The Fergus Falls Daily Journal

You never hear anything about Santa having descendants, but that doesn’t bother Vic and Jon Petterson. Vic, now 71 years old and a retired grain farmer in rural Fergus Falls, started dressing up like Santa Claus to bring cheer to area children in the late 60s, and he kept on doing through 2006, until a [...]

Two teens managed to get out of a partially submerged car east of Elizabeth on Monday without receiving any injuries, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office reported. A 16-year-old female was driving east on a slick roadway on County Highway 10, just west of County Highway 27, when she tried to negotiate a long left [...]

A Fergus Falls man who drunkenly threatened a man with a gun in Elizabeth will see jail time after being convicted of second degree assault with a dangerous weapon on Friday. Jason Henry Jepson, 37, was also charged with discharging a firearm in a municipality, but that charge was dismissed. For his conviction, Jepson was [...]

An Elizabeth home was burglarized between the hours of 5 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, law enforcement reported on Thursday. According to a report from the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, the home, at 103 US Highway 59, was “ransacked” by a burglar. Furniture was upended around the home, and drawers had been pulled [...]

A Fergus Falls man was taken to the hospital last night after he rolled his vehicle on County Highway 10 east of Elizabeth. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department, Kent Salwei, 48, was driving his vehicle on the highway at about 7 p.m. when he lost control, rolling his vehicle and ending up [...]

One person was injured this morning during a one-vehicle accident east of Elizabeth, along County Highway 10. The injuries are not believed to be life threatening. The name of the victim had not been released as of mid-morning.