Fergus Falls Forum

Mark Hansen, the Otter Tail County District Court Jude, has issued a temporary injunction that will not allow Fergus Falls residents to vote in a special election on April 22nd on a proposed spending ordinance. Mark Hansen, Otter Tail County’s District Judge, issued a temporary restraining order, on Tuesday, which will halt the upcoming election. A hearing on June 23rd is set in which he’ll consider a permanent injunction for the proposed ordinance. According to the Fergus Falls Daily Journal,... Read More →

“Grow Fergus Falls, Inc.” is seeking an injunction that would delay or stop the upcoming April 22nd special vote on a proposed spending ordinance. The people behind Grow Fergus Falls include Robert Block, Scott Wagnald, Kelsey Felstul, Chad Felstul, and Erik Ahlgren, with attorneys Morrie Kershner and Steve Rufer representing them. On the court hearing on March 5th, Kershner  told Judge Mark Hansen that the proposed spending ordinance, brought together by the Fergus Votes Committee, is unworkable... Read More →

The Minnesota Department of Transportation closed the Iverson Lake rest area at approximately 1 p.m. due to flooding. The Iverson Lake rest area is located south of Fergus Falls on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94. The rest area will be closed until further notice. ### Spring truck weight restrictions begin next week in all state frost zones Legal truck weight limits that were increased during the winter months in Minnesota will end next week. Spring weight restrictions will begin at the same... Read More →

Drivers around the soon-to-be-opened Kennedy Secondary School in Fergus Falls can most likely expect some changes. Both middle and high school students in the Fergus Falls school district will be housed in the Kennedy Secondary School building, which will be open for the 2010-11 school year. Students who choose to take classes such as automotive will have to make the trek to the current high school building, which will mean students will have to walk back and forth between the two schools on a regular... Read More →

A manslaughter charge is being sought against a man who took to a handgun to a party in Fergus Falls on Friday after a woman who took the gun from him for safety’s sake ended up shot. Fergus Falls police took 24-year-old Devin Edward Gray into custody shortly after noon on suspicion of second-degree manslaughter, said Timothy Brennan, the city’s police chief. Police think that Gray brought a semi-automatic, small-caliber handgun to a party at a mobile home in the Lakeview Estates Mobile Home... Read More →

Fergus Falls Police and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are investigating the death of a 29-year-old woman who died of an apparent gunshot wound. In a news release from the Fergus Falls Police Department, they were called to Lakeview Estates manufactured housing community, just past the YMCA, at around 10:30 PM on Friday night. Upon their arrival, the woman of Fergus Falls, was found deceased inside the residence. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is in the process of interviewing... Read More →

A head coach at Chaska High School was charged on Wednesday for stealing from Chaska High School. Phil Link was hired by Chaska last year to turn the team around. Many believe he did his job by motivating the players. Link resigned at the end of January as an investigation into wrongdoing hovered over his head. He was charged with theft by swindle. The Carver County attorney saying it all stems from a summer football camp he ran in 2009 in Chaska. During that camp, Coach Link incurred expenses that... Read More →

Westridge Mall officials have confirmed that they have signed a lease agreement for a new anchor store that will not only fill space that has been vacant for over a decade, but will expand the building as well. Dunham’s Sports is scheduled to open mid-2010, and will move into the space where JC Penny formerly was located. The sporting goods store will be 20-30,000 square feet. The Westridge Mall will be undergoing a near-million-dollar renovation project in preparation for Dunham’s. Westridge... Read More →

Last week, Jamestown Area Ambulance lost two ambulances, which happens to be half of their fleet, due to crashes. One of the vehicles crashed on Interstate 94 on February 8th while transporting a patient to a Fargo hospital, and was a total loss. Just three days later, a another ambulance was damaged in a collision at an intersection in Jamestown. Nancy Miller, the Business Manager for Jamestown Area Ambulance, said vehicles from Ringdahl Ambulance in Fergus Falls had to be brought in due to the... Read More →

The fundraiser for Marcus Krebs and his family on February 15 collected enough money for the family to purchase a new van. From 4:30 to 8:00 PM at the VFW in Fergus Falls, people poured in to show their support for Marcus and his family for an silent auction and meatball dinner. The fundraiser collected enough donations to get the 27-thousand dollar van, equipped with a wheelchair lift, that they were hoping for. Marcus, who is 14-years-old, cannot walk or stand without help due to his cerebral palsy.... Read More →