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On behalf of the Perham Agricultural Society, Karen Gorentz, right, accepted a donation of $250 from Shopko Hometown in Perham. She is pictured with Shopko Store Manager Missi Abfalter.

Shopko donates to Perham Ag

Shopko Hometown in Perham donated $250 tothe Perham Agricultural Society.

business Wed, May 22, 2013 - 3:55pm

Bids expected this week on trail project

Plans are still on track to have Perham’s Wildflower and Wellness trails complete by the end of June. At a meeting last week, city councilors agreed to accept the low...

business Wed, May 22, 2013 - 3:43pm

Kenny Nelson a finalist for regional entrepreneur award

Kenny Nelson, president and CEO of KLN Family Brands in Perham, is a finalist for the 2013 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in the Upper Midwest region...

business Fri, May 17, 2013 - 12:12pm

Keith Leiran earns honor from American Family Insurance

Agent Keith Leiran of Perham and Wadena has been named an All American Agent by American Family Insurance Group. He joins a select group of agents who have distinguished themselves...

business Fri, May 17, 2013 - 11:35am

This draft design by Ryan Stigman of Perham shows what the water tower will look like once complete.
FOCUS file photo

City accepts bid for water tower repainting project

The bids are in for the south side water tower repainting project, and they came in much lower than expected. If all goes as planned, Perham will have a black-and-yellow...

business Thu, May 16, 2013 - 4:22pm

On May 9, Otter Tail Power Company entered into a 25-year contract to purchase wind energy from the Ashtabula III wind farm northeast of Valley City, N.D. Wind energy now will supply about 19 percent of the Fergus Falls-based Otter Tail Power Company’s retail sales.
Marie Nitke/FOCUS

Otter Tail Power Company signs 25-year wind energy contract

Otter Tail Power Company has entered into a 25-year contract to purchase wind energy from the Ashtabula III wind farm near Valley City, N.D., it was announced last Thursday. The...

business Thu, May 16, 2013 - 3:41pm

Patrons packed the house and raised their glasses during a sneak peek preview of the new Brew last Thursday.
Joe Bowen/FOCUS

All hail the ale: ‘Brew’ now open

“This has been in the making, officially, since June (of last year), but it’s been a dream for a long time,” said Britt Nelson as she took a short break...

business Thu, May 09, 2013 - 4:39pm

Pictured, front row, left to right, are: Levi Murdock, Taylor and Karlie Dombeck and Tucker Keil. Middle row: Rylee and Brody Paurus and Provider of the Year Joanie Galbrecht. Back row: Charlie and Nora Murdock, and Megan Galbrecht.
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Perham woman named EOT Child Care Provider of the Year

Joanie Galbrecht has been chosen as this year’s Provider of the Year by the East Otter Tail County Child Care Association. Galbrecht has owned and operated Joanie’s Daycare for 12...

business Thu, May 09, 2013 - 2:57pm

Ag society proposes perpetual lease on fairgrounds

The East Otter Tail County Agricultural Society has expressed an interest in making Perham the ‘official’ permanent site of the summer fair. Perham has been the home of the East...

business Thu, May 09, 2013 - 2:44pm

NYM Brunswick earns Governor’s Safety Award

The Minnesota Safety Council has awarded a Governor’s Safety Award to Brunswick’s Lund and Crestliner boat manufacturing facility in New York Mills for superior performance in workplace safety and health...

business Thu, May 09, 2013 - 2:25pm

Stamp Out Hunger is this Saturday

The National Association of Letter Carriers will conduct its 21th annual food drive to combat hunger on Saturday, May 11. Letter carriers will collect non-perishable food donations on that day...

business Thu, May 09, 2013 - 12:16pm

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Award winners Rob Fuglie, Chuck Hofius and Kenny Nelson, left to right, with Bryan Christensen, interim director of M State’s Business and Entrepreneurial Services program, at an awards banquet in Detroit Lakes April 26.

Perham entrepreneurs receive awards

Perham Health CEO Chuck Hofius and KLN Family Brands owner Kenny Nelson were honored at an awards banquet at M-State in Detroit Lakes on April 26. The two Perham men,...

business Thu, May 09, 2013 - 11:50am

Fido’s Friend: Perham woman goes barking up a new tree

Perham area pet owners now have a reliable person to call to watch over their four-legged friends while they’re away. Long-time animal lover Sheila Jacobson has started a new pet-sitting...

business Fri, May 03, 2013 - 12:38pm

Keller Williams Realty to take part in RED Day

Local Keller Williams Realty agents will be collecting donations for the Perham Food Shelf on Thursday, May 9 as a part of RED Day. RED stands for Renew, Energize and...

business Fri, May 03, 2013 - 12:21pm

DL bike shop where the ‘DL’ stands for ‘David Langworthy,’ opened today in the old Video Action space in the Travel Plaza along Highway 10 East in Detroit Lakes. PAULA QUAM/TRIBUNE

Bicycle shop opens in DL

Albert Einstein once said, “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” That is what local entrepreneur David Langworthy is doing as he closes...

business Wed, May 01, 2013 - 2:59pm

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