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July 3, 2014
Rural Perham home sustains fire, smoke damage
The Perham Fire Department responded to a house fire on June 26 at 8:15 a.m. on 440th Street in rural Perham, near Big Pine Lake. According to Fire Chief Mark Schmidt, the fire was in the house’s kitchen, which sustained most of the burn damage. The structure was saved, but there...
news / localJuly 3, 2014 - 3:18pm
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April 7, 2014
Dispatchers win award for keeping cool during potato warehouse fire
Otter Tail County 911 Dispatchers have been recognized for their outstanding service on the night of the R.D. Offutt Co. potato warehouse fire in Perham. At a recent Minnesota Sheriff’s Association Conference in Alexandria, Minn., the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office was...
news / localApril 7, 2014 - 8:37am
March 10, 2014
North Dakota community left with questions after principal is charged with setting fire to school
DICKINSON, N.D. – Thomas Sander had been working toward becoming a principal for a while. So when he got that job at Trinity High School in Dickinson, N.D., last summer, he emailed some academic contacts, telling them the good news. “He told me he got this principalship...
news / crimeMarch 10, 2014 - 1:13pm
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March 6, 2014
Garbage fire leads to damage, restitution
Edward Wynn Jay of New York Mills was convicted in connection with an illegal fire that spread and destroyed trees on a neighbor’s property in Newton Township, in the New York Mills area. Jay appeared in Otter Tail County District Court on Feb. 26 and accepted a plea agreement...
news / crimeMarch 6, 2014 - 3:15pm
Goats killed in barn fire near Perham
A barn and several goats that were inside it were lost in a fire north of Perham on Wednesday. Several calves, as well as a pig, were able to escape the fire, according to a press release from the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office. The barn appears to be a total loss. A tractor...
news / localMarch 6, 2014 - 1:18pm
February 28, 2014
Fire destroys rural NYM shed
Fire destroyed a shed in rural New York Mills the afternoon of Feb. 27. No one was injured in the fire, but the shed was destroyed, along with tools, construction equipment, vehicles and other materials. The shed belonged to Mike and Jule Patron and was located at 650 West...
news / localFebruary 28, 2014 - 12:12pm
February 27, 2014
Cleanup begins at site of R.D. Offutt potato fire, investigation completed
Investigators have finished their work at what used to be an R.D. Offutt Co. potato warehouse, located northwest of Perham. The fire, which began on Jan. 21, was determined to be of an “undeterminable cause,” said Perham Fire Department’s chief, Mark Schmidt in a recent...
news / localFebruary 27, 2014 - 3:53pm
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February 15, 2014
Update: Victims of fire near Wadena identified; blaze ruled accidental
Authorities have released the names of two people who died early Friday in a fire south of Wadena. Daniel Suhl and Anne Carlson, both 21 and recently from Wadena, died when the camper trailer they were staying in caught fire and they were unable to escape, according to the Wadena...
news / accidentsFebruary 15, 2014 - 10:28am
January 29, 2014
Reduced to rubble
Fire at potato warehouse consumes building, sets records It’s been just over a week since a large R.D. Offutt Co. potato warehouse near Perham went up in a blaze. The remains of the warehouse, located northwest of town on Otter Tail County Highway 80, were still smoking and...
news / localJanuary 29, 2014 - 3:55pm
January 22, 2014
LATEST UPDATE: Warehouse still smoldering after all-night fire fight
What was yesterday a large potato storage warehouse has been reduced to a smoldering heap of rubble and wreckage after an all-night fire consumed the building and its contents. The warehouse, located just northwest of Perham on Otter Tail County Highway 80, is owned by R.D. Offutt...
news / localJanuary 22, 2014 - 12:04pm
January 21, 2014
Fire burns potato warehouse near Perham
PERHAM, Minn. -- Fire crews battled a large blaze Tuesday night at an R.D. Offutt Co. potato warehouse near Perham. A Perham police officer on the scene said the fire was called in at about 4:20 p.m. Witnesses said the fire originated in the south part of the building and spread...
news / accidentsJanuary 21, 2014 - 11:40pm
January 8, 2014
UPDATE: Rural Hawley home destroyed by fire
HAWLEY, Minn. – A fire destroyed a 100-year-old farmhouse near here Wednesday afternoon. The fire was reported by a rural mail carrier, according to Clay County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Todd. By the time the first fire truck arrived, the house was fully engulfed, said Hawley Assistant...
news / regionJanuary 8, 2014 - 4:43pm
Residents escape fire in Ottertail
A fire was reported at an Ottertail residence along Lynn Road on New Year’s Eve. Residents were able to escape without injury. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, a resident was in his garage at 6:09 p.m., making repairs on a four-wheeler, when he started the...
news / regionJanuary 8, 2014 - 1:35pm
January 2, 2014
Update: Murder charges filed in Ponsford death
Ponsford man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree arson in the death of a woman who lived with him. The charges were filed in Becker County District Court Tuesday. Charles James Jones, 48, of 29486 County Road 129, Ponsford,...
news / crimeJanuary 2, 2014 - 4:19pm
December 18, 2013
Sebeka Business engulfed in flames Dec. 11
The Wadena County Sheriff's Office received a report of a structure fire at Olson's Custom Farm Services in Sebeka early Dec.11. Within minutes, police and firefighters arrived on scene to find the main building was fully engulfed with flames. Fire departments from Sebeka, Menahga,...
news / regionDecember 18, 2013 - 3:58pm
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