Bray: honoring all who serve

While America remembers and honors those in the armed forces who gave the ultimate sacrifice on Memorial Day, leather artist Mike Bray spends every day honoring them and all of those who serve others through his...

Memorial Day observances in your area

Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2025 will occur on Monday, May 26.Communities around ...

Big Lake Food Shelf begins search for new space

The Big Lake Community Food Shelf (BLCFS) must vacate by May of 2027 and are looking for new property to build on, buy, or lease. They currently operate out of a 1,600 square feet space within Big Lake City hall...

Becker man charged after girlfriend dies on roadway

A Becker man made his first court appearance Monday on charges that he was driving drunk and failed to stop and stay at the scene and render aid to his girlfriend, who he claimed jumped from the moving truck and...

Deli Stein: Big Lake’s oldest legion auxiliary member

Delrose “Deli” Stein is the oldest living member of the Big Lake Legion Auxiliary. She has been a member of the auxiliary since the 1970s. She’s still an active member, and recently could be seen distributing po...

Serving up brats for youth programs

Crash in Becker leads to one injured

A two-vehicle accident Sunday sent one driver to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.The accident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. at Hwy. 10 and Hwy. 25 in Becker Twp. A 2008 RAM pickup, driven by 55-ye...

Becker girls compete at State True Team

The Becker girls track team had a nice performance last Saturday at the True Team State Tournament, placing 10th as a team.“We had some great performances at the meet and did well as a team,” Coach Trish Reimer-...

Big Lake Twp. discusses additional road projects for the year.

During the recent Big Lake Town Board meeting, Supervisor Dean Brenteson reported that the road committee is looking to add some overweight projects to the township’s original roadwork bid. This extra work will ...

Windhorst in year 2 as med student

Former Hornet student/athlete Wyatt Windhorst is showing that hard work, dedication and a bright outlook on life can propel just about anyone to proud achievements.Windhorst, a graduate of BLHS in 2021, is curre...