Dalton News

Firefighters work the scene of a structure fire Thursday afternoon east of Dalton at the intersection of County Highway 12 and County Highway 47 near Long Lake.

A chimney fire caused minor smoke damage to a Dalton home Friday evening. The fire, located at 28873 130th St., was reported around 6:40 p.m., bringing firefighters from Dalton and Ashby to the scene.

A tractor trailer caught fire in the westbound lane of Interstate 94 near milepost 67 around 10 a.m. Tuesday, bringing firefighters from Ashby and Dalton to the scene.

When knitter Marybeth Potts heard that a local mitten tree, to which she regularly donated, was to be discontinued, she thought, "What can one person do?" Since that thought, Nimble Fingers on the Prairie has formed and donated more than 1,000 sets of hand-knit scarves, hats and mittens to children living in poverty.

Mike Robertson, 54, of Fergus Falls, is recovering from a fall Friday evening, Oct.

Local authorities are investigating a report of 14 cats at a residence in rural Dalton.

For a trip down memory lane, head to Dalton this weekend for The Lake Region Pioneer Threshermena s Show.

They say you're never too old to learn, and one man from Dalton in northern Minnesota is living proof.

Fergus Falls Classic Car Club member Jerry Peterson has worked on and off during the past eight years on his 1968 Pontiac Tempest.

Ashlyn Fronning, 6, and her brother Jacob, 23 months, were early birds Saturday with their parents at 9 a.m. at the West Otter Tail County fairgrounds.

With a wide array of events happening in the area this weekend it can be hard to choose what to do.

The Dalton Summer Festival returns this weekend with events designed for all ages.

So I was involved in a social experiment of sorts on Thursday evening. Driving back from southern Minnesota on a work-related trip, at about 7 p.m., within 15 miles of Fergus Falls, I encountered the thunderstorm that rocked through our area.

Crops in Otter Tail County, despite heavy rainfall Tuesday in many areas, are holding their own.

Rescue crews put an injured man on a MeritCare helicopter, which then flew off to Fargo.

When Melissa Matthies' son, Dalton, acquired a serious MRSA staph infection, other worries and concerns came along with his illness.