The monetary value of the experience is not important; it really is the thought and the time in each other’s company that counts.  By Pamela Hovland, Guest Contributor  Unless you have been avoiding contemporary culture altogether, you have likely been pondering one of the various and wildly popular strategies for purging some of your possessions. This… Read More

The county sheriff office, through a grant, has upgraded its dashcam onboard camera system that records the view through a sheriff vehicle’s front windscreen and sometimes rear or other windows. Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons addressed the county board of commissioners about dashcams on Dec. 3 at the county Government Services Center in Fergus Falls. “We’ll… Read More

Sheriff deputies reported that an elderly woman who lives near Highway 78, south of Perham, became the victim of a scam on Dec. 5 and has lost $4,300. Deputies said the resident received two calls from two different people claiming to be from the Social Security office. They demanded that the elderly woman go to her… Read More

Otter Tail tax levy targeted at 5.4 percent increase  The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners will make a final decision on the 2020 county levy and tax increase at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the County Government Services Center in northwest Fergus Falls. This subject was addressed during a public budget and levy… Read More

Sheriff deputies reported thefts southeast of Erhard and northwest of Vergas. The theft near Erhard was reported on Dec. 7. Taken from a shed was a snowblower with two augers and a three-point mount. The value was estimated between $1,000 and $1,200. There were no immediate suspects. The theft near Vergas was reported on Dec. 6. Taken… Read More