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A number of Perham businessmen have gotten an early start on the local Beard Growing Contest. Dr. Geo. Kupferschmid and Larry McKinley were caught at the Copper Kettle on Wednesday morning. McKinley has been busy in centennial planning in his role as Chamber of Commerce president. (Focus file photo 1971)
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Gas hearing tonight for proposed expansion of city system
A public hearing on the proposed expansion of the Perham natural gas system will be held this evening, Thursday, Feb. 22, starting at 7 p.m. in the City Council chamber of City Hall. The city of Perham is proposing an expansion that would surround most of Little Pine, Big Pine, a portion of Rush and most of Otter Tail Lakes; and the city of Ottertail. If it moves forward, it would do so this summer and be available next fall.
The Perham-Dent School Board heard about how essential child care during distance learning has been structured Written By: RosaLin Alcoser | ×
Perham High School (Focus file photo)
With all grades except kindergarten through second grade currently in distance learning, the Perham-Dent Public School District is providing child care for families of children in grades three through six who have been deemed as essential workers.
Prairie Wind Middle School’s Intervention Specialist James Mulcahy updated the Perham-Dent School Board on the structure of the school’s current child care situation at the school board meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
Mulcahy said child care is housed in the middle school has seen between 26 and 38 students with students in the third grade making up the highest proportion of the students in care.