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    July 25, 2018
    An area around the Perham Egg plant at 515 4th Street NE was blocked off Sunday afternoon after a water valve failure in the plant triggered a safety system which released some ammonia from the refrigeration system. Brian Hansel/FOCUS
    Water valve failure leads to ammonia release at Perham Egg
    A safety system at Perham Egg early Sunday afternoon released ammonia gas into the air and prompted the Perham Fire Department and other emergency...
    news/accidentsJuly 25, 2018 - 8:16am
    July 3, 2018
    Units of the Perham Fire Department were called out at 12:28 p.m. Monday to deal with a stack fire at the Shearer's Snacks plant. Employees were evacuated. Perham Fire Chief Mark Schmidt said there were no injuries. Brian Hansel/FOCUS
    Fire breaks out at Shearer's Snacks
    A fire call to the Perham Fire Station at 12:28 p.m. Monday sent units to the nearby Shearer's Snacks plant where firemen discovered a fire in...
    newsJuly 3, 2018 - 6:36am
    May 8, 2018
    Perham Fire Department responded to a call of a garage and house on fire at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 6, at 480th Street north of Perham. No one was injured, but a family of five were left with no place to live. Submitted
    Fire claims home of Perham family as they attended benefit for other fire victims
    Yet another family lost a home to a fire in Perham over the weekend, the second fire to destroy a home in 10 days. Fire struck while the family...
    newsMay 8, 2018 - 2:13pm
    May 1, 2018
    The family was at work salvaging what they could from their trailer home Sunday afternoon in the Pinecone Trailer Park. Courtesy photo
    House fire displaces Perham family of six
    A trailer house fire Thursday night displaced a family of six who were renting the home in Perham. The Ivan Dominguez and Sarah Tiggelaar family...
    news/firesMay 1, 2018 - 3:22pm
    July 17, 2017
    Otto Bremer Trust awards 105 grants totaling $6.5 million
    The Otto Bremer Trust has awarded $6,515,105 million in grants as part of its most recent grantmaking cycle. "We're pleased to invest in organizations throughout the region that move communities forward in powerful and meaningful ways," said Charlotte S. Johnson, co-CEO and trustee,...
    newsJuly 17, 2017 - 5:18pm
    March 14, 2017
    Cody Dahl, age 35, has been charged with first-degree arson after burning his Long Lake Road home down. Submitted photo
    UPDATE: Ottertail man who burned his home down charged with first-degree arson
    A rural Ottertail man has been charged with first-degree arson after setting his home on fire Saturday.
    newsMarch 14, 2017 - 8:51am
    January 5, 2017
    Perham firefighters responded to a vehicle fire on Highway 10 on Jan. 4. Submitted photo
    Car starts on fire on Highway 10 near Perham
    A car started on fire on Highway 10 just west of Perham yesterday. Perham Fire Chief Mark Schmidt said there were no injuries in the incident....
    news/accidentsJanuary 5, 2017 - 9:16am
    July 2, 2015
    Submitted photo James Perham (left), a volunteer firefighter from Australia, receives an honorary Perham Fire Department patch from Perham Fire Chief Mark Schmidt.
    Perham visits Perham
    Three Australians made the trek to Perham’s International Turtle Races on June 24 with a special goal in mind. The trip was led by James...
    newsJuly 2, 2015 - 2:58pm
    February 4, 2015
    Eric Hendrickx/FOCUS A solemn Perham Fire Department pays its respects to John Merkins, an active duty firefighter who died last week, by following his hearse on foot, in full gear, from Schoeneberger Funeral Home to Calvary Lutheran Church on Monday, before visitation. The tribute walk was a first in Perham. Merkins’ death is being investigated as a possible line of duty death.
    A touching tribute: Firefighters mourn, honor the loss of one of their own with first-ever tribute walk
    For the first time in as long as anyone can remember, Perham has lost an active duty firefighter. Friends, family members and firefighters...
    newsFebruary 4, 2015 - 1:59pm
    April 17, 2014
    Perham Fire District to get new truck
    The Perham Fire Department will be getting a new tanker truck. The department already has a buyer for one of its older, 250gpm (gallon per minute) tankers, and plans to upgrade to a new 750gpm model later this spring. At a meeting Monday, Perham city councilors approved the...
    newsApril 17, 2014 - 12:54pm
    March 6, 2014
    Several goats died in a barn fire north of Perham on March 5. A pig and some calves were rescued. Submitted photo
    Goats killed in barn fire near Perham
    A barn and several goats that were inside it were lost in a fire north of Perham on Wednesday. Several calves, as well as a pig, were able...
    newsMarch 6, 2014 - 1:18pm
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