Dalton News

With a wide array of events happening in the area this weekend it can be hard to choose what to do.

The Dalton Summer Festival returns this weekend with events designed for all ages.

So I was involved in a social experiment of sorts on Thursday evening. Driving back from southern Minnesota on a work-related trip, at about 7 p.m., within 15 miles of Fergus Falls, I encountered the thunderstorm that rocked through our area.

Crops in Otter Tail County, despite heavy rainfall Tuesday in many areas, are holding their own.

Rescue crews put an injured man on a MeritCare helicopter, which then flew off to Fargo.

When Melissa Matthies' son, Dalton, acquired a serious MRSA staph infection, other worries and concerns came along with his illness.

Traces of coliform bacteria and arsenic were found in Daltona s water supply in 2008, but it wasna t enough to cause illnesses, according to Minnesota Department of Health staff.

May 20, 2009 11:01 pm US/Central Reporting John Lauritsen CLARA CITY, Minn. Click to enlarge While most students' dream of a shorter school week, this year students in the MACCRAY school district lived it.

An emotional Ann Moore arrived at her home Monday morning to discover it was engulfed in flames.

Hundreds upon hundreds of East Otter Tail area volunteers will never forget their contribution in fighting the Red River Valley flood of 2009--the second a oe500-year flooda in 12 years.

The Fergus Falls School District is ahead of the game when it comes to online education.

Jeanette Nelson, 100, and Pearl Jensen, 102, grew up going to church together at Tordenskjold Free Lutheran outside of Underwood.

The city of Fergus Falls will lose over $320,000 in local government aid when the Department of Revenue doles out payments to Minnesota cities this week.

Snow and slippery roads are blamed for accidents that sent several people to the hospital over the weekend.

After Sunday's rash of crashes, more snow is expected to make driving hazardous.

Area 4-H youth and adults were honored at the annual West Otter Tail County 4-H Awardsa Program on Sunday, Nov.