10 Years Ago (2015)The Department of Natural Resources extended burning restrictions in parts of north-central and northeastern Minnesota,...

20 Years Ago (2005)            The city was looking forward to the Main Avenue beautification project, which was set for mid-July. Bids would soon be accepted. The project...

20 Years Ago  (2005)            The closing ceremonies for the Lake of the Woods Olympics were held Friday, and Finland won the gold medal.            The DNR announced...

10 Years Ago (2015)Baudette City workers were on the ball as they changed out the winter banners along Main Avenue in Baudette on Friday, March 20, the first day of...

10 Years Ago (2015)On Friday, March 13, sixteen members of the new Lake of the Woods School Outdoors Club visited a bear den site on the north shore of Thief Lake Wildlife...

20 Years Ago (2005)            About 250 anglers participated in the Cold Day Derby held near Pine Island on March 12. Dian Slick took home $500 for the largest walleye...

20 Years Ago (2005)            The Lake of the Woods County Board met with members of the Roseau and Koochiching County Boards and a Polaris representative to plot strategy...

10 Years Ago (2015)Family and friends of Baudette man Jordan Coughlin, 27, were searching for information about his whereabouts after he disappeared from his place of...

10 Years Ago (2015) Julie Quo, Geo Bee champ of Lake of the Woods School, was notified by the National Geographic Society that she was one of the semifinalists eligible to...

20 Years Ago (2005)            Seat belts saved the life of at least one person when a 2001 Chevrolet pickup driven by Jerry Pieper, 67, of Williams, was driven into the...

20 Years Ago (2005)            Karen Usiski, a Licensed Practical Nurse with LakeWood Care Center in Baudette, was named the Minnesota Health & Housing Alliance’s...

10 Years Ago (2015)A fire on February 19 at the home of Mike Sellen south of Clementson suffered smoke damage. The Baudette Fire Department was able to contain the fire....

20 Years Ago (2005)            A front-page feature on the BOSCH testing facility reported that about thirty local people were employed at the site to maintain the facility...

10 Years Ago (2015)The large tree behind Willie Walleye was slated to be cut down. Baudette City Superintendent Roger Schotl cited safety concerns when he presented the...

10 Years Ago (2015)Ashley Howdahl was appointed to a seat on the Williams City Council. She filled a position vacated by Mary Bohn the previous month. It was the first time...