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U.S. government purchase of 42 acres will open opportunities for hunters, hikers Written By: Karen Tolkkinen | ×
A sign at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center near Fergus Falls, Minn., exhibits some birds that can be seen on the Pine to Prairie Birding Trail. Mike McFeely / The Forum
Hunters, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts will finally be able to reach a previously landlocked wildfowl production area behind the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Fergus Falls.
The Otter Tail County Commission on Tuesday, May 11, approved the sale of 42.65 acres to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The parcel will connect the learning center with the 338-acre Tungseth Waterfowl Production Area, providing access to the public.
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.
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As 2020 came to a close, the COVID-19 related headlines started showing how the second wave was taking off.
While Cornwall, and the northern portion of Akwesasne, had avoided the deluge of cases seen in some parts of Prescott-Russell in the spring and summer, the cumulative and active caseloads just kept increasing through the month of December.
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The city started the month with a 140 cases from the first eight months of the pandemic, but closed out the month with 267 cases, a 90 per cent increase. More often than not, the daily updates posted to the Eastern Ontario Health Unit’s website included double-digit increase in caseloads, enough to push the region from the Yellow-Protect level of restrictions in the provincial COVID-19 framework, to the Orange-Restrict.