Grant County News

Grant County Museum Director Patty Benson helped host a traveling POW exhibit, via bus, last week in Elbow Lake.

The Grant County sheriff is seeking a reckless homicide charge against a summer camp staffer who he says administered the drug that killed a mentally disabled camper.

Otter Tail County, the source of the Pomme de Terre River, is one of six counties that comprise the Pomme de Terre River Association of Minnesota.

A 33-year-old Elbow Lake man was arrested by Fergus Falls police and a Grant County Sheriff's deputy Saturday after bringing a loaded rifle to the home of a Fergus Falls woman and her three children.

The Daily Journal is on the scene of a house explosion in Elbow Lake. Grant County Sheriff Dwight Walvatne said the house at 511 7th Ave.

Lance Peterson of Otter Tail County was elected to serve on the board of directors of the American Soybean Association at the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association board meeting June 18.

Tornado warnings for Grant County and parts of Otter Tail and Wilkin counties have been cancelled, the National Weather Service said today.

Like most of his fellow mayors in small towns around west central Minnesota, Elbow Lake Mayor Edward Williams loves his community.

An Elbow Lake man who led police on a multi-county chase in March is facing attempted murder charges.

As the 2008 Minnesota fishing season swings into June local anglers are still finding walleyes in the shallows and along the break lines.

Corn planting is complete in most areas of Otter Tail County, and soybean planting is close to 90 percent completed.

“The closing will be difficult for residents and staff alike”

Wednesday evening was a sad time for families of Pelican Lake Health Care Center residents who learned at an informational meeting why the nursing home will end operations on June 30. via Daily Journal

Originally published 08:00 a.m., April 26, 2008 Updated 10:33 a.m., April 26, 2008 Snow continued to fall in Fergus Falls at 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning as a late April storm blankets Otter Tail County and ... via Daily Journal

“Residents along 20 miles of either side of a line between Fergus Falls and Bemidji should prepare for some severe weather.”

Otter Tail County is included in areas of west central and northern Minnesota that's expected to receive from six to 12 inches of snow and strong winds starting today and extending into Saturday morning. via Daily Journal

“We look forward to having lots of county residents attend”

Promoting the upcoming Grant County Traveling F.U.N. Festival & Expo are, front, Elbow Lake Librarian Gail Hedstrom, and back from left, Deb Hengel, Grant County Child and Youth Council, and Tina Lindquist, ... via Daily Journal

On Sunday...a Grant County sheriffs deputy attempted to stop a van for speeding, 90 in a 55 mph zone. via KSAX

A Minnesota State Trooper was among two people injured during a high-speed chase that ended with a three-vehicle crash on Highway 59 in Fergus Falls. via Daily Journal

A State Trooper is recovering after being injured after a high speed chase in Grant and Otter Tail counties in western Minnesota. via KAAL-TV Austin

Could this be the year that the powers that be recognize the true state of Minnesota? Dedicated funding is going to be an issue this year and a November vote could be in the offing if the legislature decides it ... via Daily Journal

“We were there about four, four and a half hours”

Three individuals escaped unharmed Monday afternoon from a fire that destroyed the Jeff McSorley residence north of Elbow Lake on Highway 59. via Daily Journal