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Smart911, a notification and emergency information system, is a free service for people in Otter Tail County. Elevate is providing New York Mills and Perham courses on how to use it.

The county will also host live online demonstrations of Smart911 that will help prepare older adults for emergencies.

(Dalton, MN) The National Weather Service has given a Wednesday tornado in Minnesota’s Grant and Ottertail County an EF-4 rating, with an estimated peak wind of 170 miles an hour.

Emergency responders spoke at the 9th Annual Emergency Management Summit: Operation Prep Kit on Thursday, April 20.

Areas for improvement, concern are identified: Perham concerns include electrical grid failure due to downed power lines, which has occurred in the past during heavy snow and ice storms.

Areas for improvement, concern are identified: Perham concerns include electrical grid failure due to downed power lines, which has occurred in the past during heavy snow and ice storms.

Areas for improvement, concern are identified: Perham concerns include electrical grid failure due to downed power lines, which has occurred in the past during heavy snow and ice storms.

Employees of Otter Tail County have been recognized by the Minnesota Safety Council. The county received the Minnesota Governor's Safety Award for Meritorious Achievement.

Although COVID continues to sicken residents, the case load has fallen significantly. 5:20 pm, Jun. 22, 2021 × Starting Thursday, July 1, Otter Tail County will no longer be a state of emergency. Its been more than 15 months since the county declared a state of emergency on March 17, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was one of the first Minnesota counties to do so. The declaration allowed the county administrator to take steps to limit the spread of the disease, whic...

Although COVID continues to sicken residents, the case load has fallen significantly. 5:20 pm, Jun. 22, 2021 × Starting Thursday, July 1, Otter Tail County will no longer be a state of emergency. Its been more than 15 months since the county declared a state of emergency on March 17, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was one of the first Minnesota counties to do so. The declaration allowed the county administrator to take steps to limit the spread of the disease, whic...