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A free community block party hosted by Calvary Lutheran Church in Perham will be held Monday, August 21, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the church, and all are welcome to come out and enjoy a free supper, cotton candy, photo booth, and street games. Jon Dahl Music will provide musical...

Ladys breakout our your bonnets, gentleman find your corn cob pipes and straw hats, it's time for Pioneer Days at the Perham Pioneer Village, August 19 and August 20.

The driver of a Ford F150 went into a ditch when his truck suddenly lost power on Highway 78. Jeffrey Fritz, 31, was traveling north on the highway. He was transported to Perham Hospital for minor injuries. He was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash and alcohol was not...

25 Years Ago Tombstone-tippers strike St. Henry’s: Vandals tip 56 of them in late night foray; Over $500 in reward money being offered--Vandalism is always puzzling to figure out, because it doesn’t make sense to the average person. Nevertheless, it has become part of every day...

Jon Solinger of Pelican Rapids and Stacy Lundquist of Battle Lake have been selected to join the Lake Region Arts Council Board.

Food, family, fun and community all came together Saturday at the first ever East Ottertail Breakfast on the Farm held on August and Betty Ziegler’s farm in Perham, where approximately 970 people came out on a bright, cool, clear morning to enjoy fresh off the griddle pancakes and...

The sheriff’s office reported that a barn northwest of Pelican Rapids was destroyed by fire early in the morning on Aug. 4. The location was near Highway 21 in the northern section of Norwegian Grove Township, near the Clay County line. “The barn, 100 years old, was fully engulfed...

“I don’t know much about anything, but I think some of America’s best young men served in this war.” This a quote from “Forrest Gump.” No words could ring more true as some of America’s best men and women fight to keep the U.S. safe; however, not all of them come home...

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.) expressed his disappointment with the decision made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to maintain federal Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan....

An early morning patrol went from bad to worse for a Dilworth police officer who stopped a driver for a bad headlight early Wednesday, Aug. 2. According to documents filed in Clay County District Court: After Officer Brad Browning stopped the vehicle for a non-working headlight about...

In the fall of 1982 Camp Cherith, a local kids’ summer camp north of Vergas, was winding down for the year, closing for the winter, as usual. But this time, something was different. When maintenance came to check on the buildings they noticed an important piece was missing: the...