In a major win for communities like Fergus Falls, the State Historic Tax Credit, part of the Omnibus Tax bill, was extended after a defeating loss in the previous session.
In a major win for communities like Fergus Falls, the State Historic Tax Credit, part of the Omnibus Tax bill, was extended after a defeating loss in the previous session.
While no local cases have been reported, canine flu is on the rise in the Twin Cities and in other states. The recent cases have sparked enough concern that the Minnesota Board of Animal Health (MnBAH) has issued new guidance for pet owners to combat community spread of the canine influenza virus
It’s official. Marijuana has now become legal in the state of Minnesota.
Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan celebrated nearing the end of the Minnesota Legislative Session, the expansion of the Lockheed Martin subsidiary in St Paul and commented on the state’s new direct admissions program for students.
The weather has been beautiful and many have hopes of a nice summer spent outdoors. The Otter Tail County Historical Society has some events that will get you outside, moving and learning more about Fergus Falls and the surrounding areas. With three walking tours throughout June and July, th…
Funding for a plethora of projects in Otter Tail County and Fergus Falls have been funded after the state legislature passed and Gov. Tim Walz signed the 2023 bonding bill that had been held up in a previous legislative session.
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Local ethanol plant Green Plains Otter Tail is among the elite facilities in the state that have been recognized as outstanding by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for 2022.
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Senate Republicans are sharing the details of the $300 million deal to help nursing homes struck over the past weekend. The agreement will include direct grants, facility rate increases and a workforce incentive fund that adds up to about $1.1 million for every nursing home in the state. The…
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The historic mill building at Phelps Mill Park has been restored. Join the Friends of Phelps Mill and Otter Tail County in celebrating the reopening of the mill. The public is invited to an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on Jun. 2 from 1–3 p.m. Guests are encouraged to take self-guid…
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Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan were busy May 15-19, signing bills into laws regarding lead pipe replacement, veterans and military affairs, housing investments, agriculture and broadband, gun safety, duty disability, legacy topics, redistricting, higher education, pension, retirem…
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Governor Tim Walz celebrated the legacy of the recording artist Prince Rogers Nelson by signing a bill for a portion of a state highway in honor of Prince’s legacy. Walz also signed a bill into law providing $50 million for the Rural Finance Authority, as well as the the Omnibus Economic Dev…
A local milestone was reached recently.
Gov. Tim Walz had a busy week again signing a bill that provides voting protection and accessibility. In addition, Walz advocated on behalf of unions, visited a fish hatchery and signed a bill improving workplace safety at oil refineries.
Gov. Tim Walz had a very busy week signing a few bills into law, among them, strengthening penalties for labor trafficking, protecting those seeking or providing abortions in Minnesota, banning the practice of conversion therapy and protecting people seeking or providing gender-affirming hea…
The Marijuana legalization bill that made its way through 13 committees was passed by the Minnesota Senate in a partisan vote at around 4 p.m. on Apr. 28.
The Fergus Falls FFA chapter was welcomed back to town in grand style with a police escort and lots of fanfare on Apr. 25, following a major win at the State FFA Convention.
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The Minnesota State Capitol building was all abuzz on Apr. 19 as Gov. Tim Walz gave his annual State of the State address to the Minnesota Bicameral Legislature. During the week, Walz also released a statement following the death of Pope County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Owen, signed a bill stren…
It was a tough winter and now we enter tornado season/severe thunderstorms and currently a few locations in Minnesota are facing flooding as river levels rise.
In a movement to incite broader change across Minnesota's philanthropic sector amongst Black leaders and Black-led organizations, Organization 4 Full Participation's founder, Victoria McWane-Creek, was selected by the Black Collective Foundation as the recipient of one of 15, $10,000 grants.
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West Central Initiative, based in Fergus Falls, is again reminding organizations and residents in Otter Tail County about Welcoming Week 2023 to be held Sept. 8-17.
Gov. Tim Walz has reached the first one hundred days of his second term and highlighted his accomplishments during the week, announced new funding for metro area transit, visited Hastings to discuss possible flood preparations and made appointments for different boards and commissions.
It was a busy week for Gov. Tim Walz as he met with Ukraine’s president, visited Ely, Moorhead and St. Cloud to discuss the administration’s proposed child care plan and signed a bill into law providing deficiency funding for the Office of Administrative Hearings.
While things become more contentious in the Minnesota Legislature with a bonding bill again hanging in limbo, Gov. Tim Walz signed some minor bills last week including a bill amending an existing statute regarding a veteran’s eligibility for deferred prosecution, visited the site of the Raym…
Lake Region Electric Cooperative, based in Pelican Rapids, has been recognized for being a big supporter of the community and its customers by a national association.
Lake Region Healthcare has recently been the recipients of ultrasound imaging devices from a huge grant initiative from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The units are the newest ultrasound equipment available on the market.
Gov. Tim Walz had a busy week in the state legislature signing a physical education standards bill into law, highlighted small businesses in the state, highlighted reading month and made various appointments within the administration.
Gov. Tim Walz doubled the funding public safety plan in the proposed budget last week as well as signing a bill into law providing free school meals to all Minnesota public school students in the state. Walz also celebrated Small Business Development Centers Day.
A very vocal and curious crowd were in attendance at a town hall meeting on Mar. 19, at the Dalton Community Center, to hear from area legislators about what the impact would be if current bills HF 100 and SF 73 are signed into law. The legislation would fully legalize recreational cannabis …
It’s a case that keeps getting bigger, with ten more defendants now being charged by U.S. Attorney office for the Minnesota District in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme that keeps widening.
For the first time in state history, cannabis or recreational marijuana usage may soon be legal.
It was another busy week for the Gov. Tim Walz administration as he took executive action to protect access to gender affirming health care, signed a bill expanding eligibility for driver’s licenses, announced that Minnesota’s exports reached a record high and signed an emergency executive o…
During the last few days in February and the first few in March, Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law restoring voting rights to formerly incarcerated individuals, made a statement following the release of the February Economic Forecast, hosted a roundtable discussion with small business own…
Once again, a very important help to construction firms, builders and developers across the state is in limbo.
Last week Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency and authorized the National Guard for the big weather system, celebrated news of the reopening of mining operations on the North Shore, signed two bills into law and extended his appreciation to the State Patrol, National Guard and emerg…
During the last week, Gov. Tim Walz traveled to Norway, congratulated a departing commissioner and announced the open selection process for the cabinet vacancy and made some appointments to boards and committees in the administration.
It was a whopper of a winter storm that arrived in West Central Minnesota on Feb. 14. So much so, that Gov. Tim Walz called up the National Guard to assist stranded motorists in Clay and Otter Tail counties.
Gov. Tim Walz signed a new clean energy bill, signed a bill that provides funding to hire additional criminal prosecutors expanding the capacity of the attorney general’s office to prosecute violent crime and signed a bill unlocking over $315 million in federally appropriated funds for road …
Gardening is a common hobby, pastime or way of life for many Minnesotans during the warmer spring, summer and autumn months. But, what is the difference between a backyard gardener and one who has earned the title of master gardener?Â
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Amazon bestselling book author and award-winning investigative journalist, Liz Collin, will be in Parker Prairie on Feb. 11, promoting her new book, "They’re Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd."
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Last week, Gov. Tim Walz signed the Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act into law, announced two vacancies in Minnesota’s Tenth Judicial District, released a statement after the passing of former United States Senator David Durenberger, visited an elementary school to discuss his budget to…
Last week Governor Tim Walz brought a state budget proposal forward that the administration is calling the “One Minnesota Budget." The administration also announced a 2023 Infrastructure Plan, signed a bill to support workers on the Iron Range and three candidates were recommended to the adm…
Minnesota’s minimum wage was officially raised and took effect Jan 1.
The past week was a busy one for Gov. Tim Walz. Another budget presentation focused on kids, discussed the Protect Reproductive Options Act (PRO Act) ahead of the House floor debate and vote, made a judicial reappointment and announced a vacancy.
According to a recent release from Gov. Tim Walz, the administration announced a series of proposals called One Minnesota Budget. A $4.1 billion proposal would provide paid family and medical leave for Minnesota’s workers, bolster support for small businesses and expand Minnesota’s workforce…
Ben Schierer, mayor of Fergus Falls, has been named one of 60 scholars, and the only person from Minnesota, who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars’ (PLS) eighth annual class.
After taking the oath of office for another four year term, Gov. Tim Walz delivered his second Inaugural Address. Also during the week, Walz shared his excitement and readiness to work alongside the Minnesota House and Senate in the legislative session and made more appointments.
On an every five year cycle, Otter Tail County must update its countywide "Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan."
Gov. Tim Walz visited a vaccination site on its last day open last week, reflected on the 17th anniversary of the Dakota 38+2 ride, signed an executive order providing emergency relief from regulations for motor carriers and drivers transporting fuel and announced a new action plan to preven…
Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order for the National Guard to assist stranded motorists in southwestern Minnesota and made numerous appointments, including cabinet appointments.
With a majority of both the Minnesota House and Senate decided in the election in November, Republican area legislators are concerned about the needs of rural Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, MN – On Tuesday, senator-elect Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) announced he secured three key appointments in his first term in the Minnesota Senate. He will be the only first-term Republican senator on the Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, the Human Services Committee …
Gov. Tim Walz announced funding for four businesses through the Minnesota Job Creation Fund last week, reappointed a judge to the Tax Court and announced details on the upcoming Inauguration.
It’s possibly a watershed moment in terms of internet connectivity. Gov. Tim Walz announced recently that internet providers will receive nearly $100 million to expand broadband coverage to more Minnesotans, representing the largest single investment in broadband infrastructure in state history.
It’s a show one wouldn’t want to miss on Friday, in Elbow Lake.
A local Fergus Falls School Board member took part in the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) delegate assembly meeting held Dec. 3, in Minneapolis alongside more than 100 delegates from across the state.
In a very busy week, Gov. Tim Walz announces the largest-ever investment in broadband access, responds to economic forecasts for the state, announces appointments and judicial selections and visited Minnesota National Guard soldiers in Kuwait.
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Senator-elect Jordan Rasmusson, R-Fergus Falls, has announced he will introduce a property tax relief package when the new legislative session begins in January.
Gov. Tim Walz announced new funding to increase access to affordable child care, announced the appointment of Sydnee Woods as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District and ordered all Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of U.S. Rep. Donald Mc…
Gov. Walz visited a food bank prior to Thanksgiving holiday, announced that Minnesota’s exports have reached an all-time high and unveiled the new statue of Nellie Stone Johnson at the Capitol.
