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Karli McMartin named to Dean's List at Bethel University
Karli McMartin, a Junior at Bethel University in St. Paul, has been named to the Dean's List for academic excellence for the spring 2019 semester. She is the daughter of Brian and Kristen McMartin from Perham, Minnesota. The Dean's List honors students who achieve an outstanding scholastic...
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University of Minnesota Duluth announces dean's list for spring semester 2019
The University of Minnesota Duluth has announced its dean's list for spring semester 2019. Students on the dean's list have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Ottertail Madelin A. Keskitalo, senior, College of Liberal Arts, English B.A. Perham Peyton J. Bush, sophomore,...
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Farm Service Agency County Committee nominations open June 14
USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin accepting nominations for county committee members on Friday, June 14, 2019. Agricultural producers who participate or cooperate in an FSA program may be nominated for candidacy for the county committee. Individuals may nominate themselves...
 News June 14, 2019 - 4:05pm
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Northwest Minnesota inmate, 19, died from care so inadequate it shocks 'the conscience,' lawsuit alleges
Abby Rudolph died in 2016 at the age of 19 when she was an inmate in the Clay County Jail. The circumstances of her death are the subject of...
 News June 14, 2019 - 1:57pm
Jennifer Nelson is the winner of the 2019 Great American Think-Off. Courtesy photo
27th Great American Think-Off winner argues that voting matters
Jennifer Nelson, of Fridley, was the winner of the 2019 Great American Think-Off, the Cultural Center in New York Mills said. Nelson came out...
 News June 14, 2019 - 10:57am
Letter to the editor: National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is a success
Thank you, Otter Tail County residents, for your support and help in collecting 5,110 pounds of food through the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. The food collected was distributed to local food shelves and will go a long way to prevent hunger for...
 News June 14, 2019 - 9:49am
Driving instructor Denise Lillis poses for a portrait on Tuesday morning. Lillis has been a driving instructor since the '80s. (Carter Jones/FOCUS)
1 in 3000: Denise Lillis keeps Perham’s drivers on the defensive
I am a city boy, born and raised in the suburbs of Minneapolis. My entire world changed when I took a job at the Perham Focus as the newspaper's...
 community/people June 14, 2019 - 6:33am
Gabe Grunewald (right), talked with Kate Grace after running in a women's 1,500m heat during the USA Championships at Hornet Stadium. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
'It was a fun ride. It ended way too quick.': Grunewald's father remembers Gabriele
One of the first races Gabriele (Anderson) Grunewald ran, she got lost. She was in middle school in Perham, Minn., and ran the wrong way. She...
 sports/track and field June 13, 2019 - 11:41pm
Perham's Carter Mulcahy slides into second base with an RBI double during Perham's 3-2 quarterfinal game with Paynesville Area at Dick Putz Field in St. Cloud. Jason Groth/FOCUS
Paynesville Area scores early, holds off Perham rally late
Perham’s ability to get the big inning did not come to fruition thanks to the pitching and defense of the Paynesville Area Bulldogs. Grady...
 sports/baseball June 13, 2019 - 3:12pm
One person killed on I-94 near Elizabeth
Sheriff deputies reported the death of a Denville, Illinois, woman after an accident on Interstate 94, west of Elizabeth, at 11:41 a.m. on May 24. The victim, 34-year-old Leslie Brook Cline, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 41-year-old Shawn Patrick Ottum of Aurora, Colorado....
 News June 13, 2019 - 12:00pm
Dawson Stevens holds up the Section 8AA Championship trophy after its 9-5 victory over Wadena-Deer Creek in the Section 8AA Championship game. Carter Jones/FOCUS
Perham relishing in return to Minnesota high school baseball tournament
For the first time in six years, the Perham Yellowjackets are heading to Minnesota high school baseball's big dance. Perham defeated Wadena-Deer...
 sports/baseball June 13, 2019 - 10:16am
Driver injured in car-deer accident
Sheriff deputies, working in coordination with the state highway patrol, said the driver of a car was injured after a collision with a deer along Interstate 94, east of Pelican Rapids. The accident took place at 11:12 p.m. on June 4. The 45-year-old Barnesville woman suffered minor...
 News June 13, 2019 - 9:49am
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Rock 'n' roll and Finnish fiddling in New York Mills
The Cultural Center in New York Mills has two opportunities for live music at the listening room space Paper Parlor brings original rock 'n'...
 News June 12, 2019 - 1:57pm
Gabe Grunewald (right), talked with Kate Grace after running in a women's 1,500m heat during the USA Championships at Hornet Stadium. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Grunewald passes away at the age of 32
Gabriele Grunewald, a Perham (Minn.) High School graduate one of the country’s top middle-distance runners and a national champion at the University...
 sports/track and field June 11, 2019 - 9:27pm
Inspired by Perham runner Grunewald, 'Fixer Upper' star trying to help raise $500K for St. Jude by midnight
Chip Gaines, one of the stars of the HGTV home design and renovation hit television series "Fixer Upper," is trying to help raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Brave Like Gabe Foundation. Gaines posted on his Instagram account an entry on his friendship with...
 sports/track and field June 11, 2019 - 5:59pm

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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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