The Lakes Area Home Tour is set for Saturday, Oct. 10. The self-guided tour includes featured houses in Perham, Frazee, Ottertail, and Battle Lake.

Matt’s Field renovations in Perham aim to add a covered grandstand, press box and bathrooms as the Home Run Club raises funds. About $350,000 has already been secured.

Saturday, Sept. 26 Girls swimming and diving at Fergus Falls, 11 a.m. (Otter Invite) Girls tennis at Minnewaska, 11 a.m.

The Perham Focus accepts community calendar submissions for online and Thursday print editions, space permitting. Submit items at least a week before the event to editor@perhamfocus.com or ...

PERHAM — Perham girls volleyball faced its toughest test of the season as it took on the mighty Hawley Nuggets on Tuesday, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Journalists and newsrooms across Minnesota now have additional free legal support as Reporters Committee establishes a permanent, full-time presence in the state, according to a news ...

St. Cloud police arrested Ero-Phillips the night of Sept. 11 on suspicion of felony domestic assault. Ero-Phillips was "heavily intoxicated" at the time of his arrest, according to the Stearns County ...

Perham-Dent voters can lower school taxes by approving a levy this November. A new state aid tied to seasonal recreational properties make it possible.

PERHAM — A new cafe opened in Dent, serving both breakfast and lunch. Owners Drew and Lexi Kirkpatrick purchased the cafe at 106 Main St. this past July and opened Drew’s Diner by mid-August.

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The ACLU-MN and its pro bono partner — the law firm of Lockridge-Grindal-Nauen of Minneapolis — have filed a complaint in ...

Assault was reported at a residence along County Highway 8, worried adult calls sheriff to located kids and more from the ...