Search
Sections

Weather Forecast

Close

features

    February 12, 2019
    The Sepsis Alliance uses the acronym T.I.M.E. to help people remember what signs to watch for to detect sepsis as soon as possible. (Image from sepsis.org)
    My sepsis survivor's story: I was lucky
    Four years ago, after 36 hours of intense on-and-off labor that ended in an unplanned C-section, all the anxieties of those grueling hours in...
    opinionFebruary 12, 2019 - 1:08pm
    January 3, 2019
    One year after being diagnosed with terminal Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, Lisa Flynn is striving to enjoy every single day to the fullest. She's adapted a new diet, meditation and fitness routine to look and feel her best, and she's going about her days with an upbeat attitude and a strong focus on all the things she's grateful for. (Marie Johnson / Tribune)
    Diagnosed with terminal cancer a year ago, Lisa Flynn is striving to keep fate in her favor, one day at a time
    "Nobody can believe I have what I have." People who've just met Lisa Flynn, or who talk to her only in passing, would never in a million years...
    newsJanuary 3, 2019 - 9:56am
    December 19, 2018
    Stock photo
    Easing holiday stress for pets
    Holidays can bring an array of goodies — and temptation — for our four-legged friends. Although the holiday season falls behind July...
    newsDecember 19, 2018 - 9:25am
    December 13, 2018
    Sam Salathe had a job as an Athletic Trainer waiting for her as soon as she graduated from college this past May. She said it was always her plan to come back and someday raise a family in Perham. (Marie Johnson / Perham Focus)
    Coming back home to the hive: Yellowjacket alumni find compelling reasons to nest in Perham
    Perham is pretty good at taking care of its own. Whether it’s Perham grads looking for work right out of high school, or alumni coming back...
    newsDecember 13, 2018 - 8:10am
    November 1, 2018
    Paul Sonnenberg has lost 120 pounds in the past 8 months by making some healthy lifestyle changes through Perham Health's Diabetes Prevention Program. He's also reduced his blood sugar levels and is no longer at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. (Marie Johnson / Perham Focus)
    November is National Diabetes Month: Perham's Paul Sonnenberg has lost 120 pounds to gain freedom from type 2 diabetes
    Paul Sonnenberg was overweight for most of his life. He tried different diets over the years, but those hardly ever worked. If one did work,...
    lifestyle/healthNovember 1, 2018 - 9:12am
    July 5, 2018
    Spadgenske Dairy is a family-run business. Pictured are Mark and Kristine Spadgenske, center, with their son, Ryan, and Mark's twin brother, Mike. Marie Johnson / Tribune
    The land of milk and money: Local dairy farmers cope with chronically low milk prices, uncertain futures
    Phillip Rotz fears for his family's future in dairy farming. His small 55-cow farm, Twin Oaks Dairy near Dunvilla, has been around for about...
    businessJuly 5, 2018 - 7:38am
    November 23, 2017
    Derek and Krystal Boyd, with their son, Traesyn. The couple went through a long and arduous adoption process to get Traesyn, but Krystal says they'd do it all over again in a heartbeat; their son is worth it. Submitted photo
    'It's just a feeling you can't explain'
    Editor's note: This is the second of two feature stories in today's newspaper on local families that are thankful to have gone through the adoption...
    newsNovember 23, 2017 - 4:40pm
    The Pauruses had this photo of their family members' hands taken after the adoption. Marie Johnson / Perham Focus
    Thankful for family
    Editor's note: November is National Adoption Month, and what better time to talk about family than at Thanksgiving? Family, in all its many modern...
    newsNovember 23, 2017 - 12:48pm
    October 31, 2017
    Students line up to eat as Sue Sailer carries a freshly-baked pizza to the table while teacher Mary Karkela cuts another pizza into pieces. Marie Johnson / Perham Focus
    Community cooking: Making pizzas the old-fashioned way
    Learn. Bake. Share. Those three words are depicted on the side of Sue Sailer's new wood-fired brick oven, a permanent nod to the spirit in which...
    news/educationOctober 31, 2017 - 10:39am
    October 4, 2017
    Lois Porath with her beloved dog, Riley, at an airport shortly before her recent bout of infection-related fevers started. She had to cut her hair soon after this picture was taken, she says, because the fevers killed hair follicles. She's lost about 75 percent of her hair. Submitted photo
    'Last hope': After 16 years of serious health struggles, a new mix of antibiotics could be the answer for Lois Porath
    The prick of a needle. The pain as it's pushed into a nerve root. A spreading ache as the fluid in the syringe is released. Then, relief. Lois...
    newsOctober 4, 2017 - 10:26am
    May 25, 2017
    A picture of Rodney Hanson taken from his third and final book, "Fading Memories." Used with permission from the Hanson family
    A ‘good guy’ is gone: Rodney Hanson remembered for his kindness, love of local history and many community involvements
    Rodney Hanson’s many friends and family members are mourning the loss of one of the “good guys.” Hanson, a nearly-lifelong resident of...
    community/peopleMay 25, 2017 - 11:06am
    April 24, 2017
    John and Anne Alexander pose for a photo while celebrating Christmas in 2014. Forum News Service
    Always together in life, husband and wife of 64 years die hours apart in Detroit Lakes
    John and Anne Alexander were always together after 64 years of marriage, rarely doing anything without their spouse at their side. "They were...
    newsApril 24, 2017 - 9:52am
    April 6, 2017
    Perham High School teacher plans book about notable grads
    Over the course of Perham High School's 100-year history, scores of graduates have gone on to achieve great things. Now, in an effort to preserve...
    newsApril 6, 2017 - 12:37pm
    Dallas Flynn poses next to a high tunnel greenhouse. Meagan Pittelko/Forum News Service
    'It's my heaven': How Frazee growers are creating their own year-round farm
    For most gardeners living in northern Minnesota, the start of the spring growing season is still a few weeks away. But at Forest Glen Farm in...
    newsApril 6, 2017 - 10:18am
    April 3, 2017
    Teresa Stoderl has been in nursing for 40 years, and has taken care of hundreds of local patients and their families. She's gotten to know most of them on a personal level, and has cared for up to three generations of some families. Marie Johnson/FOCUS
    Going 'above and beyond': Perham nurse Teresa Stoderl has touched ‘hundreds and hundreds’ of lives during her 40-year career
    Forty years ago, Teresa Stoderl was at a fork in the road, and there was a good chance that there would be potatoes at the end of that fork....
    newsApril 3, 2017 - 11:24am
    PageOlder »
    randomness