A Monday, May 10, public hearing is set for the Bigwood Convention Center in Fergus Falls. Written By: Karen Tolkkinen | ×
Otter Tail Lake, shown in this July 12, 2019, file photo. (Forum News Service file photo)
Otter Tail County has more lakes than any other county in Minnesota and possibly more than any other U.S. county so when the county gets ready to rewrite its shoreland regulations, people pay attention.
Overall, the rewrite liberalizes land use policies along the lake, although it does tighten some things up. Land & Resource Management Director Chris LeClair said the rewrite began to make Otter Tail County s lakeshore policies easier to understand for the average home owner.
Annual Minnesota event is economic, not political, deputy administrator says Written By: Karen Tolkkinen | ×
Gov. Tim Walz didn t catch a walleye during the 2019 fishing opener, but he did manage to get on the board with a small perch. Photo courtesy of Explore Minnesota
Deputy Otter Tail County Administrator Nick Leonard told Otter Tail County commissioners on Tuesday, April 27, that he s fielded several phone calls asking why Otter Tail County is hosting the Governor s Fishing Opener.
In the 2018 gubernatorial election, Otter Tail County went solidly for the Republican candidate, and Gov. Tim Walz is a Democrat. Walz has taken heat in parts of the county for his pandemic-related mandates.
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In a roller-coaster year, Perham has pulled together as a community to survive the harsh year Written By: RosaLin Alcoser | ×
A man wears a paper mask while coming out of Ace Hardware in Perham on Monday, July 27. (RosaLin Alcoser/Focus)
2020 has been a roller-coaster of a year for both Perham and the world. Over the course of the year, lockdown signs read “Perham Strong” popped up all over town with a sentiment that has proven to be true this year.
During the pandemic, many small businesses across the country and state of Minnesota have had to permanently shut their doors in 2020. But business closings did not grab headlines in the Perham Focus. While many events were altered or postponed because of COVID-19, the year ended with some hope and the arrival of a vaccine.