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Saul gets jump start
Receiving a high school diploma at age 18 is a big accomplishment, and receiving a bachelor’s degree at any age is an even bigger accomplishment. ... Read more
Gay marriage advocates to hold fundraiser in FF
For Megan Mueller Jensen and Ellen Eastby, advocacy is less about confrontation and more about conversation. The two women are keeping the friendly, personal touch ... Read more | 6 comments
County OKs funding for new radio system for fire departments
After two years of work and negotiations, all emergency responders in Otter Tail County will be able to communicate over the same frequency. The Otter ... Read more
County OKs water main to transfer station
The Otter Tail County board approved a short extension to the Fergus Falls municipal water service. A 10-inch water main will be extended west on ... Read more
Invasive species grant approved
The Aquatic Awareness Public Awareness grant was approved by the Otter Tail County board Tuesday. The $7,500 grant will help fund education for the prevention ... Read more
- First phase of remodeling OK’d
- Relay for Life garage and bake sale May 18
- Relay for Life meeting Thursday at M State
- Salon Eclips celebrates 10th anniversary
- Hillcrest makes global connections
- M State’s Carney, Caswell receive awards
- School board selects Prazak
- Clinic serves horses
- Richey preparing for military service
- Underwood graduation May 19
- FF School Board accepts retirements
Sports
Fisher to swim for UND
Fergus Falls swimmer Jake Fisher will trade his maroon and gold in for kelly green and white as he signed his letter of intent to ... Read more
- Brainerd sweeps doubles, defeats FF 4-3
- Feist finish day two at Daytona Beach
- OTC earns split against Menahga
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Andvik convicted of arson
MOORHEAD — A Clay County woman who blamed her ex-lover for setting a series of fires at her farm has been convicted of arson. Tara ... Read more
- Man arrested after several violations
- Fishing equipment stolen from truck
- EL man extradited for criminal sexual conduct
Obituaries
Catherine D. Weis Pretts, 100
Catherine Pretts, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, of Guillain-Barre at PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls. She was born March 17, 1912, in Bemidji, to Jacob ... Read more
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Editorials
Message lost in attacks
Fergus Falls residents have long been a politically outspoken bunch (just think back to the debate over the ice arena), but residents proved they weren’t ... Read more
Columns

Hillcrest makes global connections
Hillcrest Academy has helped connect people from around the world to Fergus Falls. Recently three families ... Read more
Letters to the Editor
Obama’s contraception mandate is assault on faith
Barack 0bama and Secretary Sibelius make the claim that artificial contraception is an essential component of preventive care for women. But, even if one believes ... Read more | 31 comments
Hot Issues
City didn’t expect over-capacity crowd
City staff knew the meeting was going to be big, but they didn’t know how big. When around 200 people tried to crowd into the ... Read more | 4 comments
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