New program builds confidence in local youth By Stella Strong Reporter Growing up can be tough. From elementary school to that awkward transition into the preteen years. Then to high school where change seems to be happening every day, it can be a lot to handle for anyone, especially young girls.  This spring, a new program came… Read More

Friends fish anywhere from 6-8 tournaments each year By Kathryn Wilkowski Reporter Summer is the season of fishing tournaments here in the midwest. Friday, July 8 marks this season’s annual Lund Mania fishing tournament on Ottertail Lake.  Last year’s champions, high school buddies Andrew Soderholm and Ben Hittle of Alexandria, Minn., returned to defend their title. Fishing… Read More

Program is showing positive results with participants By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent One of the most rewarding experiences for Otter Tail County-based Productive Alternatives board members is seeing people develop their full potentials. P.A. has assisted special needs adults since 1959 in west central Minnesota. A new program, starting its fifth year, is one called Perham 180. The goal… Read More

Several accidents reported over the Fourth of July By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on July 3, reported two injuries following a boating accident at Rush Lake, north of Ottertail and south of Perham. When deputies arrived at 8:03 a.m. near the public access to the lake, they located a man with a compound fractured ankle… Read More

Gym floors get a fresh look for upcoming school year By Stella Strong Reporter New York Mills School is doing some renovations over the summer in preparations for the upcoming 2022-23 school year.  At the top of the list are the gym floors, which haven’t been redone in over a decade. Now, the gyms are set for… Read More

Lakeland Repair comes to downtown New York Mills By Chad Koenen Publisher Todd Roberts’ career has come full circle. The New York Mills native is back to one of the first places he worked as a mechanic, albeit in a much different capacity. Roberts, along with his wife Brenda, have purchased Dan’s Towing and Repair in New York Mills…. Read More

We would like to extend a thank you to our friends, family and community for the support, cards, memorial money, food and help after the passing of Loren. Your generosity did not go unnoticed. Love, The Koehlers

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener House plants do more than clean our air, they can also boost our mood according to Mengmeng Gu, an associate professor of horticulture at Texas A&M University. In an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the professor says plants can quickly improve our mood.  It is not only the appearance of plants that… Read More

Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals” report for 2022 is out and Perham Health is listed in the Top Ten Hospitals in Minnesota and ranked 283rd in the top 500 hospitals in the U.S. Top 10 hospitals in Minnesota for 2022 include: 1. Mayo Clinic – Rochester, Minn. (#1 in the U.S.) 2. St. Cloud Hospital – St. Cloud, Minn…. Read More