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Sap tapped, but not flowing

Spring is here, but the maple trees don’t believe it — the sap isn’t running yet. What with the deep snow and the lingering winter temperatures, it’s been a tough...

news / local Wed, Apr 03, 2013 - 2:10pm

Boy Scout Troop 321 members Brendan Kostohryz, Warren Trumbull and Luke Potts planted trees last year for a Perham resident for Arbor Day. File Photo

Perham homeowners can get free trees for Arbor Day

The annual Arbor Day observation in the city of Perham has been set for Saturday, May 4. Residential property owners may sign up for free boulevard trees at Service Food,...

news / local Fri, Mar 29, 2013 - 11:29am

Fundraising underway for new barn at fairgrounds

The fundraising process is underway for a new cattle barn at the East Otter Tail County Fairgrounds. Members on the barn’s building committee have sent letters out to producers and...

news / local Fri, Mar 29, 2013 - 9:04am

Shoreland ordinance changes coming

Otter Tail County Commissioners are planning to make changes to the Shoreland Management Ordinance. Possible changes discussed at recent meetings include guidelines for shoreline alterations, criteria for conditional use permits,...

news / local Thu, Mar 28, 2013 - 2:45pm

Drunken 911 call at issue in custody case prompted by teen murder-suicide (WITH VIDEO)

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A Battle Lake couple raising their 2-year-old granddaughter who was orphaned in a murder-suicide want to restrict visitation by her maternal grandmother after an “extremely concerning”...

news / local Thu, Mar 28, 2013 - 10:48am

A roof collapsed at a dairy barn near Wolf Lake last week, leaving 20 cows dead and dozens more in need of rescue.
Submitted photos.

20 cows killed in barn roof collapse

About 55 firefighters from five different area fire departments rescued dozens of cows that were trapped under a collapsed roof last Friday morning. The roof collapsed on a huge dairy...

news / local Mon, Mar 25, 2013 - 12:08pm

Students from the Perham High School advanced welding class stand with the Yellowjackets motorcycle that they custom built along with Lil’ Evil Inkorpor8ted. The bike will be in St. Paul this weekend to be seen and judged in the Donnie Smith Bike Show and competition.
Photo by Marie Nitke/FOCUS

Yellowjackets motorcycle makes its debut

The first ever custom-built Yellowjackets motorcycle will be making its debut this weekend. Sporting a sleek black-and-yellow design and the words “Lethal Injection” across the sides, the bike, built by...

news / local Thu, Mar 21, 2013 - 1:30pm

An expansion to the municipal solid waste incinerator in Perham is a step closer now that the competitive bonding bid process is underway. The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners will review competitive bids at its April 2 meeting.
Tom Hintgen, Otter Tail County Correspondent

$18.5M refuse burner expansion set to begin this spring

An expansion to the municipal solid waste incinerator in Perham is a step closer now that the competitive bonding bid process is underway. The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners...

news / local Wed, Mar 20, 2013 - 2:12pm

This picture, taken in southwest Perham on Tuesday, shows mounds of snow freshly plowed and piled up after a weekend storm system that dumped an estimated five to eight inches throughout northwest Minnesota.

Today is the first official day of spring although it’s hard to tell from the look of things. Mounds of snow freshly plowed and piled up were visible in Perham...

news / local Wed, Mar 20, 2013 - 10:39am

Knight of the road: Wadena trucker saves fellow driver in Tennessee

Headline Chad Dickey is no ordinary trucker. Before he was part of Tony’s Transfer in Wadena, he was a defense contractor in Afghanistan and Iraq. Before that, he was a...

news / local Mon, Mar 18, 2013 - 3:57pm

Ditch 25 outlet plan on pause

An appeal filed in court, along with the discovery of zebra mussel veligers, have put plans for a Ditch 25 outlet on indefinite hold. The appeal, filed in January by...

news / local Thu, Mar 14, 2013 - 3:31pm

Elshan Mirzazade and Fikri Rahmat, foreign exchange students staying in Perham, have made headlines after questioning a “Muslim turned Christian” speaker at a local church – and being asked to leave.

Forum News Service/WDAY

Northwoods incident draws national attention

The two Muslim exchange students who were recently asked to leave a program at Northwoods Assembly of God Church will be meeting with the pastor there later this week. The...

news / local Thu, Mar 14, 2013 - 3:14pm

‘Go-Getters’ prepare to go get ‘em again

Mary Chase and Colleen Sazama are once again pounding the pavement in and around Perham to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis (MS) and garner support for their cause. This week,...

news / local Wed, Mar 13, 2013 - 4:14pm

Up on the roof is where Mark Nelson and his son, Tanner, can often be found during ice dam season. Brian Basham/Tribune

Ice dams are a curse this year

Ice dams. Unfortunately many homeowners in Minnesota have experienced them, and even more unfortunately, some have experienced the damage they can do. “I know there are so many people getting...

news / local Wed, Mar 13, 2013 - 3:29pm

Worker lockout at Snappy

Close to 100 workers at Snappy in Detroit Lakes were idled Monday after the parent company locked out the workers. The air distribution products company, now part of a nationwide...

news / local Wed, Mar 13, 2013 - 12:02pm

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