Battle Lake News

The announcement that Minnesota will be among 10 states freed from the controversial requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law is good news to area school districts.

Issues took precedence over candidates Tuesday evening during Fergus Falls DFL caucuses held in classrooms near the Kennedy Secondary School commons area.

He was born May 18, 1927, in Brookings, S.D., the son of George Herman and Amelia Janssen.

A Fergus Falls resident, Shane Kangas, escaped serious injury after his vehicle slid off a road at 6:45 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of Highways 34 and 123, west of Perham.

While visiting with one another at the West Otter Tail Crop and Forage Show Wednesday, farmes looked ahead to the spring 2012 planting.

A rescued shelter dog is lucky to be alive after she was shot early Saturday morning and the dog's owners are offering a reward to anyone who can identify the shooter.

Despite a game-high 20 points from Daniel Nersten, the Hillcrest Comets dropped a 54-37 decision to Battle Lake on Tuesday at Hillcrest's gym in Fergus Falls.

He was born Dec. 29, 1919, in St. Cloud, the son of Albert and Christine Dietman.

The Battle Lake City Council has selected Kent Kortlever as its new police chief, subject to a background check.

Rod Broding, who taught at Battle Lake High School in the 1970s and who now is retired and living in rural Battle Lake, said the first recognition of his writing came from his tenth grade English Broding, noting that strange things happen in life, appreciates that Stoller, today, also is a resident of the Battle Lake area.