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    January 20, 2018
    This was the scene on Green Lake in east-central Minnesota where two fishermen went through the ice on Friday night. Photo courtesy of Linda K Fostervold Eisenreich
    Reports surfacing of central Minn. lake travelers going through ice again
    SPICER, Minn. — Despite the recent long stretch of below-zero weather in Minnesota in recent weeks, ice fishermen have been going through...
    newsJanuary 20, 2018 - 9:24am
    January 8, 2018
    Geoff Gaukler, a guidance counselor at Red River High School, says that most students use social media responsibly, but school personnel are alert to problems that could arise with students' misuse of technology. photo by Eric Hylden/Forum News Serviceplay button
    Experts concerned over kids posting 'digital self-harm' on social media
    While much attention has been given to steering kids away from using social media to bully others, a recent study has found that some teens...
    lifestyle/healthJanuary 8, 2018 - 7:00am
    November 27, 2017
    Looking Back - Nov. 23 edition
    25 years ago
    newsNovember 27, 2017 - 4:40pm
    November 26, 2017
    Candidates sought to compete in Perham pageants
    The Perham Pageant Committee is seeking candidates for the titles of Miss Perham, Miss Heart of the Lakes and Miss Heart of the Lakes Outstanding Teen. The pageant will be held Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at 6 p.m. at the Perham High School Auditorium. The young women crowned Miss Perham...
    newsNovember 26, 2017 - 2:00pm
    Dori Mitchell (left), head of Baby Bin, accepts a donation from, Jolene Wagner, Principal of St. Paul's Lutheran School. (submitted photo).
    St. Paul's Lutheran School presents check to Baby Bin
    On Wednesday November 8, St. Paul's Lutheran School presented the Baby Bin with a check of $258. The Baby Bin is a place for moms and dads who...
    newsNovember 26, 2017 - 8:15am
    November 25, 2017
    Candlelight vigil set for Dec. 6
    The 14th annual "Christmas Box Angel of Hope" candlelight vigil will be held Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Angel of Hope Memorial Park, located at the corner of 3rd Ave. and 6th Ave NE in Perham. All are welcome to attend the annual vigil. Candles will be provided, or you may...
    newsNovember 25, 2017 - 8:15am
    November 24, 2017
    Eve Horner collects items for hygiene kits to be distributed to local families in need. Students Making a Difference has been selling raffle tickets for a duck race that is going to held November 25 at the PACC. Tickets can bought at Wild Goose, Goose Gang, Napa, and the Locker Plant. (Kim Brasel / FOCUS).
    Generosity of community inspires student to keep making a difference
    If you had asked Eve Honer a year ago what she planned to do after high school graduation, you probably would have received a typical high schooler...
    newsNovember 24, 2017 - 12:04pm
    November 23, 2017
    Rick West, County Engineer. Tom Hintgen/Otter Tail County Correspondent.
    Preliminary work for Perham area lakes outlet project to begin
    The long-awaited drainage project for landlocked lakes, west of Perham, will be completed in 2018. Beneficiaries will be lake residents at Little...
    newsNovember 23, 2017 - 4:53pm
    Derek and Krystal Boyd, with their son, Traesyn. The couple went through a long and arduous adoption process to get Traesyn, but Krystal says they'd do it all over again in a heartbeat; their son is worth it. Submitted photo
    'It's just a feeling you can't explain'
    Editor's note: This is the second of two feature stories in today's newspaper on local families that are thankful to have gone through the adoption...
    newsNovember 23, 2017 - 4:40pm
    The Pauruses had this photo of their family members' hands taken after the adoption. Marie Johnson / Perham Focus
    Thankful for family
    Editor's note: November is National Adoption Month, and what better time to talk about family than at Thanksgiving? Family, in all its many modern...
    newsNovember 23, 2017 - 12:48pm
    November 21, 2017
    Investigators find rifle was hidden from view
    An ongoing investigation into the cause of an accidental shooting Sunday morning in Deer Creek has revealed the .22 caliber rifle used had been hidden from view. At 7:34 a.m. the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s office received a report that a five-year-old boy had accidentally shot...
    newsNovember 21, 2017 - 12:57pm
    More than 700 people attended the Perham Sportsman’s Club's 10th Annual Chili Feed on Oct. 26, including a record number of kids. Submitted photo
    Sportsman's Club Chili Feed raises $70K
    More than 700 people attended the Perham Sportsman's Club's 10th Annual Chili Feed, held at The Cactus on Oct. 26. In a press release to the...
    newsNovember 21, 2017 - 8:59am
    November 14, 2017
    Looking Back
    25 years ago • '92 Opener Lives Up to Expectations: East Otter Tail County saw its best-ever deer opener last weekend, with results up 29 percent from last year's previous record... (and) up 65 percent over 1990 and 167 percent from 1989.
    newsNovember 14, 2017 - 3:32pm
    November 11, 2017
    Registration for Parade of lights ends Nov. 17
    The 17th Annual Parade of Lights, sponsored by the Perham Lions Club, will be held Nov. 24 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Perham. Registration for entrants in the parade must be received by Nov. 17. There is no entry fee to register a float in the parade....
    newsNovember 11, 2017 - 10:09am
    November 10, 2017
    Scenes from Friday's Veterans Day programs
    Perham Focus Reporter Kim Brasel will be out and about today taking photos from the various Veterans Day programs around Perham. Check our website...
    newsNovember 10, 2017 - 5:42pm
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