The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Rural Finance Authority (RFA) will start accepting applications for the 2026 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit on January 1. This...

The following are select new laws passed during the 2025 regular and special sessions that take effect Jan. 1, 2026. The asterisk following the bill number denotes language...

 People who enjoy outdoor recreation in the Roseau area will soon have their experiences enhanced, with a $1,112,254 award for improvements at two key access sites along...

Residents across Northern Minnesota looked up Saturday night to see an unusual green streak blazing across the sky, prompting dozens to wonder if...

The Baudette Depot held its annual Old Fashioned Christmas on Saturday, December 13th. There were lots of snacks and coffee. A child's picnic table...

Lake of the Woods Food Shelf is this Thursday, December 18th, at the Lighthouse building: 106 2nd St NE, Baudette, MN 56623.  Distribution is 3 to 5 p.m. Sign-in begins at...

A Baudette man is scheduled to make his first appearance in Lake of the Woods County District Court on Wednesday morning, December 17, via Zoom. Charges against Ryan Adam...

This year’s Community Christmas Day Dinner will be hosted at First Lutheran Church in Baudette at 312 3rd Avenue SW.  The doors will be open from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. The...

 On December 4, 2025, at approximately 1:12 p.m., the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a man stranded on the ice with...

MN Department of Natural ResourcesCandyce Nancy Becker, 67, Baudette, MN: date of offense 9/6/24. Count one: Forestry – open burning – prohibited materials. Disposition:...

IntroductionIt has been some time since the last Veterans Corner column was published. The primary reason for this delay is the completion and analysis of the County...

The halls of Sacred Heart Church were filled with holiday cheer on Saturday, December 6, as the the 40th annual Christmas Tea was held. The Tea has...

It seemed like a long shot when John Anderson turned to social media to find a family heirloom that had been sold a decade ago at a moving sale.The...

On Saturday, November 22, the Lake of the Woods Food Shelf participated in the Frost Fest Parade in Baudette, Minnesota. Volunteers walked the...

Sacred Heart Catholic Church served 150 people during the 2025 Community Thanksgiving Dinner in Baudette. Deacon Jim Lukenbill reported that about...