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Arvig is warning Perham and other local communities of a recent phone scam that a few of the company’s customers have reported. In the scam, the caller attempts to take control of the customer’s computer, and then tries to gain credit card information and other private data....

Thanks to a passing snowplow driver, a Detroit Lakes man was rescued after his sports utility vehicle went into the Pelican River in the Detroit Lakes Industrial Park early Thursday morning. Michael John Anderson, 51, of Detroit Lakes was transported to Essentia St. Mary’s Hospital...

Following more than a year of research and brainstorming about how to get more kids to bike and walk to school, Perham’s final Safe Routes to School plan was released last week. Prepared by West Central Initiative, the plan was put together with help and input from the schools,...

Those in Perham’s housing industry might recommend a particular tune this Christmas: “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays.” “It’s a buyer’s market,” said Rosymar Hjermstad from the White Earth Investment Initiative. “Perham is growing, and I believe it’s...

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. – A man who tried to wheel a shopping cart full of electronic items out of the Wal-Mart here without paying didn’t get very far, police said. Officers were called to a theft in progress at Wal-Mart just after 5 p.m. Tuesday. A suspect, later identified...

(Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Thursday identified 30 priests accused of sexually abusing minors in the archdiocese, which has been under fire for its past handling of clergy abuse cases in its part of Minnesota. The archdiocese said the...

Five hundred high school students from four districts will have a unique chance to plan for their future at Perham High School on Dec. 11. “Dream it. Do it!” is the theme for the Second Annual Job and Career Fair at PHS. While the event will be held in Perham, juniors and seniors...

Struggling to find the joy of Christmas? Hard to think of holiday festivities? The holiday season is a difficult time of year for some people, bringing on feelings of sadness, loneliness, grief and despair. To recognize these relatively common and difficult feelings, Pastor Jerry...

Truant students are the new focus of the Otter Tail County Collaborative, and that’s resulted in some truancy prevention funding for the New York Mills School District. At a New York Mills School Board meeting on Nov. 25, Superintendent Blaine Novak said truancy is the collaborative’s...

It’s common knowledge that maintaining and rebuilding roadways costs a lot of money. Much of this funding currently comes from gasoline taxes, but with more money still needed to fix roadways across Minnesota, a major question arises: Would drivers be willing to pay more for...

With roadside landscaping plans underway, a new fishing pier project in the works, and plenty of ideas for improvements in the downtown area, the Ottertail Planning Committee has been hard at work over the past year. At a Nov. 21 meeting, the Ottertail City Council took some time...