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The new shelter will include a heated building, providing bathrooms and a warm-up area for cross-country skiers and winter hikers.

About $1.8 million of the $6.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds remain undesignated.

The Becker County Board on April 4 agreed to match up to $20,000 toward the revamped tram system, and private fundraising is expected to raise as much or more, Commissioner John Okeson said.

Two sisters were reportedly fighting on Saturday, according to an emergency dispatch report. A 13-year-old girl, of Detroit Lakes, reported a leg injury, but no medical transport was required. A 24-year-old Detroit Lakes woman was arrested at the scene.

BOARD MEETING AS POSTED BECKER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE: TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022, at 8:15 a.m. LOCATION: Board Room, Courthouse Agenda/Minutes: Meeting was brought to order by Board Chair Knutson. Commissioners in attendance: Knutson, Nelson, Grimsley and Vareberg, County Administrator Pat Oman and minute taker Amanda Pachel Not in attendance: Commissioner Okeson Pledge of Allegiance Agenda Confirmation – Add #4 Sheriff- Sale of unused metal detectors, #3 Environmental Services – R...

Detroit Lakes High School senior Jonah Hauser, 17, has launched his own honey business, centered on the bees he keeps in hives at several different locations in the area. He has also branched out to sell CBD-infused honey products in a partnership with his friend, Zack Schroeder, and plans to start a farm stand at his grandparents' property near town sometime next year.

Local patience pays off as Heartland Trail shows promise “When I first heard it would cost $20 million and take a number of years, I thought, ‘That can’t be right,’” former Frazee Mayor Hank Ludtke told the crowd at the Heartland Trail ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. “They said ‘you can’t just go out in the middle of the night with a Caterpillar and make your own trail.’ I thought, ‘obviously, you don’t know us very well.’” Written By: Nathan Bowe | ...

Brad Laabs: After taking a year off due to COVID-19, DNR will harvest walleye eggs at Dunton Locks this spring More good news is that, after breaking down the harvest set-up and fish leaving the area, the DNR will put the new fishing pier together and set it up next to the river mouth on the Lake Sallie side of Dunton Locks County Park. Written By: Brad Laabs | × A walleye is returned to the water. Forum News Service file photo Good news! The DNR did get the go ahead to with the ...