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Perham Health accepting applications for healthcare careers scholarship
Students pursuing careers in the healthcare field are eligible for Perham Health's Healthcare Career Educational Scholarship. Five scholarships of $1000 each will be available to qualifying high school seniors from New York Mills, Frazee, Perham, Battle Lake, and Henning schools,...
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Perham's Gareth Covington drives Brandon Funk of Pierz into the mat during their match at 120 pounds. Covington picked up a 4-2 decision win over Funk. Jason Groth/FOCUS
Perham into the Section 8AA finals
The four-time defending Section 8AA champion, Perham Yellowjackets, will be back to defend their title after a 57-11 victory over Pierz in the...
 sports/wrestling February 16, 2019 - 3:44pm
Letter: Perham to Pelican trail is $16 million pipedream
The Perham to Pelican Trail is nothing but a 16 million dollar pipe dream that has turned into a taxpayer's nightmare. I will attempt to show it is a scam and explain a solution for a better and shorter trail saving taxpayers nearly 14 million dollars.
News February 15, 2019 - 9:12am
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The proposed Hub project will demolish two-thirds of the existing high school. (BHH Partners)
New Hub details announced at council meeting
At the Perham City Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 11, City Manager Jonathan Smith and BHH Architect Tony Stoll updated the council on the status...
 News February 14, 2019 - 1:04pm
Winner, Leelou Novotny Image courtesy of St. Henry's Area School
Students compete in National Geographic GeoBee
Students in grades 4-6 competed in the National Geographic GeoBee competition this past week. This year's school winner was Leelou Novotny.
News February 14, 2019 - 6:07am
Glen Nyhus flys his ultra-light RC plane in the PACC gym on Saturday, Feb. 10. Nyhus keeps his skills sharp by flying indoors during the winter. (Carter Jones / FOCUS)
RC plane club stays strong with indoor flights
There’s an old saying among RC plane pilots, “fly in the summer, build in the winter.” “You had to have enough planes to get you through...
 News February 13, 2019 - 3:49pm
Sheriff news: Car, snowmobile mishaps northeast of Perham
A snowmobile accident and car accident, northeast of Perham, on the north side of Big Pine Lake, took place within 10 minutes of each other on Sunday, Feb. 10. A 14-year-old girl was injured while driving a snowmobile at 3:49 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 8 and Wintergreen...
 News February 13, 2019 - 3:30pm
Cattle barn destroyed near New York Mills
A cattle barn southeast of New York Mills was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning, Feb. 6. Firefighters were called to the scene of the fire at 6:02 a.m. The location of the blaze was near the intersection of Highways 106 and 142. Inside the cattle barn were 11 cows, a tractor,...
 News February 13, 2019 - 2:16pm
Otter Tail County Board concerned about too much state bureaucracy
County staff work relating to several watershed reviews, with what county board members say is burdensome Minnesota bureaucracy, was expressed to state officials on Jan. 29. Those concerns were directed to representatives of the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR)...
 News February 13, 2019 - 1:10pm
Perham Police Report
February 5 1:32 a.m. - assisted Perham resident with disabled vehicle February 6 5:46 a.m. - Perham resident turned in found property 4:39 p.m. - caller requested welfare check on Perham resident; all ok 4:51 p.m. - Perham business reported suspicious person; all ok 5:03 p.m. -...
 News February 13, 2019 - 12:30pm
The Sepsis Alliance uses the acronym T.I.M.E. to help people remember what signs to watch for to detect sepsis as soon as possible. (Image from sepsis.org)
My sepsis survivor's story: I was lucky
Four years ago, after 36 hours of intense on-and-off labor that ended in an unplanned C-section, all the anxieties of those grueling hours in...
 opinion February 12, 2019 - 1:08pm
2 injured in rollover crash near New York Mills
A driver lost control of his pickup Monday afternoon before heading into a ditch and rolling near New York Mills. A Dodge Ram driven by 92-year-old Roland H. Larson, Wadena, was headed east out of New York Mills on Hwy 10 when it left the roadway into the south ditch and rolled, coming...
 News February 12, 2019 - 8:59am
Perham Area calendar
Thursday, February 7 Social Security Seminar Perham: At The Cactus. Seven keys to enhancing your benefits. A workshop to help you make the right decisions. 6:00 p.m to 7:30 p.m. Call to rsvp: 888-597-4516. Friday, February 8 Otter Tail County On Ice Otter Tail: At Otter Tail Lake. Saturday,...
 entertainment February 10, 2019 - 7:52pm
Perham's Charlie Rasmussen cuts through traffic and gets to the hoop for two points against Esko. Carter Jones/FOCUS
Perham extends streak with wins over Holy Family Catholic, Esko
A quick start helped the third-ranked Perham boys basketball team when they earned a 69-51 victory over Holy Family Catholic in the Winter Lakes...
 sports/basketball February 9, 2019 - 6:41pm
Tigirlily stopped by for an improptu jam session and audio check. The cold temperatures made audio equipment and instruments difficult to use. Michael Denny/Perham Focus
Freezing fun at OTC on Ice
Otter Tail County on Ice kicked off Friday, Feb. 8. Dozens of staff members stormed the ice to put on a musical festival. The event took place...
 News February 9, 2019 - 5:56pm

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Shearer's Foods is planning to invest more than $8 million in their Perham facility. Brian Hansel/FOCUS

Shearer’s Foods, LLC, announced Wednesday its long-term growth plans to invest $8 million in its Perham manufacturing facility.  

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