Fergus Falls News

Principal Scott Colbeck challenged Fergus Falls elementary students to raise $5,000 for The American Heart Association's Jump Rope for Heart event.

Tree artist Jay McDougall moved one step closer this morning to being able to harvest wood from the Fergus Falls landfill again, when the Public Works and Safety Committee recommended the institution of a legacy tree artist permit to the city council.

The Preston family is not running a typical business. When the family decided to run an ice cream truck in Fergus Falls, their goals were three-fold: operate a successful business, serve the community, and spend time together as a family.

Fergus Falls city staff discussed the latest rough draft of the city's future spending projects at Tuesday night's planning commission meeting when the commission held a public hearing on the city's five-year capital improvement plan.

Daniel Anderson, died Sunday, May 27, 2012, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls.

Authorities have still been unable to locate Scott Burris, the local man who was last seen in Fergus Falls on May 21.

Financial services firm Edward Jones was named the Advisory Solutions Firm of the Year by the Money Management Institute as the firm that most exemplified overall excellence and contributed to the long-term success and sustainability of the wealth management industry, according to the 5 Edward Jones Financial Advisors in Fergus Falls.

The Pebble Lake Golf Course will be hosting the 9th annual Fred Evenson Memorial Golf Tournament on Friday, July 20.

Many people in Otter Tail County have heard from parents, grandparents and others that Memorial Day was once known as Decoration Day.

Alice Louise Lerfald was born Feb. 17, 1918, on a farm in Atlanta Township of Becker County.

State Bank and Trust is changing its name to Bell State Bank. The company plans to keep its tree logo.

Barring unforeseen changes, ECTOFi Productions and director Eric Dunn plan on shooting their film "Geist" in the Fergus Falls Kirkbride building from June 13 through 30, Dunn told The Journal this week.

In Grand Forks, the keynote address included part of a letter a small boy had written to his father, who was recently killed rescuing a boy in Afghanistan.

Authorities are still looking for an Ottertail man who went missing early this week.

May 25, 2012 -- Though he's seeking input from farmers around western Minnesota, U.S. Rep.

KFC in Fergus Falls is a great place to go for a bucket of chicken, bowl of mashed potatoes and, for Jay Turner, a $20,000 scholarship.

Minerva Ann Grimstad was born on Sept. 22, 1930, at home in Fergus Falls, to Selvin and Mabel Grimstad.

The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Department is asking for help finding a missing Fergus Falls, Minnesota, man.

Alice Lerfald, died Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Pioneer Heritage Cottage in Fergus Falls.

Though work on the CapX 2020 power line will not reach Fergus Falls until 2013, the city council continues to press project leaders to build the line as close to Interstate Highway 94 as possible to avoid interfering with local landowners' properties.