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Pictured are, front row, left to right: Drew Ellingson, Samuel Brown, Dresden Wegscheid, Addison Dilly, Taylor Ziemke and Alex Booe. Back row: Teacher Katie Radil, Jack Hemagir, Hannah Larson, Marcus Cupkie, Josiah Weatherhead, Maggie Lee, Clodarl Seemar, Joey Ecker, John Steeke and Little Bear Towing’s Shawn Weatherhead.

Tow-tally awesome! Preschoolers get a visit from Little Bear Towing

“He’s in seventh heaven right now,” said Mary Schmidt, a special ed teacher, as she watched Dylan Deal play with the controls of ‘Little Bear,’ one of two tow trucks...

news / education Fri, May 17, 2013 - 11:32am

Street project costs down from estimate

Assessments for the proposed street and infrastructure improvement project along 3rd Ave. S.W. may be less than first thought. Construction bids for the project were received May 9, and the...

news / local Thu, May 16, 2013 - 3:13pm

Local students can now be certified in financial literacy

United Community Bank has announced a new initiative to bring financial literacy education to high school students in Perham and Frazee. The bank will provide access to the EverFi Financial...

news / education Fri, Apr 05, 2013 - 3:52pm

Students from Perham High School’s advanced welding class stand with the Yellowjackets motorcycle that they custom built along with Lil’ Evil Inkorpor8ted. The bike won first place in the Open Class Radical Custom competition at the Donnie Smith Bike Show this past weekend in St. Paul, Minn.

Yellowjackets bike gives the competition a ‘Lethal Injection:’ Custom-built motorcycle takes the cake at Donnie Smith Bike Show

The first ever custom-built Yellowjackets motorcycle made its debut this weekend at the Donnie Smith Bike Show in St. Paul – and outperformed the professionals. The bike won first place...

news / education Wed, Mar 27, 2013 - 12:56pm

Relay for Life Kick-off meeting is March 25

“When we walk together we are bigger than cancer.” This is the theme of the 2013 East Otter Tail Relay For Life. Relay organizers believe this theme expresses the purpose...

entertainment / events Fri, Mar 22, 2013 - 2:56pm

A Better Wireless changes plan to use New York Mills city water tower

Amid claims by a competitor of signal interference, A Better Wireless owner Mitch Koep has changed his plans to install equipment on the New York Mills city water tower. In...

business Fri, Mar 22, 2013 - 2:53pm

Back at work: Locked out union workers have returned and are working under their old contract.

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Doors unlock at Snappy for union labor

Workers are offered two hours of overtime work daily and six hours on Saturday. We have not run more than one shift since the big layoffs between the 2007 and...

news / region Wed, Mar 20, 2013 - 5:04pm

Entertainment, demonstrations enjoyed at the Home and Cabin Show

The Lakes Area Home and Cabin Show, held at the Perham Area Community Center this past weekend, was a success. Organizers believe the attendance at this year’s show was nearly...

entertainment / events Wed, Mar 13, 2013 - 4:53pm

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

APPLAUSE / A PAUSE

This is a monthly feature of our Columns & Commentary page, in which we either applaud a person, group or event for something positive that we feel is worthy of...

opinion / commentary Thu, Mar 07, 2013 - 9:41am

Sizeable changes may come to Minnesota's trucking industry

business / news Fri, Mar 01, 2013 - 2:59pm

Perham real estate agent wins award

Jennifer Hanson, of RE/MAX Home Team in Perham, was honored with the 100 Percent Club Award. The award is the fourth highest regional honor for sales in a single year...

business Fri, Mar 01, 2013 - 11:04am

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Pictured with Britney Lockhart (right) is Kathy Gould, of T.A. Gould Jewelers.

Chocolate Saturday winner

Britney Lockhart, of Perham, was the winner of the 2013 Chocolate Saturday promotion in Perham. She won a Chocolate Pearl necklace and earrings set from T.A. Gould Jewelers. For Chocolate...

community / business Fri, Mar 01, 2013 - 10:57am

Free fly tying classes

Front 20 Outfitters, LLC Fly Shop in downtown Perham is offering free fly tying classes. The classes will be held March 2 and March 16 from 9:30-11 a.m. They are...

business / news / events Thu, Feb 28, 2013 - 4:07pm

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