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Controlled Burn to be Conducted at M State Fergus Falls Campus May 9
Fergus Falls, Minn. – M State will be conducting a low-intensity controlled burn at its Fergus Falls campus on or after Friday, May 9, weather permitting. A 45-acre stretch of native grasslands on the north end of the campus will be affected, along its northern border with North Tower Road. Trees in the area will not be impacted. The burn will last about four hours and is not expected to affect normal campus or community operations. The purpose of the burn is to set back unwanted plant species and
Ready To Start Digging?
Safety is in your hands. Every Dig. Every Time. What is 811? 811 “Call Before You Dig” is the national call-before-you-dig phone number and was created to provide you with a nationwide, easily accessible resource when you are digging. Every dig requires a call. If you plan to do any digging, you must call 811 or visit your state 811 center’s website (in Minnesota, www.gopherstateonecall.org) to request location of buried utilities be marked with paint or flags. Doing so will protect you from
Fosters Needed During Humane Society Construction
FOSTER HOMES NEEDED DURING HUMANE SOCIETY CONSTRUCTION Kristi Lausch, for the Humane Society of Otter Tail County It’s an exciting time for the Humane Society of Otter Tail County as we plan for the ground breaking of a 3400 square foot expansion (at the existing location). Yes, you read that correctly …. After 4 years of planning and fundraising, the HSOTC is finally set to break ground June 2nd and we could not be more grateful to everyone who has helped to make this happen! But before we can truly
Local Student Awarded Statewide Scholarship
The Minnesota Telecom Alliance (MTA) is proud to announce that it received 117 scholarship applications from students across Minnesota – and one of the winners is right here in our community. Mr. Logan Larson has been selected as the recipient of a $2,000 scholarship, presented by the MTA Foundation. The award was announced by Dave Bickett, General Manager/CEO of Park Region, and proud supported of the scholarship program. "We're honored to support Mr. Larson's educational journey," said Mr. Bickett.
M State Basketball Player Foday Sheriff Named NJCAA DIII Player of the Year
Fergus Falls, Minn. – M State Spartans men’s basketball player Foday Sheriff has been named the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, the NJCAA announced today. Sheriff, a sophomore forward from Upper Derby, Pennsylvania, is only the second basketball player in M State history to receive the national Player of the Year title. (The first was Jason Retzlaff in the 1997-1998 season; Retzlaff is now an athletic director at M State.) The
2024 Park Region Annual Meeting & Customer Appreciation Event
UNDERWOOD, MN – Park Region hosted nearly 400 members and customers at their 2024 Park Region Annual Meeting and Customer Appreciation Event on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at the Underwood Public School. Doors opened at 5pm with an Underwood Lion’s pork chop dinner served in the commons area. Members and customers then made their way to the gym to register for the meeting, visit with staff and board members, see product demonstrations and more. At 6:30pm Park Region’s Business Operations Manager Dave
LRH to Host Open House Pain Management Strategies Workshops
LRH to Host Open House Pain Management Strategies Workshops April 29th at YMCA and June 24th at Fergus Falls Public Library [Fergus Falls, MN] With chronic pain and opioid misuse on the rise, Lake Region Healthcare (LRH) is one of several rural sites awarded a grant to improve provider skills and community access to holistic chronic pain interventions aimed at reducing the risk for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). “Opioids have been used to address chronic pain regardless of underlying cause or severity for