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North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple (from left), Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, fishing guide Jason Durham and state Sen. Rod Skoe fish Saturday morning, May 11, 2013, on Fish Hook River in Park Rapids, Minn. (Anna Erickson/Park Rapids Enterprise)

Gov. Dayton snags a walleye as fishing season opens

Park Rapids fishing guide Jason Durham received praise from Gov. Mark Dayton on Saturday morning after a successful fishing outing shortly after midnight. “Jason is my new hero,” Dayton said...

news / state Mon, May 13, 2013 - 10:01am

Launch site will likely be determined Friday

Will Park Rapids give Gov. Mark Dayton an icy welcome this weekend? It will go down to the wire. At the present time, the plan is to launch boats from...

news / region Thu, May 09, 2013 - 11:20am

Minnesota Reps. Tom Anzelc of Balsam Township, left, and Rick Hansen of South St. Paul watch witnesses in the House Taxes Committee Wednesday, April 10, before the panel took up a sports tax to support stadium construction.
Forum News Service photo by Don Davis

Hunt is on for new Vikings stadium funding source

ST. PAUL -- The treasure hunt is on: Seeking money for Vikings stadium construction costs after the original plan produced less money than expected. The Minnesota House Taxes Committee discussed...

news / state Thu, Apr 11, 2013 - 9:23am

The remaining snow has pushed back opening day at Perham Lakeside Golf Course to late April or early May, compared to March 16 last year.
Robert Williams/FOCUS

Perham Lakeside awaits spring thaw

As proprietor of Zorbaz on Little Pine Lake in Perham from its start-up in 1984, Jeff Tweeton knows what a successful business model can do for operations as he takes...

business Wed, Apr 10, 2013 - 2:10pm

PWMS to get new trophy case

A new trophy case will soon be constructed at Prairie Wind Middle School. The case will be 10x40 feet and will showcase both athletics and fine arts. It will also...

news / education Fri, Apr 05, 2013 - 3:43pm

PWMS to get new trophy case

A new trophy case will soon be constructed at Prairie Wind Middle School. The case will be 10x40 feet and will showcase both athletics and fine arts. It will also...

news / education Fri, Apr 05, 2013 - 3:43pm

The 5th Street Band performed at the boys basketball Section finals at Concordia College in Moorhead.
Photo by Robert Williams, Perham Focus

5th Street Band wraps up the season on a high note

The Perham High School 5th Street Band wrapped up their year playing at Sunday’s welcome home celebration for the state gymnastics and boys basketball teams at the high school auditorium...

news / education Thu, Mar 28, 2013 - 12:00pm

Perham students have traveled to Minneapolis for the Yellowjackets' third consecutive trip to the state boys basketball tournament, which began Wednesday.

Teams head to state already holding titles

Both the Perham and Battle Lake boys basketball teams will begin play at the state basketball tournament with a state title already in hand. Both teams were named state academic...

opinion / columns Fri, Mar 22, 2013 - 9:23am

This one-of-a-kind Harmon Killebrew 2013 Road King Harley motorcycle will be raffled off at a Twins game in August.

Submitted photo

KLN to take part in Hospice Day at Target Field

People remember Harmon Killebrew as a man with a gentle heart and a powerful swing that earned him a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. What many people...

news / local Fri, Mar 08, 2013 - 12:20pm

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Perham High School 2000 graduate Cory Hepola, as a sports anchor and program host at Comcast SportsNet in Houston.

Living the dream: A life on the small screen, meeting big sports stars

Cory Hepola always wanted to be a sports anchor. As a young boy, he would pass a toy microphone around to each of his family members at Christmas and ask...

news / education Wed, Mar 06, 2013 - 1:26pm

Shane Novak's bid to repeat as a two-time state champion was thwarted 9-7 by Louie Sanders in the final.
Photo by Robert Williams/FOCUS

Novak falls 9-2 in state championship final

ST. PAUL -- No. 2-ranked Louie Sanders, of Lake Crystal/Wellcome-Memorial, got up on New York Mill's No. 1-ranked Shane Novak early and stalled out late in the match for a...

state / sports Sat, Mar 02, 2013 - 8:11pm

New York Mills scores win over Lake Park-Audubon in girls hoops

MOORHEAD - Dana Patsie-Rutten scored 1,142 points during her basketball career at North Dakota State from 1985 to 1988. Saturday, she watched her daughter inch closer to the 1,000-point mark...

sports Sat, Mar 02, 2013 - 5:30pm

Zach Langendorfer swims the freestyle portion of the Individual Medley at the University of Minnesota's Aquatics Center at the state swimming meet.
Photo by Brian Wierima/Forum News Service

Langendorfer in consolation finals in two events at state swim meet

MINNEAPOLIS -- Zach Langendorfer qualified for the second day of the State Class A Swimming and Diving Championships. Langendorfer swam 2:06.50 in the 200-Individual Medley to place 16th. His time...

state / sports Fri, Mar 01, 2013 - 7:36pm

Luke Sailer won his opening round match at the State Class 2A Individual wrestling tournament over Big Lake's Josiah Brown.
Photo by Robert Williams/FOCUS

Nylander, Sailer suffer losses in quarters

ST. PAUL -- In wrestlebacks, Cody Nylander defeated DJ Reker of Luverne 5-2 before being eliminated by Hutchinson's Jake Filk 5-3 in overtime. 138-pound Luke Sailer defeated Big Lake's Josiah...

state / sports Fri, Mar 01, 2013 - 11:23am

Girls Basketball: Nuggets advance, end Perham's season

HAWLEY -- The No. 9-2A Hawley Nuggets defeated Perham 42-17 in the play-in round of Section 8AA Southwest Subsection playoffs Thursday evening. Perham ends their season with a record of...

sports Thu, Feb 28, 2013 - 9:47pm

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