sauvageau assembled to deliver to the Becker County Human Services building on Monday. The kits were assembled inside 'Clever Shopper' bags that were donated for the project by Sauvageau's Clever Container clients. A total of 30 kits were delivered and will be donated to kids in the county's foster care program, which Wohlwend supervises. (Submitted photo)
    Fostering hope: Local woman organizes ‘kid kits’ fundraiser for county’s foster care program
    One day early this summer, Detroit Lakes resident Donna Sauvageau was visiting at a nearby home when her friend’s new foster care charges arrived....
    Life/Friends & NeighborsSeptember 26, 2016 - 10:29am
    September 25, 2016
    A Becker County sheriff's sargeant deals with a "distraught parent" of a child injured in a car flipped by a tornado in the county disaster drill Thursday in Pine Point.
    County disaster drill helps prepare emergency workers for the real thing
    Here's the scenario: A tornado hits the old Pine Point School during the weekly Bingo game. Two cars are left smashed close to the front door,...
    News/Detroit LakesSeptember 25, 2016 - 5:00am
    September 23, 2016
    Zebra mussels found in two more popular western Minnesota lakes
    Zebra mussels have now been confirmed in two popular recreational lakes in western Minnesota. They were found in Lake Sallie and Lac qui Parle...
    News/Detroit LakesSeptember 23, 2016 - 8:29am
    September 21, 2016
    Calvin Nodsle, Perry Nodsle's son, shoots at the Becker County Sportsmans Club with his dad.
    Fired up for hunting season; Local Sportsman’s Clubs have their sights set on you
    As different hunting seasons approach, the Becker County and Cormorant Lakes Sportsman's Clubs are shooting for big memberships this year. "Currently...
    featuresSeptember 21, 2016 - 10:32am
    September 17, 2016
    The Kanabec County Jail was designed by the same architectural firm that is designing the new Becker County Jail.
    New Becker County jail to be built on Highway 59 North
    "Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage..."—Richard Lovelace How right that 16th Century poet was. New jails these days...
    NewsSeptember 17, 2016 - 5:11pm
    Farmers losing faith in Dayton: DNR commissioner meets with Becker County officials
    Gov. Mark Dayton has lost trust with farmers and will have to work hard to restore it. That was the message Becker County Board Chairman Barry Nelson had for DNR commissioner Tom Landwehr during a meeting earlier this month with Becker County officials. Farmers were not happy when...
    News/governmentSeptember 17, 2016 - 5:00pm
    September 11, 2016
    Cindy Lee Bellanger
    Mahnomen woman charged with assaulting her mother
    A Mahnoman woman has made her initial court appearance in Becker County on allegations of domestic abuse against her mother. Cindy Lee Bellanger,...
    News/crimeSeptember 11, 2016 - 5:00am
    September 8, 2016
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    Propane Fire in Detroit Lakes
    On Union and Davis Street in Detroit Lakes a sealcoating truck overheated and started the equipment in the trailer on fire. The trailer had a...
    News/Detroit LakesSeptember 8, 2016 - 2:31pm
    September 7, 2016
    The grave stown at the site of the farm where a massacre took place in 1872 near Audubon.
    A look back: The John Cook Family Massacre in Audubon
    In April of 1872 a family of five became no more. The Cook family — which consisted of John Cook, 40; wife Diantha Cook, 32; children Freedie,...
    LifeSeptember 7, 2016 - 2:06pm
    September 4, 2016
    'The Holy Ones,' also known as Deb moon, Janelle Anderson (Pope Francis), Roberta Mollet (Mother Superior) and Diane Hughes were among some of the more colorfully costumed groups to take part in the Grape Stomp at Richwood winery in 2015; this year's event, set for Saturday, Sept. 10, will once again include a costume contest.
    Big weekend ahead at Richwood Winery. Local vineyard to host Toast to Tamarac, Grape Stomp back-to-back
    It's the busiest week of the year for the staff at Richwood Winery, located just west of the tiny village of Richwood in Becker County. Normally,...
    NewsSeptember 4, 2016 - 5:00am
    Area churches to hold fall dinners
    There's nothing better than sitting down in good company on a crisp fall day to enjoy a wonderful meal. It seems that the congregations of churches in this area have this figured out, as several are planning to hold dinner gatherings in the month of September. Immanuel Lutheran Church...
    NewsSeptember 4, 2016 - 5:00am
    September 3, 2016
    Big drug bust in Becker County lands man in prison for more than seven years
    A Princeton, Minn. man has been sentenced for selling a large amount of meth in Becker County. Marvin Ray Hanson Jr., 58, was sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison after being arrested earlier this spring. According to the complaint filed with Becker County District...
    News/crimeSeptember 3, 2016 - 5:00am
    August 31, 2016
    Mark Berg, left, and Daniela "Dani" Fergen have been inducted into the Detroit Lakes Noon Rotary Club.
    County DAC welcomes new leadership
    The Becker County Developmental Achievement Center (DAC) has undergone a couple of changes in leadership recently. The DAC welcomed Chad Baethke...
    LifeAugust 31, 2016 - 11:58am
    August 30, 2016
    Nine members of the Audubon Volunteer Fire Department responded Tuesday, Aug. 30, to a grass fire caused when a helicopter clipped a power line, downing the line.
    Helicopter clips power line, causing grass fire near Audubon
    BECKER COUNTY, Minn. - A helicopter clipped a power line on the north side of Pelican Lake, downing the line and causing a grass fire that took...
    News/accidentsAugust 30, 2016 - 3:18pm
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