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Sheriff deputies reported that a driver lost control of his vehicle which entered a ditch at the intersection of Highway 13 and 500th Street, north of Perham and north of Big Pine Lake. The driver swerved to avoid hitting a deer on May 9. His injuries were minor, according to sheriff...

A Richville woman was injured in a one-vehicle rollover accident north of Vergas yesterday. Veronica Lynn Vennes, age 44, was driving southbound on Becker County Road 17 when she swerved to miss an animal in the road, the Minnesota State Patrol reports. Her vehicle, a 2003 Mitsubishi...

Beginning Monday, April 24, Minnesota's Vietnam War veterans, protesters, families and refugees will be able to share their stories, photos, videos and memories through a submission form on MNVietnam.org. Personal stories will then be shared on a digital Story Wall that will launch...

Perham Health and Perham Community Education are hosting an informational meeting on advance care planning to help you and your family be ready in case of a major illness or injury. Advance care planning is an opportunity to think about what's important to you - how your values and...

The Otter Tail County Historical Society is sponsoring a tour of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 7 p.m.

Perham Rotary Club will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Monday, June 12 from 1 to 7 p.m. and Tuesday, June 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church, 619 3rd Ave. SW, Perham. "Perham Rotary Club is committed to strengthening our community...

A jury in Becker County District Court has acquitted a Ponsford man accused of stabbing one man in the face and cutting another in the face and arm. Lukas Devlen Fineday, 20, of Ponsford was charged with felony first-degree assault - great bodily harm.