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Special walleye regulations on northeast Otter Tail County's Big Pine and Little Pine lakes will be discussed from 7-9 p.m. on Sept. 5 at the Perham Community Center, 620 3rd Ave. in Perham, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said. Current regulations, which are...

Starting this year, Minnesota turkey hunters may purchase a license over the counter to hunt the fall season wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said. No lottery application will be necessary.

The annual Black's Grove Mountain Bike Race will be held Sunday at Black's Grove Park near Wadena. A race for kids will begin at 9:30 a.m. Youth ages 7-12 may compete. The adult race begins at 10:30 a.m. The age group finishers receive medals while the top male and female riders...

The 2012 annual Whiskey Creek Film Festival will take place Sept. 14-20 in Wadena. The festival brings movies in limited release to Wadena, as well as short film submissions from Minnesota filmmakers. Jamie Robertson of the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center said short film...

Rob and Kathy Blanchette, recently retired school teachers with a passion for music, will be performing Sunday morning at Wadena Assembly of God, said a press release sent to the Pioneer Journal. Rob and Kathy have been together performing since high school days, and have played...

An "off the deck" concert will be held Sunday at the Cultural Center in New York Mills, during which local Otter Tail County musicians in the reggae/jazz band MOTU will perform, according to a press release sent to the Pioneer Journal. This is the Cultural Center's last free concert...

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The Wadena-Otter Tail Long Term Recovery Committee (WOTLTRC) is wrapping up its last days in the downstairs of the Bernauer building with a photo exhibit and a future celebration planned. Volunteer Coordinator Tanya Nelson said they have enough funding to stay in the building through...