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    October 28, 2018
    Mother and daughter, U.S. Army Pfc. Jenna Van Horn, left, and U.S. Army Maj. Lisa Van Horn chat about their joint deployment with reporter Robin Huebner during a video call Friday, October 26, 2018. Darren Gibbins / Forum News Service
    From Kindred to Kuwait: Mother, daughter deployed together
    KINDRED, N.D. — A deployment of military members overseas almost always means a period of separation for them and their families. But for...
    community/peopleOctober 28, 2018 - 7:36am
    October 13, 2018
    In 1951, Fields Arthur was serving in the U.S. Air Force in Osceola, Wis., taking a nine-month course in radio mechanics, when he fell in love with a telephone operator from Stillwater named Tina Anderson. Now, 67 years later, Arthur, 89, of Lakeside, Calif., is asking for help in locating his lost love. Courtesy of Fields Arthur II
    Air Force veteran seeks long lost love: After 67 years, he just wants to know ‘how she made out in life’
    ST. PAUL — After 67 years, Fields Arthur realizes it's a long shot. In 1951, Arthur was serving in the U.S. Air Force in Osceola, Wis.,...
    community/peopleOctober 13, 2018 - 11:39am
    October 3, 2018
    Jeremy (left, with dog, Buddy) and Lori have been living under the eastbound Highway 10 bridge in Detroit Lakes for most of the summer. Recently, they were forced to move on, but, despite feeling like that don't have a lot of options, they want to stay in the area and find housing. Kaysey Price / Forum News Service
    Traveling, broke and hungry: An inside look at what homelessness is like in Detroit Lakes
    DETROIT LAKES, Minn.—Jeremy Scott wasn't looking for luxury when he curled up with his dog Buddy beneath the eastbound Highway 10 bridge...
    community/peopleOctober 3, 2018 - 12:39pm
    October 2, 2018
    A portrait of corrections officer Joseph Parise is displayed before funeral services for him at Fort Snelling Memorial Chapel. Parise, 37, of Forest Lake, Minn. died Sept. 24 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul after suffering a medical emergency at the Minnesota Correctional Facility- Oak Park Heights after responding to an inmate assault on another officer. Scott Takushi / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    'Joe changed the world': Hundreds mourn corrections officer who died at Minnesota prison
    ST. PAUL — When a fire broke out on Joe Parise's ship while he was serving in the U.S. Navy, Parise didn't join fellow officers preparing...
    community/peopleOctober 2, 2018 - 8:11pm
    September 15, 2018
    Art Buscehna (from left), Harold Freetly, Bernice Camery and Robert Kolander gathered last week to mark the 75th anniversary of their graduation from Fulda High School. (Special to The Globe)
    Fulda High Class of ’43 reunites for 75th anniversary
    WORTHINGTON — High school reunions can be pleasant occasions, with former classmates having much to discuss while recalling shenanigans, favorite...
    community/peopleSeptember 15, 2018 - 8:45am
    Getting married to a firefighter has its ups and downs, as bride Krista Boland learned Sept. 1 when her new husband Jeremy Bourasa (center) a St. Paul Park firefighter, dashed off to help fight a structure fire in Cottage Grove. Boland took it in stride. William Loeffler / Forum News Service
    Minnesota firefighter says 'I do' then rushes to help extinguish blaze
    ST. PAUL PARK, Minn. — When the call came in for an active structure fire, Jeremy Bourasa responded as any dedicated St. Paul Park firefighter...
    community/peopleSeptember 15, 2018 - 8:10am
    September 14, 2018
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    Detroit Lakes composer's music played at Miss America contest
    DETROIT LAKES, MN - A piano composer from Detroit Lakes turned on the Miss America pageant to hear her song on national TV. Miss Idaho Nina Forest...
    community/peopleSeptember 14, 2018 - 11:19am
    September 7, 2018
    Casey Hillebrand ate out for free for an entire month using coupons because it was his birthday month. David Samson / The Forumplay button
    North Dakota man eats out for every meal for an entire month for free, pays off student loan with money saved
    FARGO — Casey Hillebrand can’t remember the last time he cooked. “Boy, I’d have to think,” Hillebrand said. “August 3, I think?”...
    community/peopleSeptember 7, 2018 - 9:41am
    Casey Hillebrand ate out for free for an entire month using coupons because it was his birthday month. David Samson / The Forumplay button
    North Dakota man eats out for every meal for an entire month for free, pays off student loan with money saved
    FARGO — Casey Hillebrand can’t remember the last time he cooked. “Boy, I’d have to think,” Hillebrand said. “August 3, I think?”...
    community/peopleSeptember 7, 2018 - 9:41am
    September 5, 2018
    Sean Oakes shows the shamrock seeds and plaque that he brought for the grave of his grand uncle, Edward Oakes, in Bemidji's Greenwood Cemetery. Submitted photo.
    Couple from Ireland receive help from Minnesota locals to locate long deceased relative
    BEMIDJI—The Bemidji area welcomes thousands of tourists every year, but few visits could be more meaningful than the one that occurred...
    community/peopleSeptember 5, 2018 - 7:53pm
    September 2, 2018
    Clay County native and aviation pioneer Florence Klingensmith. Special to The Forum.play button
    Famous flyer: Minn.native lauded in New York Times best-seller 'Fly Girls'
    MOORHEAD — Florence Klingensmith was a woman ahead of — actually, above — her time. The female aviator, called an aviatrix...
    community/peopleSeptember 2, 2018 - 9:55am
    August 31, 2018
    Special to Forum News Service
    Rochester, Madison crowned best college towns in Minnesota, Wisconsin, study reveals
    FARGO — Rochester, home of the University of Minnesota Rochester and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, was deemed the best college town...
    community/peopleAugust 31, 2018 - 12:35pm
    August 25, 2018
    Twins Braxton and Auvianna will soon have two little sisters. WDAZ-TV photo
    Northwest Minnesota woman pregnant with second set of twins
    MOORHEAD—Most would agree that Kelsey Husler has her hands full at home with toddlers Braxton and Auvianna. But Husler described the twins,...
    community/peopleAugust 25, 2018 - 3:27pm
    August 20, 2018
    Miss America 2018 Cara Mund waves to the fans before throwing out the first pitch prior to an April game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Angels at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Erik Williams / USA TODAY Sports
    Miss North Dakota program backs Cara Mund in Miss America controversy
    FARGO — The Miss North Dakota program is standing behind Cara Mund, the first North Dakotan crowned Miss America who recently called out...
    community/peopleAugust 20, 2018 - 2:13pm
    August 17, 2018
    Miss America 2018 Cara Mund, from North Dakota, reacts Sept. 10, 2017, after she was crowned at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Thomas P. Costello / Asbury Park Press via USA Today Network
    North Dakota's Cara Mund, current Miss America, blasts pageant organization in letter
    FARGO — The first North Dakotan crowned Miss America, Cara Mund, is striking out at the Miss America Organization in a letter circulating online...
    community/peopleAugust 17, 2018 - 12:52pm
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