20 Years Ago (2004)            The 2004 Potato Day Queen was Retina LaValla, and the runner-up was Tara Tischart.            Obituaries were printed for Kenneth Duane...

10 Years Ago (2014)After having been closed for several years, the horse trails at Zippel Bay State Park north of Williams were re-opened with much appreciation from local...

20 Years Ago (2004)            The Lake of the Woods High School physics class traveled to the Soudan Underground Mine State Park as their first field trip of the year....

10 Years Ago (2014)Five local seniors were competing for the crown of Williams Potato Day Queen, including Amanda Achen, Sara Achen, Brianna Bergman, Katie Spina, and...

20 Years Ago (2004)            It was announced that the estimated total cost for a second sheet of ice at the Baudette Arena would be $750,000. Phase I would cost...

10 Years Ago (2014)On Monday, August 18, 2014, God summoned Marilyn M. Northcott to her heavenly home. She was born on May 23, 1929, to Walt and Stella Siems in Thief River...

20 Years Ago (2004)            On September 8, crews replaced two sections of the railroad bridge over the Rainy River.  Later in the fall, four more sections were...

10 Years Ago (2014)Homecoming festivities were held throughout the previous week, and a host of activities were enjoyed by the student body at Lake of the Woods High...

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

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...

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...