Otter Tail County News

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

All government offices will be closed, including City Hall, the public library, Senior Center, landfill, Otter Tail County Government Services Offices, Liquor stores and Fergus Falls Public Schools.

The Otter Tail County Historical Society will be sponsoring a tour of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 1. High on a hill overlooking Clitherall Lake is the resting place of many Cutlerites who organized the settlement of Clitherall.

Join Otter Tail County Historical Society executive director Chris Schuelke for a walking tour of historic downtown Perham on Thursday, May 31, 6:30 p.m. When the Northern Pacific railroad bypassed Otter Tail City in favor of Perham in 1871, the success of the community was ensured.

The 2012 West Ottertail County Dairy Princess is Jenna Seifert of rural Pelican Rapids.

OTTER TAIL COUNTY PHELPS MILL PARK CARETAKER Otter Tail County is accepting applications for a Phelps Mill Park Caretaker position.

Fergus Falls' unemployment rate continued to fall on a year-to-year and month-to-month basis in April, falling 0.8 percent from April 2011 and a full 2 percent from March 2012 to 5.8 percent.

Browerville , Kimberly Michele Burkett , Long Prairie Chamber Of Commerce , Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office , Todd County Sheriff's Office MINNEAPOLIS - The former director of the Long Prairie Chamber of Commerce faces two counts of theft after she allegedly stole more than $29,000 in funds and spent it at nail salons, lingerie shops and tattoo ... (more)

The Otter Tail County Board approved an easement on Tuesday that will give the Department of Natural Resources the authority to construct and maintain a pump system on the south side of Upper Lightning Lake.

The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a woman found on the ground Tuesday at 41501 268th Ave., near Lake Lida.

This summer, the Thursday night Concerts in the Park series, held at Roosevelt Park, will be enhanced by a bigger and better farmer's market, sponsored by the Fergus Falls Garden Club.

Residents of Otter Tail County have the opportunity to register to serve as lead intake volunteers in times of disaster by attending training sessions in being offered in June.

SWCD supervisor positions open Individuals concerned about water quality and soil erosion in Otter Tail County should consider filing for the position of Supervisor of the West Otter Tail Soil and Water Conservation District by June 5. "Supervisors play an important role in how our community deals with a wide variety of resource management issues, ... (more)

A rural Elbow Lake man who lives near the Grant/Otter Tail county line was arrested Sunday evening for controlled substance crimes.

Although the pace has been slowed by an economy that discouraged mobility, people in their 30s and 40s have continued to move to parts of rural Minnesota that otherwise are characterized by populations that are aging and declining, new research shows.

She was born on March 7, 1931, in Sioux Falls, S.D., the daughter of Walter and Martha Jandl.

Some of the intersections that will look a little brighter include county highways 4 and 41 southwest of Vergas; highways 8 and 13 northeast of Perham; highways 35 and 44 south of Dent; highways 1 and 145 on the southwest side of Otter Tail Lake, and highways 40 and 65 south of Henning.

A cell phone and cooperation between citizens and law enforcement brought two crooks to justice in Otter Tail County.

Former Long Prairie Chamber of Commerce director Kimberley Burkett was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of misusing chamber funds from mid-2011 to April 2012.

Raylen Ness is given an inside tour of a fire truck Tuesday evening at the third annual "Touch a Truck" event at the Otter Tail County Fairgrounds.