Otter Tail County News

The long awaited traffic lights at the intersection of Pebble Lake Road and State Highway 210 are a step closer to completion.

November will likely see the start of an inaugural season of a new Fergus Falls curling club, club founder Tim Atkinson told The Daily Journal Wednesday.

A very emotional Amanda Kay Thomm, left, and Nora Nagatani act out a scene from the CLIMB Theater's production of Claudia versus The Trashinator for Cleveland students.

Roger Ophus of Fergus Falls, who died Feb. 5 at 82, will always be remembered for his assistance to those in need through the American Red Cross.

The legendary humorist Mark Twain, born in 1835, told about 60 people in Fergus Falls that he was 70 years old, going on 71, Tuesday night in the John Gronner Program Area at the Otter Tail County Historical Museum in Fergus Falls.

Two former federal fugitives are being held in the Otter Tail County Jail during their sentencing at the federal court in Fergus Falls.

Tuesday is caucus day for Minnesota, and it marks a rare occasion when four presidential candidates are really giving the state attention.

Last week marked a conclusion of sorts for Operation: Spring Cleanup, the drug sting in Fergus Falls and Otter Tail County that amassed evidence, information and drugs throughout the spring of 2011.

Each year, United Way compiles statistics for Otter Tail County businesses in three separate categories of philanthropic participation, including top corporate gifts, employee participation and campaign champions.

The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office warned residents to be careful about using vehicles on lakes during the current spell relatively warm weather after two vehicles went through Little Pine Lake north of Perham over the weekend.

Twenty years ago, the United States and a coalition of other nations took part in a military conflict known as Desert shield/Desert Storm.

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. - Two Missouri men were sentenced in Otter Tail County Friday for stabbing a Perham woman outside of a Perham motel in Oct.

The retirement of Republican State Rep. Mark Murdock, who represents the eastern half of Otter Tail County, certainly is unfortunate for his supporters.

A Sauk Centre woman was critically injured after a two-car crash on the east side of Otter Tail County near Bluffton.

The Otter Tail County Historical Museum is hosting an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb.

A 19-year-old Fergus Falls man arrested last week in Beltrami County was charged Friday in Otter Tail County Court for assaulting a woman who he has a child with.

George Earl Higgins III, 59, one of the last high-profile defendants in Otter Tail County's Operation: Spring Cleanup drug sting, was sentenced Monday to at least two years and eight months in prison for one count of second degree drug sale .

An Otter Tail County sheriff's deputy responded to an odd call on Monday, when a resident at 17208 Swan Lake Road called dispatch to report - over the excited sounds of a dog barking in the background - that a white animal was at the front door and wouldn't leave.

The economic malaise that settled on the United States in late 2008 seems to be lifting from Fergus Falls and Otter Tail County.

Last week, I introduced the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain as the chosen "One Book One Community Read" for Fergus Falls during the month of February, "I Love to Read" month.