Perham Focus

A Frazee man died Thursday night after being struck by a train. Sim Vincent Pettibone, 22, of 406 E. Main Ave. was pronounced dead at the scene. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad reported at 11:23 p.m. that one of their trains had struck a pedestrian 200 yards east of Lake...

Motorists on Highway 10 will encounter lane closures and possible delays on the east side of Detroit Lakes when a box culvert installation project begins May 28, weather permitting. During the first several days of the project, motorists will experience lane closures while crews...

City councilors are holding off on making any changes to its land lease with the Fair Board. At the end of April, Fair Board members requested a “perpetual” lease to ensure that the site of the East Otter Tail County Fair would be secured well into the future. The board is...

The Perham Center for the Arts is staging its second annual Art in the Park event coinciding with Turtle Fest, and vendors and volunteers are being sought to participate. Already, organizers say, there are far more vendors lined up than they had last year, and with some live entertainment...

The Perham-Dent School Board made several key personnel decisions in preparation for the 2013-14 school year at its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday. The Prairie Wind Middle School reviewed 44 applications for an open seventh grade social studies position, reported Principal...

The New York Mills City Council heard reports on the purchase of two pieces of potentially vital equipment for its police and public utilities departments. The police department has ordered a new police car to replace a Chevrolet Impala, the lease for which expired in May. The...

As the weather continues to warm up, more and more people are taking their first walk, run, or bicycle ride down Ottertail’s new bike path. The path, which was completed last fall, serves as a connection between the “old town” portion of Ottertail City and the newer area...

Prompted by recent rains, the Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday lifted burning restrictions in all or parts of 32 Minnesota counties, including Becker, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Todd and Wadena. The DNR also lifted burning restrictions in Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton,...