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Happenings around the Perham area, June 4-14
7+ hour, 21+ min ago (1406+ words) St. Paul's Preschool Open House: An open house for enrolled and prospective preschool students, and their families, will take place from 4: 30-5: 30 p. m. at St. Paul's Lutheran School, 500 6th Ave. SW, Perham. Foot Care Clinic: Perham Living will host a foot care clinic…...
Perham's dynamic duo prepares for national speech competition
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (366+ words) PERHAM " Faith Kalina and Tessa Starzl have made their mark on the Perham High School Speech team. The two have competed together in the duo category since they joined speech in seventh grade. Their ability to work well together now…...
Minnesota native earns prestigious Astronaut Scholar award
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (438+ words) BRAINERD " Not even the sky is the limit for Turner Person. A 2022 Brainerd High School graduate, Person is a senior at North Dakota State University, majoring in mechanical engineering and physics, with a minor in aerospace engineering. His resume already…...
Graduating Yellowjackets receive almost $165, 000 in local scholarships
2+ week, 6+ day ago (429+ words) Perham Focus Graduating Yellowjackets receive almost $165, 000 in local scholarships Perham High School's Class of 2026 collected scholarships from local businesses and community organizations during its recent community awards celebration. PERHAM " Members of the Perham High School graduating class of 2026 received almost…...
Perham schools consider offering homeschool curriculum
3+ week, 40+ min ago (423+ words) PERHAM " The Perham-Dent School District is exploring providing homeschool curriculum. During the monthly board meeting on Wednesday, May 13, Superintendent Mitch Anderson said he has fielded enough questions from families who homeschool to consider offering a new option that could create…...
Perham High School students shine at national business competition
3+ week, 1+ day ago (319+ words) PERHAM " Students from the Perham High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter joined nearly 7, 000 members from across the world at the 2026 BPA National Leadership Conference, held May 610 in Nashville, Tenn. "We are so proud of everything our students accomplished,…...
Free summer meals offered for children this summer in Perham
3+ week, 2+ day ago (159+ words) PERHAM " Perham Public Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program, which provides meals to children for free. The Summer Food Service Program will begin on June 1 and continue until August 7 at Prairie Wind Middle School (480 Coney St W,…...
Century Grades 1&3 Spring Concert 2026
3+ week, 3+ day ago (14+ words) Perham Focus Century Grades 1&3 Spring Concert 2026...
Perham grad awarded FFA scholarship in South Dakota
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (185+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a "News Staff" byline. Often, the "News Staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require…...
Yellowjackets see five speech students place in top 10 at state
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (243+ words) PERHAM " The Perham High School speech team sent seven Yellowjackets to the state tournament and returned with a 16th place finish. The event hosted by the Minnesota State High School League was held Saturday, April 25 at Park Center High School in…...