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- Ogema man sentenced for felony DWI
Mark Edward Foster, 41, of 38986 County Road 34, Ogema has been sentenced for felony DWI, .08 or more.
- No school Monday in Detroit Lakes, other neighboring districts
There will be no school or school-related activities Monday for Detroit Lakes, Frazee-Vergas, Lake Park-Audubon and Waubun-Ogema-White Earth schools due to inclement weather.
- Man charged with felony possession of a firearm
Aaron Thomas Keezer, 30, of Box 114, Ogema, has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
- Kristi Morley
Former Detroit Lakes resident Kristi Morley, 40, of Mahnomen, died on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at the Mahnomen Health Center.
- Waubun-Ogema-White Earth approves instant alert system
" The Waubun-Ogema-White Earth School District is following the footsteps of several area school systems by adopting an instant alert system.
- Tamarac contest winners announced
The essence of Tamarac has once again been captured in its annual photo contest.
- Area, state incumbents find their way back to seats
One long-term incumbent lost, while another incumbent retained her seat on the Callaway City Council.
- Man Convicted Of Killing Friend Gathering Syrup
A jury has found a rural Waubun man guilty of killing a lifelong friend who was gathering maple syrup. Thirty-four-year-old Kenneth Eugene Andersen was convicted of one count of first-degree murder, a crime that can carry life in prison. Authorities say Andersen shot 33-year-old Chad Swedberg, of rural Ogema, twice with a high-powered rifle April 13, 2007, while Swedberg was out gathering maple syrup. People in the Becker County courtroom gasped when the verdict was read, and the defendant hung and shook his head.
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City DescriptionOgema is a city in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 143 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (5.47%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 143 people, 62 households, and 32 families residing in the city. The population density was 117.5 people per square mile (45.3/km²). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 60.0/sq mi (23.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 60.14% White, 37.06% Native American, 1.40% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.
There were 62 households out of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.8% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.12.
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