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Meridee Gabbard publishes book

PERHAM, Minn. - Meridee Gabbard was never a writer. But when her son collapsed on a basketball court two years ago due to cardiac arrest, suffered 30 minutes without oxygen...

news / local / features / entertainment Sun, Oct 07, 2012 - 11:36pm

Alex man dies in crash -- had ties to Perham and Detroit Lakes area

A 42-year-old Alexandria man -- with ties to the Perham and Detroit Lakes area -- died following a one-vehicle crash on Highway 29 Friday night. Kyle Neitzert was driving his...

local / accidents / news Thu, Oct 04, 2012 - 10:55am

Helicopters were north of New York Mills fighting grass fires Tuesday.
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Grass fires throughout area Wednesday, snow to fall Thursday

According to a report from the New York Mills Fire Department, grass fires were battled north and south of New York Mills simultaneously Wednesday afternoon. The fire north of town...

local / news Thu, Oct 04, 2012 - 7:05am

Heather Theisen back-sets to a line of Wolverine attackers in Wadena-Deer Creek's 3-0 victory in Perham Tuesday evening.
Robert Williams/FOCUS

Wolverines alum collapses during volleyball game Tuesday evening

The Perham-Wadena Deer Creek volleyball game was temporarily suspended and the gymnasium cleared during the third set of play after a fan in the Wolverines' crowd collapsed. According to Perham...

local / sports / news Wed, Oct 03, 2012 - 2:04pm

Two injured in motorcycle crash

Two people were injured in a motorcycle crash near New York Mills Tuesday evening. Michael Wallgren, 36, of Burtrum was driving and Angela Fisette, 36, of Perham was the passenger...

accidents / local / news Thu, Sep 27, 2012 - 10:44am

Perham Mayor Tim Meehl cut the ribbon during the grand opening ceremony.
Connie Vandermay/FOCUS

Shopko grand opening draws crowds

Beginning around 8 a.m. last Thursday, eager shoppers lined up outside the Perham Shopko, waiting for the doors to open at about 9 a.m. The first 100 shoppers that brisk...

business / local Wed, Sep 19, 2012 - 3:25pm

Jo Anne Flom works on a rug using the twining technique. Other weaving techniques, such as the Amish Braid she learned from her grandmother in the 1940s. Now she teaches rug weaving for Community Education programs around the area.
Connie Vandermay/FOCUS

Weaving the past into the present: Traditional rug braiding

Jo Anne Flom of Perham has been weaving and braiding rugs since she was six years old. Through the years she has come to realize one thing: "Rug making isn't...

news / features / local Wed, Sep 19, 2012 - 3:16pm

The Rev. Joretta Marshall, executive vice president and dean at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas, talks with church officials and community members Monday morning at First Lutheran Church about how to foster open and welcoming church communities. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Finding a new home: Couple feels ‘embraced’ within congregation

BEMIDJI – Kendra Olson was true to her word. Olson, who came out last year as transgendered and began living her life as a woman, had promised her pastor that...

news / local Tue, Sep 18, 2012 - 1:21am

Sanford Center; VenuWorks whittles candidate field to finalists

By Steve Wagner swagner@bemidjipioneer.com BEMIDJI – A new executive director for the city-owned Sanford Center could be in place by this time next month. Andy Long, regional vice president for...

news / local Tue, Sep 18, 2012 - 1:17am

Perham area better off than others when it comes to high-speed internet acess

High-speed internet access isn't bad in the Perham and New York Mills area, local providers say. In response to a recent Federal Communications Commission report that revealed Otter Tail County...

business / news / local Fri, Sep 14, 2012 - 7:30am

Marion Lake LID gets the nod from county board

Establishment of a Lake Improvement District for Marion Lake is almost certain following verbal approval from the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners last week. The board will make the...

news / local Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 1:15pm

Fikrirrahmat, from Indonesia, and Elshan Mirzazade, from Azerbaijan, will spend a year living with host Mary Anderson of Perham, getting first hand experiences as American high school students.
Connie Vandermay/FOCUS

New Faces: From the other side of the world, to Perham

Editor's note: This is part of a weekly series spotlighting foreign exchange students in the Perham and New York Mills school districts. Sixteen-year-old Fikrirrahmat and 17-year-old Elshan Mirzazade arrived in...

education / local / features Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 10:49am

Boat stolen near Perham

The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Department said a Centurion Thunder ski boat with a 5.7-liter Mercury and single-axle trailer has been stolen from the Perham area. The report came in...

news / crime / local Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 10:07am

Teen escapes injury after landing pickup in pond

A 16-year-old juvenile from Dent, driving on Highway 122 east of German Lake Road near Underwood, lost control of his vehicle at 5:43 p.m. on Sept. 6. The Otter Tail...

news / accidents / local Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 10:04am

Perham's total tax levy to decrease

The total tax levy in Perham will be going down by 3.84 percent next year, if a preliminary levy approved this week becomes final. City councilors unanimously agreed at a...

business / news / local Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 9:53am

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