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    January 7, 2015
    Becker County considers new staffing structure
    Crow Wing County Land Services Director Mark Liedl spoke to the Becker County commissioners Tuesday about a staffing model that’s working in his county and could be a guide for Becker County. With several positions open at the county, the commissioners are exploring the idea...
    newsJanuary 7, 2015 - 12:30pm
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    Addressing the BC space crunch
    The jail needs space. Human services and public health need space. Public works needs space. Becker County is experiencing space issues, and solving them is a high priority for 2015. Human services/community health With those departments housed in the human services building...
    newsJanuary 7, 2015 - 12:00pm
    December 17, 2014
    Okeson: County in good shape
    Becker County is doing well. County Board Chair John Okeson gave multiple examples supporting his statement during the annual State of the County speech. The county’s bond rating was upgraded for the second time in less than three years. The county holds an AA rating, “which...
    newsDecember 17, 2014 - 12:30pm
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    September 24, 2014
    The plot thickens in search for jail space
    Different information seems to be coming on a regular basis. Facts seem to be changing regularly. Options seem to be growing. “It’s a moving target,” Jail Consultant Allan Brinkman said. That how the contracted Becker County jail consultant and county commissioners described...
    news / Detroit LakesSeptember 24, 2014 - 2:30pm
    Ben Grimsley vs Mark Hagedorn
    Up for grabs come Nov. 4 is the District 2 Becker County Board seat, with Incumbent Ben Grimsley vying to keep his chair and challenger Mark Hagedorn attempting to win it. Hagedorn, Craig Fontaine, and Grimsley were in the primary election two years ago, and Fontaine and Grimsley...
    newsSeptember 24, 2014 - 2:00pm
    September 21, 2014
    Swenson, Wenner will face off in November elections for the title of Becker County Recorder
    Experience and knowledge. Those are the two key words both candidates stress that they have when it comes to the Becker County recorder position. Deputy Recorder Karen Wenner and Planning and Zoning Administrator Patty Swenson are vying for the county recorder position during the...
    newsSeptember 21, 2014 - 11:00am
    September 15, 2014
    Pickup going 60 mph rear-ends Amish Buggy in rural Becker County
    There were no serious injuries in an accident that happened between a pickup and an Amish buggy in Becker County late last week. The accident happened Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on Highway 87 near the village of Evergreen, 10 miles east of Frazee. According to the Minnesota State...
    news / accidentsSeptember 15, 2014 - 11:28am
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    September 13, 2014
    United Way to celebrate partners Sept. 25
    It’s been 10 years since the United Way of Becker County discontinued its residential fundraising drive in favor of a new event that came to be known as the United Way Community Celebration. “We had been doing the door-to-door residential drive for years, and it just got to...
    newsSeptember 13, 2014 - 12:30pm
    September 12, 2014
    Becker, Hubbard favor jail-sharing plan
    Talk about playing nicely in the sandbox together. Members of the Becker County and Hubbard County boards of commissioners met Thursday in a joint work session to talk about the possibility of shared services in a few different departments. Both entities came away agreeable to...
    news / Detroit LakesSeptember 12, 2014 - 12:30pm
    September 10, 2014
    Logging supporters lobby county
    Though it was never meant to be a controversial conversation, plenty of citizens with strong feelings toward logging showed up at Tuesday’s Becker County Board meeting. Last month, an environmental group presented information to the county board, asking them to put off logging...
    newsSeptember 10, 2014 - 2:45pm
    County looks at how to use SMART tax
    Next year will see more smart highway projects happening throughout Becker County – SMART funded projects that is. Earlier this year, the county approved a half-cent sale tax, which would be used for transportation upgrades throughout the county. The Safe, Multi-Modal, Active,...
    newsSeptember 10, 2014 - 2:15pm
    County board sets levy
    While the Becker County Board set the preliminary 2015 levy hike at 3 percent, there’s a good chance that will go down by year’s end. “I’m happy to report that we are in balance with the existing levy,” County Administrator Jack Ingstad said. The 3 percent increase...
    newsSeptember 10, 2014 - 1:30pm
    August 27, 2014
    Becker joins WE in new DWI court
    After the success of participating in Drug Court, Becker County has a new partner and is on the verge of starting a DWI Court. White Earth Nation has been operating a DWI Court with Mahnomen County for two years and has approached Becker County about the same operation. Becker...
    news / Detroit LakesAugust 27, 2014 - 3:00pm
    No pipeline plans for Becker - yet
    The proposed Sandpiper crude oil pipeline is not being rerouted through Becker County lake country, at least, not yet. Detroit Lakes and Becker County are not on either of the two routes currently included in the Minnesota Department of Commerce’s Comparative Environmental Analysis,...
    newsAugust 27, 2014 - 1:30pm
    August 13, 2014
    Washington Avenue project may change; city, county to pair on ventures including housing
    Becker County and the city of Detroit Lakes will soon be partnering on a couple of endeavors, but for now, the details are still vague. Washington Avenue City staff is exploring the feasibility of extending the Washington Avenue redevelopment project to Willow Street. The project...
    news / governmentAugust 13, 2014 - 12:00pm
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