Community Spotlight: Wreaths For The Fallen Honors Over 5,000 Veterans

Each year, an organization based out of Baxter works to honor fallen veterans around the holidays. This year, 5,000 wreaths were laid on the resting places of veterans at...

Community Spotlight: Grand Rapids Children’s Museum Hosts “Ho Ho Ho” Christmas Party

For a lot of people in the Grand Rapids area, it’s not officially Christmas until the annual Ho Ho Ho Christmas Party at the Grand Rapids Children’s Discovery mus...

Community Spotlight: Toys For Kids Holds First Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser As Need Increases

This year marks the 37th year a local program has been providing Christmas gifts to kids in the Crow Wing County area. Toys for Kids kicked off last weekend and held a...

Community Spotlight: Red Lake Hosts First Ever Community Meal

“They did pretty good. It’s the first time I ever came to one like this and I’m surrounded by family members,” says Babe Strong, an elder in the Red Lake community who...

Community Spotlight: Kelliher Honors Veterans

In Kelliher, the schools have always held a special Veterans Day program with every branch of the military represented. This year, however, a group of Vietnam veterans...

Community Spotlight: CLC Hopes To See High Student Voter Turnout

Central Lakes College has been working hard this semester to motivate and energize students to get out and vote in the midterm elections. Voter turnout is expected to be...

Community Spotlight: Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference Steps Up Game For Year 2

The excitement of cool gadgets, intricate coding, and lots of brain power filled the auditorium of Bemidji High School over the weekend. “During competitions, the...

Community Spotlight: Sober Squad Helps People Rise To Recovery

Hundreds of people of different ages, lifestyles, and backgrounds gathered at Lum Park on Sunday with a shared purpose: to let people know they are not alone in their...

Community Spotlight: Blue Ox Marathon Promotes A “Be Active” Bemidji

Over the hills, through the woods and past Paul and Babe, hundreds of runners came out to participate in the 6th annual Blue Ox Marathon this weekend. “I love running in...

Community Spotlight: Aquanesia Teaches Grand Rapids About Clean Water

Something strange is going on in Grand Rapids, and it’s up to the community to solve the mystery. Northern Lights.mn, an arts organization based in the Twin Cities,...

Community Spotlight: Lake Bemidji State Park Nature Playscape

Throughout the year, many people get out and explore Minnesota’s state parks, and through a new concept, the Friends of Lake Bemidji State Park hope to encourage...

Community Spotlight: Walk To End Alzheimer’s Held Saturday In Baxter

Hundreds of people gathered Saturday morning during the Walk to End Alzheimer’s to raise money to fight a disease that affects tens of thousands of Minnesotan...