Fergus Falls Forum

Fall brings a whole new set of flavors to the table, and that’s reason enough to celebrate with friends. Award-winning celebrity chef and cookbook author Michael Chiarello has created some delicious seasonal dishes that make the most of autumn’s bounty and make it easy to entertain. “If you want to create beautiful food for your friends and family, the most important thing you can do is start your recipes with the best possible ingredients,” says Chiarello. “Progresso makes it easy to... Read More →

Upwards of 25 residents, as well as city officials were eager to welcome Dunham’s Sports to Fergus Falls at the store’s 9:00 AM grand opening on Friday. Dunham’s 20 employees have been preparing the sporting goods store for over five weeks, which is when the first truck arrived to deliver merchandise to the 34,000 square foot store located in the former JC Penny wing of the Westridge Mall. The employees of Dunham’s stood proudly behind Eddie Wessel, the manager of the store... Read More →

Thousands of protesters, including several in Fergus Falls, showed up at Target stores across the country to protest a controversial $150,000 donation that Target Corp. made to an organization backing Republican Tom Emmer for governor. According to the Los Angeles Times, the controversy started when Target made the choice to donate to MN Forward, a business organization, that is backing candidate Tom Emmer, a vocal opponent of gay marriage, for governor. After the contribution was made public, Target... Read More →

The Fergus Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau has just launched its annual photo contest, which provides an opportunity for photographers to submit their best pictures of Fergus Falls and the Otter Tail County area. The best photographs, as judged by the Convention and Visitors Bureau, will also win a spot in the area visitors guide, which is printed annually. “It’s often said by Fergus Falls residents that we get to live and work in a vacation-land.” said Jean Bowman, Executive Director... Read More →

Christopher Dewey, who was a deputy with the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Department, died Monday morning, after being shot in the line of duty nearly 18 months ago. Dewey had been in hospice care the past few weeks, and family as well as friends were doing as much as they could to make sure his comfortable during his final days. According to an anonymous post on the Caringbridge website set up for Dewey, he passed away at 10:33AM, peacefully. Dewey was shot on February 18th, 2009, after responding... Read More →

One of the nation’s leading sporting goods retailers, Dunham’s Sports, is scheduled to open Friday, August 20th, after a ribbon cutting ceremony, according to John Palmer, senior vice president of the Michigan-based company. The store, which is over 34,000 square feet, will be the largest full line sporting goods store in Fergus Falls Dunham’s carries a wide variety of name brand sporting goods, shoes, and outerwear. Dunham’s will feature a wide variety of merchandise by makers... Read More →

After months of extensive expansion and remodeling, the wait is over for residents in Fergus Falls who are eager to shop at the new Walmart Supercenter, which features a full grocery department, as well as expanded merchandise departments. Community and business leaders joined Walmart associates at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday for a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony prior to the grand opening. The new store now employs approximately 300 associates, including approximately 150 positions added by the expansion.... Read More →

With determination, the participants of this year’s MS TRAM arrived in Fergus Falls on Thursday, July 29th. Prior to arriving in Fergus Falls, the bicyclists had already ridden upwards of 250 miles. Their journey began in Alexandria, and from there, went to Little Falls, Pequot Lakes, Wadena, with their last pit stop being in Fergus Falls before ending again in Alexandria. Anna Kucera, with the National MS Society, said “They’ve really rolled out the red carpet” when talking about Fergus... Read More →

ST. PAUL, Minn.—The Minnesota Department of Transportation received a national Transportation Planning Excellence Award for the 2009 Minnesota Comprehensive Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan, a strategic vision for enhancing the movement of people and freight and improving access to goods and services. The award was presented July 11 by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration (divisions of the U.S. Department of Transportation) and the American Planning... Read More →

An arrest warrant has been issued against twenty-three year old Benjamin James Stavaas, who is accused of slashing the throat of his dog, in Otter Tail County District Court on Monday. Stavaas, of Battle Lake, was scheduled to make his first appearance in court Monday morning, however, neither Stavaas nor his attorney made it to court. According to assistant county attorney, Heather Brandborg, the court wasted no time issuing a warrant for Stavaas’ arrest. Stavaas has been accused of making... Read More →