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Perham woman injured in one-car crash on Highway 10
A Perham woman was hurt after her vehicle went into the ditch along Highway 10 on Friday, July 12. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 28-year-old Diara Lashay Hill was taken to Lakewood Health in Staples to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries after her 2008 Saturn Aurora...
 News/accidents 5 hours 33 min ago
County board approves date for Ditch 52 hearing
Otter Tail County commissioners have approved the date for reconvening the public hearing on Ditch 52, east of Dalton. This public hearing will be reconvened at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at the county Government Services Center in Fergus Falls. Earlier, the county ditch inspector reviewed how...
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Michael Schommer, new Director of Probation, outside Otter Tail County Courthouse Photo courtesy of Otter Tail County
Otter Tail County hires Michael Schommer as Director of Probation
Michael Schommer has been hired as Director of Probation for Otter Tail County. Schommer replaces Desta Lutzwick, who retired from Otter Tail...
 News/government and politics 8 hours 48 min ago
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Perham gets $785K loan for sanitary sewer rehab
The City of Perham has been approved for a $784,850 loan to rehabilitate the city sanitary sewer at Second Avenue and Third Street. The money is part of just over $36 million in grant and loan funding by the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority for water infrastructure projects in...
 News/government and politics 11 hours 46 min ago
COUNTRY Financial Representative Albert Doll (left) recently presented a $1,000 donation to Fire Captain Jeremie Schossow. (Submitted photo)
Perham Fire Department gets $1,000 Operation Helping Heroes Donation
The Perham Fire Department Relief Association received a $1,000 Operation Helping Heroes Donation from COUNTY Financial. Albert Doll of COUNTRY...
 News 11 hours 52 min ago
Local graduates
Central Lakes College New York Mills Alexander Kangas Zachary Milligan
News July 14, 2019 - 9:49am
The Perham Lakes Lions and the New York Mills Lions have joined together for the past eight years for the special lunch. Courtesy photo
Lunch at the Christopher Benz Hwy 10 Classic Baseball Tournament
The Perham Lakes Lions and the New York Mills Lions served lunch June 22 for more than 400 baseball players and fans at the Christopher Benz...
 News July 13, 2019 - 12:49pm
School board considers addition of student success coordinator
The Perham-Dent School Board at its July meeting discussed adding a student success coordinator for the upcoming school year. The proposed position would streamline a variety of different programs and grants that are tied to state, county and federal dollars, according to Prairie...
 News/education July 12, 2019 - 2:59pm
Blood emergency: Red Cross issues urgent call for blood and platelet donors
Following a difficult Fourth of July week for blood and platelet donations and ongoing challenges finding new blood donors, the American Red Cross now faces a blood shortage and has issued an emergency call for eligible individuals of all blood types.
News July 11, 2019 - 7:30am
Perham High School as seen by airplane in 1969. (Archive)
Looking Back 50 and 25 years ago in Perham
50 years ago Dist. 549 one of Perham's big businesses by Harv Smalley It is quite a different institution from the comparatively small PHS that...
 News July 10, 2019 - 4:00pm
Man injured in fall from rafters
Sheriff deputies, on July 2, reported that an 18-year-old man was seriously injured during a fall from rafters while a barn was under construction northeast of Bluffton. The accident took place at 3:51 p.m. on July 1 near the intersection of Highways 75 and 68 in Blowers Township...
 News/accidents July 9, 2019 - 10:21am
Perham Police Report
July 1 5:19 p.m. - Caller reported theft of personal property 7:22 p.m. - Issued verbal warning for stop sign violation July 2 8:33 a.m. - Perham merchant reported trespassing concern 9:47 a.m. - Processed Minnesota Uniform Firearm Application 2:04 p.m. - Caller requested welfare...
 News July 9, 2019 - 9:42am
Students honored on college dean's lists
University of North Dakota dean's list Dent Jennifer Delage Kelly Reishus Perham Megan Tellinghuisen University of North Dakota president's list Dent Jennifer Delage Perham Megan Tellinghuisen
News July 8, 2019 - 1:57pm
Stay of Imposition for New York Mills resident
A resident of New York Mills, 28-year-old Joshua Steven Bernu, will have a felony conviction of fourth degree drug sales reduced to a misdemeanor if he stays law abiding during a probationary period of 15 years. The offense dates back to Nov. 14, 2018. The conviction and court decision...
 News July 8, 2019 - 12:26pm
The Prospect House Museum receives Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage Grant
The Minnesota Historical Society has awarded a Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage Grant to the Prospect House Museum for Collection Management Policy Development and Collections Survey. In a new release from Prospect House, it was noted that the museum will "be hiring a...
 News July 7, 2019 - 11:31am

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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.  

This investment will allow the company to improve its operational ...

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