EOT Focus wrote a new post, Minnesota expands health care for poor, on the...
Another 35,000 poor Minnesotans will get health care under a bill Gov. Mark Dayton signed Tuesday. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, C-section rates increase across Minnesota, on the...
More than one-quarter of births to first-time moms in Minnesota are by cesarean section, according to a report released on Tuesday. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Cellphone alert part of new national system, on...
FARGO Local residents baffled at the unfamiliar loud sounds coming from their cellphones Monday morning can rest assured it wasn’t their fault. Continue Reading
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, What church is this?, on the site Topics
This photo, dated August 1945, shows a church near New York Mills. What is the church’s name? Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Horse neglect hearing pushed back, on the site...
A court hearing related to charges against the owners of neglected horses near Perham was postponed from Feb. 11 to March 4, due to adverse weather conditions on the previous date. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Josh Hoaby appointed to NYM city council, on the...
New York Mills City Council members have unanimously approved the appointment of Josh Hoaby to fill the late Bill Warner’s seat. Continue Reading
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, Expansion underway at Kenny’s Candy, on the site...
Things are thriving at KLN; Signs of progress are popping up in every product line. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Expanding the signal; A Better Wireless to offer...
Within three weeks, Perham may have another Internet provider. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Coalition seeks $9.50 state minimum wage, on the...
A coalition of children’s groups, religious organizations and unions say Minnesota’s poor would benefit from a higher minimum wage, more state child care support and a tax credit for parents. Continue...
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, The unexpected potential of a library card; Check...
The number of things a person can get with a library card has steadily increased in Perham over the last 90 years, as the local library has been offering more and more services to its members. Continue...
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Who pays for ditch upgrades? Public hearing on...
At the request of some affected property owners, ditch viewers are taking another look at some properties along Ditch 25, near Perham, as part of the redetermination of benefits process. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Kline pessimistic about avoiding massive federal...
Minnesota’s senior congressional Republican shows little optimism that massive automatic federal spending cuts can be avoided. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Letter to the Editor: Proposal deserves a beat...
Commencing with the 2020 Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last week proposed dropping wrestling as an Olympic sport. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Letter to the Editor: Gun rights are not...
The shallowness of Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen’s analysis of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is disturbing. Continue Reading
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, Column: A Dear John letter for a John Deere, on...
It’s been a long winter, so I was out in the machine shed, checking batteries, shoveling some snow, being bored with winter, but still, a little grateful that I didn’t have to mow grass yet. Continue...
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, Column: The tradition of the mystery cake, on the...
“So the cones are the nails? And the cupcakes must be fingers?” Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Wife of Ottertail man killed in plane crash says...
“He was a man with an amazing faith, and he was just an all-around amazing man,” said his wife, Rhonda Menze, adding that her husband made a positive impression on everyone he met. Continue Reading
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, Natural surroundings: Charles Beck’s art, home...
Charles Beck’s home doesn’t just house his art, it frames it, inspires it, and has become one of his finest pieces. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Reducing gun violence common goal, Minnesota gun...
Something can be done about gun violence in Minnesota. Gun rights and gun control advocates generally agree on that point, but they don’t necessarily agree on what comes next. Continue Reading
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, Benefiting from blizzards, on the site Topics
Moans and groans from all over the area can be heard from residents sick and tired of winter. But then there are those who are way too busy to complain busy cashing in. Continue Reading
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, Area priests share thoughts on pope’s...
The Pope’s recent decision to step down may have startled some, but local priests are taking it in stride. Continue Reading
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, Friends, family remember Ottertail pilot lost in...
Friends and family of Adam Menze, the Ottertail pilot who died in a plane crash last week, remember him as an “amazing” family man who was full of faith. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Two horses dead in neglect case near Vergas, on...
Two horses are dead, and two others reportedly near death, in an animal neglect case on a farm seven miles southwest of Vergas. Continue Reading
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, Friends, family remember Ottertail pilot lost in...
Friends and family of Adam Menze, the Ottertail pilot who died in a plane crash last week, remember him as an “amazing” family man who was full of faith. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, VIDEO: Neglected horses find new home near...
A dozen neglected horses tonight are in a warm barn with hay and water after a massive rescue on a farm near Vergas today. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Bemidji bus driver resigns after forcing child to...
WILTON, Minn. A 6-year-old boy was forced to walk a quarter-mile home in freezing temperatures last week after a school bus driver refused to let the child off the bus at his house. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Focus to debut new website, on the site Topics
Starting tomorrow, Perham Focus online readers will notice a new look to the paper’s website. Continue Reading
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, Column: Upping the odds for humanity, on the site...
It’s been a while since we visited the Darwin Awards, which are awarded posthumously (or is that “post-humorously?”) to those adults who, because of the stupid things they do, remove themselves from...
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Their view: Let science help settle gun debate,...
Between 1973 and 2012, the United States experienced 65 cases of rabies, while the National Institutes of Health offered 89 major research grants to tackle the subject. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Guest Editorial: Cell alerts work, raise amber...
The siren heard around the state last week blaring from nearly every cell phone from Worthington to Warroad was a siren that led to a joyous, sigh-of-relief, safe return of an abducted 8-month-old baby...
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Letter to the Editor: ‘Mama’ upset after Muslim...
This school year I am hosting two foreign exchange students who are both Muslim. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, NYM School Board ‘serial meetings’ firmly denied;...
New York Mills School Board members are addressing concerns of alleged serial meetings and possible decisions made in the past without full board knowledge. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, ZZ Top in Ottertail? Rock concerts could be...
Rock fans may get to see and hear some of their favorite music legends close to home this summer, if the dream of an Ottertail Concert Series comes true. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Sunday liquor sales stalled, short of public...
Minnesotans must loudly demand that lawmakers approve Sunday alcohol sales if the proposal has a chance to pass, its Senate sponsor says. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Giving back, at home and around the world, on the...
Perham Rotary has been giving back to Perham and the surrounding area, as well as to humanitarian projects around the world, for more than 50 years. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Kinship Konnection, on the site Topics
Editor’s note: Kinship Konnection is a new monthly feature about Kinship of the Perham Area’s activities and volunteer opportunities. Continue Reading
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, Reaching for the stars; Perham grad launches a...
Ethan Huwe has launched a career that’s out of this world. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, School district posturing for cuts, on the site...
The Perham School Board is preparing to trim as much as $500,000 from the district’s budget next year in order to keep a healthy fund balance in place. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, No changes made to NYM School Board seats, on the...
As of Monday night’s New York Mills School Board meeting, longtime board member Rachel Grieger was still chairperson despite repeated attempts by other board members to discuss reorganization. Continue...
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, A trip worth crooning about: Perham High School...
Twenty-two members of the Perham High School choir sang in the Big Apple last week, including two planned performances at popular New York City landmarks as well as impromptu shows throughout the city....
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, Lakes Area Home and Cabin Show to feature live...
The annual Lakes Area Home and Cabin Show is coming up again in Perham this year with free admission and a special guest star. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, County sees continued rise in gun applications,...
Otter Tail County continues to see a rise in gun applications, with many people surmising a link to the national debate on Second Amendment rights. Continue Reading
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, When did this happen?, on the site Topics
This photo pictures the last steam engine to run through Perham. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Sizeable changes may come to Minnesota’s trucking...
If Gov. Mark Dayton’s proposed budget passes, the trucking industry in Minnesota will be looking at some sizeable changes. Continue Reading
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, With new director hired, DL homeless shelter...
With a new director in place and construction on the housing pods starting to take shape, The Refuge Christian Outreach Center’s project to build a 28-bed shelter for homeless men in the Detroit Lakes...
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Tracking the noise; Train horns in Wadena aren’t...
Those who have been kept up late at night or had their conversation with friends drowned out by the horns of trains passing through Wadena will most likely will have to continue dealing with the noise....
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, Officers nab alleged serial burglars, on the site...
Two Fergus Falls men have been arrested in connection with a string of area burglaries over the past several months. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Officers nab alleged serial burglars, on the site...
Two Fergus Falls men have been arrested in connection with a string of area burglaries over the past several months. Continue Reading
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EOT Focus wrote a new post, Shed, skidsteer lost in New York Mills fire, on...
A shed, skidsteer, about 30 bales of hay and several other farm items were lost in a fire in New York Mills on Friday. Continue Reading
View ArticleEOT Focus wrote a new post, Focus debuts new website, on the site Topics
Starting today, Perham Focus online readers will notice a new look to the paper’s website. Continue Reading
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