Perham Focus

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,...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. – A 7,100-acre grass fire that consumed 64 buildings last week is contained. Weekend rains helped departments get the fire under control. “We got rain, and that’s excellent,” Jeff Edmonds, spokesman for the state Department of Natural Resources, said...

ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Legislature decided to renovate the state Capitol building, help communities fight floods, give veterans a new facility and provide disaster assistance Monday night as it ended its 2013 session. Some votes were pending press time, but legislative leaders...

ST. PAUL — The keystone of Minnesota Democrats’ budget plans, $2 billion in tax increases, was headed for final legislative passage while late Sunday a public works bill remained in doubt as time runs out in the 2013 legislative session. The tax increases are for plugging a...