Dent News

A rural Perham residence was completely destroyed by a fire in the early morning hours of Monday.

A Dent man has been sentenced to over four years in prison for his role in an April home invasion.

The summer is off to a steady start for Otter Tail County resorts, though the economic downturn has meant changing patterns among visitors.

Otter Tail County Commissioners, while backing wind energy within county boundaries, on Tuesday agreed with a recommendation from the County Planning Commission to table a request to erect a wind tower near Marion Lake in Dead Lake Township, southeast of Dent and southwest of Perham.

Three people were injured in car accidents in the Fergus Falls and Perham areas Monday.

Thata s how Dan Nodsle, Dent resident and former Perham-Dent School Board member, bid farewell to a special school where both of his boys attended.

Wednesday marked the end of an era in the Dent and Perham communities. Due to budget cuts and a dwindling student population, the Dent Elementary School is closing its doors this year once and for all.

The Petersons werena t expecting company Sunday evening. So Stu Peterson was a little shocked when a horse was standing in his driveway.

From 7 a.m.-noon there will be an a all you can eata Dada s Belgian Waffle Breakfast hosted by the Masonic Lodges of Perham and Wadena.

A brand new, $39 million hospital could be under construction by this September--and ready for patients in 2011.

A Dent woman is facing felony charges of fleeing a peace officer and first degree driving while intoxicated-test refusal in connection with a high-speed car chase that took place in Becker County this past Monday.

Emergency Medical Services Week has become an annual tradition in Perham, and this year the obervance will be May 20 from 11-3 p.m. Free lunch and tours will be given at the Perham EMS facility.

There are fewer resorts in the state than when Ron and JoAnn Bina took over Galaxy Resort on Star Lake, but they are determined not to become another statistic.

Fire destroyed the offices of the Kelley Bean Company late Friday night, May 1. Four fire departments worked to extinguish the blaze in the Perham Industrial Park, with some firefighters at the scene until 4:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Galaxy Resort proprietors Ron and JoAnn Bina are approaching their 30th year milestone as owners of a family-owned waterfront resort - a Star Lake mainstay since just after WWII.

The budget axe fell on the arts last year in the Perham-Dent schools. Funding cutbacks didna t kill visual arts programs entirely--but drove arts programs underground and undercover.

Spring was in full force at Underwood Public School Saturday as gardening enthusiasts from around the area gathered for Garden Day, sponsored by West Otter Tail County Master Gardeners.

All the things that make the Perham-Dent public schools tick were on display and in the spotlight March 28.

Thata s the direction the Perham-Dent schools are heading, with a wide range of environmentally-friendly initiatives--including a a oeworm farm.a The schoola s boiler room will be the location of the a oevermiculture bed,a where worms will be a oefeda kitchen scraps and cardboard.

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