Several local students have been awarded scholarships at Concordia College in Moorhead.
The Youth Outreach Scholarship Committee of Lions District 5M9 is offering up to $12,000 in college scholarships for the 2020-21 school year. The application deadline is Nov. 15, 2020.
The first half of a special meeting of the Fergus Falls school board Monday found Superintendent Jeff Drake’s speaking voice pushed to the limit.
Brian Hansel
Reporter
The summer of “not knowing” ended Thursday afternoon as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Assistant Gov. Peggy Flanagan and their health and education commissioners announced the state’s Safe Learning Plan.
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Alison Kugler of Fergus Falls has earned a Bachelor of Science, nursing degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university has graduated over 190,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997.
The ongoing pandemic has inspired a creative new way of teaching studio art courses at Minnesota State Community and Technical College. M State art instructor John Cox is taking four of his art courses totally online for the fall, but with a twist:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s announcement today of Executive Order 20-82 provides Minnesota schools direction for how they will return to learning for the 2020-2021 school year.
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Today, Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, along with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), announced Minnesota’s Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 School Year.
More than 40 students at Minnesota State Community and Technical College have been awarded Workforce Development Scholarships in the first round of awards for the 2020-21 academic year.
Tune in online for several hands-on horticulture demonstrations from the backyards of experts! In absence of the in-person event, horticulture experts will participate in a virtual learning experience hosted by the U of MN West Central Research and Outreach Center, Morris. The following segm…
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Although there is a month left of summer for school-aged children, the United Way of Otter Tail and Wadena Counties (UWOTW) is ramping up efforts to make sure all students have supplies needed for school. The Stuff the Bus program is back to help these students get the supplies they need to …
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire awarded Joseph Nathe of Fergus Falls a degree in business administration, and 1,440 other degrees in May. Of the degrees awarded, 1,414 were received by students attending the Eau Claire campus and 27 were received by students attendi…
The following students have been named to the 2020 spring semester dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the university announced recently.
Local students have earned dean’s list honors from Bemidji State University in Bemidji, at the conclusion of the spring 2020 semester.
St. Cloud State University graduated more than 1,135 students during spring semester 2020. Several area students graduated from the university.
Dr. Susan Larson, dean of the college, has announced the names of students whose superior academic achievement during the second semester of the 2019-20 academic year placed them on the dean’s honor list at Concordia College, Moorhead.
St. Cloud State University has announced the names of more than 1,700 students whose academic achievement placed them on the 2020 spring semester dean's list. To be eligible for the honor, students must have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
Dr. Tami Such, vice president for academic affairs at Mayville State University, Mayville, North Dakota, announced that Levi Preston of Fergus Falls was one of the students that achieved dean's list honors for the spring 2020 semester at Mayville State University.
St. Cloud State University graduated more than 1,135 students during spring semester 2020. Several area students graduated from the university.
Dr. Susan Larson, dean of the college, has announced the names of students whose superior academic achievement during the second semester of the 2019-20 academic year placed them on the Dean’s Honor List at Concordia College, Moorhead. “We offer our congratulations to these students on their…
Dr. Tami Such, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Mayville State University, Mayville, North Dakota, announced that Levi Preston of Fergus Falls was one of the students that achieved dean's list honors for the Spring 2020 semester at Mayville State University.
St. Cloud State University has announced the names of more than 1,700 students whose academic achievement placed them on the 2020 spring semester dean's list. To be eligible for the honor, students must have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) has set up a wide variety of free online mental health classes for July.
CHS Prairie Lakes recently donated a $10,000 grant to West Central Area High School’s agriculture program.
Kennedy Secondary School Principal Dean Monke requested more support for math students Monday during the first Fergus Falls school board meeting of fiscal year 2020-21.
Brian Hansel
Reporter
Minnesota State Community and Technical College will partner with MAHUBE-OTWA to provide Microsoft training and personal and professional development through a $43,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Last week, more than 50 high school students from across the state connected online for the free College Dollars & Sense program to learn the personal finance skills needed to succeed in college, the workforce, and later in life.
The academic high honor and honor lists (dean's lists) for the past spring semester at Minnesota State University, Mankato have been announced by interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, Matt Cecil.
Sophie Rausch, of Fergus Falls, was named to Hamline University’s College of Liberal Arts Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester.
The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) has announced its dean's list for spring semester 2020. Students on the dean's list have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
After three months of having its doors shut, the Otter Tail County Historical Society’s (OTCHS) museum will open to patrons.
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Jacob Pederson of Wheaton, successfully completed four years of challenging academic, physical and professional military training, graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering and a commission as a U. S. Marine Corps second lieutenant. He …
Kennedy Secondary School (KSS) orchestra director Craig Peterson has been announced as a quarterfinalist in the 2021 Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum. He makes the list of 216 music teachers who made it to quarterfinals out of nearly 2,000 initial nom…
Johanna Armstrong
Reporter
Scholarship funds are available from the Fergus Area College Foundation (FACF) for students planning to attend the Fergus Falls campus of M State this fall. The application deadline for those scholarships is July 15; please make sure you take the time to apply. And if you know of students at…
With June disappearing fast, Fergus Falls activities director Derek Abrahams is caught between the realities of the present and those of an uncertain future.
Brian Hansel
Reporter
Although the sun just finished setting on the 2019-20 school year, due to the level of uncertainty that COVID-19 has caused in many facets of our lives, people are wondering what will happen with school this fall. We have been discussing various possible scenarios while awaiting guidance fr…
The District 544 School Board dealt with a 100-page document from the state Monday requiring a three-piece COVID-19 preparedness plan for the upcoming school year.
Brian Hansel
Reporter
PERHAM — Arvig has awarded 36 area high school seniors from the Class of 2020 the Royale B. and Eleanor M. Arvig Memorial Scholarship.
More than 12,500 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the spring semester 2020 dean's Llst. Students named to the dean's list must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale while carrying a minimum o…
The spring semester dean's list at Gustavus Adolphus College has been released. The list comprises students who have earned a 3.7 grade point average (based on a scale in which 4.0 equals an A) or higher for the semester ending in May 2020.
Micaiah Sheppard of Dalton was recognized by the Minnesota Connections Academy (MCA) as a part of the Class of 2020.
Aixa Kolofale of Perham, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2020 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Kolofale is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in clinical laboratory science.
Augustana University is pleased to announce that Shelby Meyer of Dent has earned a scholarship for the 2020-21 academic year in recognition of their achievements both inside and outside of the classroom.
The following students have been named to the Minnesota State University Moorhead dean’s list in recognition of academic achievement spring semester 2020. Students must maintain a 3.25 or higher grade point average and carry 12 graded credits to qualify for the honor.
Lake Region Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce this year's Medical Professions $5,000 scholarship winners, Brianna Rasmusson and Nicole Burrows. The Foundation awards these scholarships to benefit an undergraduate or graduate student who is currently enrolled in and pursuing a medi…
Dear Parents, Students, and the Fergus Falls Community:
Dear Parents, Students, and the Fergus Falls Community:
The primary purpose of the Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative is to provide a free, appropriate and comprehensive education for all students with disabilities, ages 0 to 21.
With the flash and sparkle of evening fireworks, the 2019-20 school year officially came to a close. The commencement of the Fergus Falls Class of 2020 marked a rite of passage into adulthood. We sent the graduates out into the world having proclaimed them ready to take on all of life’s joys…
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the dean's list for the spring semester of the 2019-20 academic year.
Laurie Cunningham has been a child care provider in Fergus Falls for around 40 years, caring for generations of the area’s children. Later this month on June 27, she’ll be celebrating her retirement with her family and those who have become her family over the last four decades.
Johanna Armstrong
Reporter
Minnesota State Community and Technical College announces spring of 2020 academic honors
Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, has announced its 2020 spring semester honors list.
Superintendent Jeff Drake told the Fergus Falls school board Monday that he would prefer not to make a decision about reopening Fergus Falls Public Schools for classes until August.
Brian Hansel
Reporter
Pelican Rapids High School principal, Brian Korf was named the school district’s superintendent at a recent school board meeting. Korf will continue as the principal while also being the school’s superintendent working in a dual role.
Area Minnesota students were among the 4,206 North Dakota State University students to be placed on the spring 2020 dean’s list.
Fall courses at Minnesota State Community and Technical College will be offered both on campus and online with a high degree of student flexibility when the semester begins Aug. 24, the college has announced.
Three winners were chosen as recipients of this year’s Dawn Denise Lafferty Memorial Scholarship. The winners are Isaac Fisher of Henning, Ethan Severson of Henning and Kassidy Kovar of Perham. They each received a $1,000 scholarship.
Hanna Moe of Fergus Falls graduated from the University of San Diego after completion of the 2019-20 school year.
Fergus Falls senior Jade Zierden received a scholarship from Catholic United Financial.
Tianna Wald of Pelican Rapids was named to the University of Sioux Falls' spring 2020 dean's list. Wald is majoring in nursing.