20 Years Ago (2004)            Governor Pawlenty released adequate yearly progress report cards for every school in the state, and Lake of the Woods passed all of them.   ...

10 Years Ago (2014) The subject of poorly maintained and unmowed properties within the city of Williams came before the council once again at their regular monthly...

20 Years Ago (2004)            Much of the area was touched by frost on August 20.            The Lake of the Woods County Board was continuing to discuss setting up a...

10 Years Ago (2014)Following the extremely high inflows across the Winnipeg River drainage basin in June and July, a few weeks of generally dry weather resulted in...

10 Years Ago (2014)Ronald Leslie Hexum was born on May 27, 1948, to Palmer and Gertrude (Tveit) Hexum in Warroad, MN. Ronald was raised in Roosevelt before the family moved...

20 Years Ago (2004)Two brothers, Danny and Richard Carlson, from Angle Inlet, were killed in an aircraft accident located at the Northwest Angle.Residents of the Care...

10 Years Ago (2014)Theresa Voytilla, 83, of Karlstad, MN, passed away on Friday, August 15, 2014 at Karlstad Healthcare Center.Ten youths from Lake of the Woods County...

20 Years Ago (2004)Some of the equipment to outfit the skateboard park at Timber Mill Community Park had arrived. The Youth Action Team raised about half the cost of the...

10 Years Ago (2014)John Joseph Stanton Sr., 77, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, August 8, 2014, at the LakeWood Hospital in Baudette at 77 years of age after a...

20 Years Ago (2004)The third annual Relay for Life again faced rain all night, but that did not dampen the spirits of the almost 250 participants. In total, almost $30,000...

10 Years Ago (2014)Dan O’Connell officially retired from his job at Andy’s/Williams Express on July 17, after working there for 22 years. O’Connell worked for Williams...

20 Years Ago (2004)The Lake of the Woods County Board agreed to take in trust the Potamo cemetery for a period of one year until a local cemetery association could be...

10 Years Ago (2014)Local Lightning question asked, “What is one thing that you can’t live without?” Kasey Whitcomb: My kids, Kadon Noga: My baby, Cheyann Johnson: My...

20 Years Ago (2004)PFC Kirk Borgen returned home to Baudette after a 15-month stay in Iraq. His parents, Kris and Glenn, were looking forward to his month's leave at...

20 Years Ago – 2004The 3rd Annual Relay for Life was set for Friday, August 5th. Chris Dillman left on his bike July 25th with plans to bike to Duluth and back in order to...