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    Cheers to Landmark Liquors: Perham store has record year; revenues save taxpayers money
    Everyone, raise your glasses in a toast to Landmark Liquors. Perham’s burgeoning municipal liquor store had another record-setting year in 2014, and that means more money saved for local taxpayers. For the first time in history, the store surpassed the $3 million mark in annual...
    businessFebruary 5, 2015 - 2:23pm
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    December 15, 2014
    Perham student to be featured on TV news
    Madison Ruther, a fifth grade student at Prairie Wind Middle School, will appear as this week’s “weather kid” on Valley News Live. Ruther will be helping Hutch Johnson, chief meteorologist at KVLY/KXJB with the weather report on the Thursday evening news, Dec. 18. The broadcast...
    news / localDecember 15, 2014 - 11:57am
    July 22, 2014
    Minnesota 5th, ND 6th in Kids Count ratings of child well-being
    FARGO – North Dakota and Minnesota rank high in a national study of child well-being released today. Minnesota ranked fifth and North Dakota sixth overall in the 25th annual Kids Count study released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Statistics from 16 areas tied to economics,...
    news / stateJuly 22, 2014 - 11:41am
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    July 7, 2014
    ‘Armed with hope, to finish the fight’: Relay for Life is July 11
    For the 19th year, teams will don purple, walk all night and make their mark on the fight against cancer. The East Otter Tail County Relay for Life will be held Friday, July 11 at the Perham High School track. Community members are invited and encouraged to attend. At the 2013...
    entertainment / eventsJuly 7, 2014 - 8:00am
    July 4, 2014
    ‘Our kids deserve way better’: Task force holds first meeting, tours PHS
    A grand total of 13 parents, educators and community members attended the first Perham-Dent School District task force meeting on June 25. Those who attended toured Perham High School from top to bottom in order to get a feel for the building’s condition and possible work...
    news / educationJuly 4, 2014 - 1:29am
    June 23, 2014
    Turtle Fest 2014: A photo gallery
    Perham's Turtle Fest wrapped up on Sunday, after nine days of family-friendly events and activities, including a parade, Fun Fly, demolition derby, prize giveaways, turtle races, sports competitions and much more. Page through our photo gallery to see just a small sample of the smiling...
    news / localJune 23, 2014 - 1:36pm
    June 19, 2014
    Staying strong for Paxton; Toddler’s parents, Perham community pray and hope for the little ‘Superman’ struggling with brain tumor
    “I felt something was wrong,” said Tasha Licence. “Something was hurting in his head.” The Perham woman’s son, 20-month-old Paxton Brummund, started having odd symptoms around the time of his first birthday. At first, it wasn’t anything completely out of the...
    news / localJune 19, 2014 - 3:12pm
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    May 29, 2014
    Postal workers collect 650 pounds of food for Perham Food Shelf
    Nearly 650 pounds of food was collected for the Perham Community Food Shelf by Perham, Ottertail, Richville and Dent letter carriers during this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Every second Saturday in May, letter carriers and other postal workers in more than 10,000 cities...
    news / localMay 29, 2014 - 3:03pm
    April 23, 2014
    Fun for families: The Perham Community Carnival
    Promising “some fun for everyone,” the third annual Perham Community Carnival is coming up this Friday, April 25 at the Perham Area Community Center. From 3:30-7 p.m., kids can play games, adults can take part in a raffle drawing and silent auction, and everyone can socialize...
    entertainment / eventsApril 23, 2014 - 2:37pm
    April 11, 2014
    'It's been quite a ride' Perham community and business leaders celebrate growth, address current worker shortage
    Perham’s had plenty to celebrate over the past decade. The community has grown remarkably, with more than $140 million in new developments since 2004, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, last year was a record year for the city, with nearly $45 million in building...
    businessApril 11, 2014 - 11:57am
    April 10, 2014
    Community garden looking for volunteers to ‘dig in’
    Community members are invited to a planning meeting for the Perham Community Garden on April 15 at 5 p.m. Discussion and planning for the garden’s 18th year will take place at Perham Living, in the lower-level meeting room. “Any contribution of time, muscle, expertise will...
    news / localApril 10, 2014 - 12:57pm
    March 6, 2014
    Building connections to fight a destructive disease
    Mary Chase and Colleen Sazama will be out and about in Perham again this week, spreading the word to friends, family and community members about what Multiple Sclerosis is and how people are joining in the fight against it. Chase and Sazama have gotten to be familiar faces in town...
    news / localMarch 6, 2014 - 9:52am
    February 14, 2014
    Former Miss Perham on her way to a Ph.D. in biomedical research
    Remember Nicky Haverland, the 2005 Miss Perham who wasn’t afraid to get her crown dirty at demo derbies? Well today, the pageant winner has traded her glamorous gowns for a white lab coat. Next month, she’ll be triumphantly holding up her Ph.D. in biomedical research, the same...
    news / localFebruary 14, 2014 - 12:11pm
    February 10, 2014
    Tickled pink: Freezin' For a Reason raises $15K for Kinship
    It was literally a screaming-good Saturday for Perham’s Kinship program as more than 75 community members took a mid-winter dip in Little Pine Lake. For the fifth year in a row, people from the Perham area stepped up to the edge of the ice to take a chilly plunge for a good...
    news / localFebruary 10, 2014 - 2:37pm
    January 17, 2014
    Jahnke earns hospital trustee certification
    Thirteen hospital trustees from across Minnesota were recognized for earning certification through the Minnesota Hospital Association’s trustee certification program, including one from Perham Health, Eugene Jahnke. According to a press release, the comprehensive certification...
    businessJanuary 17, 2014 - 11:11am
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