The Fergus Falls Daily Journal

An Erhard man is headed to prison for six years and two months after a search warrant revealed more than 50 grams of methamphetamine at his home. Curtis Errol Nelson, 43, received his sentence on Monday for first degree possession of 25 grams or more of methamphetamine. He was also charged with first and fifth [...]

A 17-year-old Erhard girl received minor injuries on Wednesday after she lost control of her vehicle and hit another at the intersection of Tower Road and Weyrens Road in Fergus Falls. According to the Fergus Falls Police Department, the teen was heading north on Tower Road at 6:30 p.m., while Tammy Kay Mortenson, 38, of [...]

An Otter Tail County sheriff’s officer received a bit of unexpected help late Wednesday morning when he responded to the scene of a grass fire. Just before noon, the officer responded to a small grass fire that had recently started on the east side of County Highway 3, near US Highway 59. Pelican Rapids firefighters [...]

A farm in rural Erhard received an unpleasant surprise on Monday when it was discovered that a vehicle had driven through two fields. The discovery was made at about 7:30 p.m. at 18429 332nd St. A vehicle had driven through a 15-acre bean field and a neighboring hay field, causing “substantial damage,” according to the [...]

Nine-year-old Elizabeth Bigelow from Erhard gets help buckling her seat belt from pilot Mark Haberer as she prepares to take her first flight in an airplane Saturday afternoon at the Fergus Falls Municipal Airport as part of the Patriot Day celebration in remembrance of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks hosted by local pilots for the [...]