20 Years Ago (2006)            Six L/W High School students addressed school and county board officials with their proposal to prohibit tobacco use on local park and...

10 Years Ago (2016)March 1st marked the first annual Bantam team versus Lake of the Woods County Law Enforcement hockey game. The Law Enforcement team was made up of staff...

Zippel Bay State Park will host a Candlelight Ski and Snowshoe Event on Saturday, March 7th, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. ​ The event will feature a...

20 Years Ago (2006)            Members of the BESTT (Business for Economic Security, Trade and Tourism) coalition, Ed Arnesen, Kaye Arnesen, Brian Sage, Debra Kellerman,...

10 Years Ago (2016)CHI LakeWood Health welcomed back Mohan Kumar, M.D., to its staff. Dr. Kumar practiced at CHI LakeWood Health from 2007 to 2012. He will join Justin Quo,...

20 Years Ago (2006)            The Baudette City Council committed more than $41,000 to a trail project that would go from Willie Walleye to Peace Park.            A 1990...

10 Years Ago (2016)Marlo’s Ride snowmobile run was scheduled for March 5 to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.Lake of the Woods School Board members were...

February 10, 201610 Years Ago (2016)The newspaper featured an artist’s depiction of a proposed new arena for the area. The Lake of the Woods International Arena was being...

20 Years Ago (2006)            Bryce Palm was the first-place winner in the spelling bee at L/W School. Second place winner was Katie Baggett.            Marvin and...

10 Years Ago (2016)The Northern Light Region marked the 100th Anniversary of its roots. The Williams Northern Light was first published in 1916. In May of 2013, the...

20 Years Ago (2006)            Baudette Transfer was sold and renamed Lake of the Woods Transfer. New owners were Dale and Krisann Thortsen, Dana Byfuglien, and Dale...

 20 Years Ago (2006)            Four Baudette businesses were featured in part seven of an eighteen-part series for Baudette’s approaching 100th birthday. They were Dodds...

10 Years Ago (2016)An obituary was printed for Susan E. Younkin-Dimler, 53, of Columbia Heights, MN, who passed away on December 22, 2015. Robert Raymond Behrends, 89,...

10 Years Ago (2016)Lake of the Woods School sixth grader Amber Quo was the winner of the annual Lake of the Woods School Spelling Bee, held Thursday, January 14, in the...

20 Years Ago (2006)            Jeff Hovde was chosen to fill the Baudette City Council seat vacated by Darlene Saccoman.            L/W School was recognized for its...