One person is in custody after a reported shooting at Brunswick/Lund’s Boat Company in New York Mills on Thursday morning.              According to authorities, an active shooter was reported at the NY Mills plant around 7:20 a.m. A 21-year-old man is in Otter Tail County Jail pending criminal charges. Investigators say the lone suspect is a Lund… Read More

New assisted living facility opens in NYM, to offer family atmosphere By Tucker Henderson Reporter If you’ve ever taken care of an elderly relative, or made the tough decision to move a loved one into a rest home, you know how important assisted living facilities and their staff can be. Johann Muff, Melissa Pyle and Megan Mayer… Read More

Pet wash at LAC to open in the near future By Tucker Henderson Reporter A new addition to the New York Mills Cenex and Hardware Hank location opened in January and is ready for new customers. The Country Car Wash on the north side of State Highway 10 has two separate stalls for cleaning vehicles. Credit cards, gift… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher It’s hard to step inside Mills Country Market and not notice an expansive new cooler system along the north east side of the store. Last week Mills Country Market unveiled a new cooler system for fruits, vegetables and healthy food options for customers. The new coolers not only replaces an aging system at… Read More

Solinger exhibit to feature small farms in Minnesota The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center has on display in its gallery photographs by Jon Solinger about life on small farms in rural west central Minnesota.   The show entitled “Deep Roots: Sustaining a Living Community” will be on display from February 1 to March 4. … Read More

Commissioners reach agreement for Henning Transfer Station By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County Physical Plant Manager Terry Hoff gave an update to county commissioners in early January on the progress of the remodel projects currently underway at the Otter Tail County Courthouse, south of downtown Fergus Falls, and the Government Services Center (GSC) near the… Read More

Massive lake was four times bigger than Lake Superior By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Many people driving along Highway 210 just west of the Fergus Falls municipal airport visualize what was once the shoreline of the massive Lake Agassiz. This huge lake, 12,000 years ago, was more than four times the size of Lake Superior. Eventually,… Read More

Former New York Mills School District secretary takes of Vergas coffee shop By Robert Willams Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum Iowa native Stephanie Jorgenson had a dream to own a coffee shop but life hurdles kept getting in the way until she found her way to the Vergas area. Jorgenson is the new owner of Otter Coffee And Ice Cream… Read More

Vanessa Huwe, Real Estate Agent with Centennial Realty. Centennial Realty’s main office located in New York Mills and services Wadena, Perham, Henning, Battle Lake, Staples and beyond. Born and raised in the Brainerd lakes area, Vanessa graduated from Pine River High School and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in business at St. Cloud State University…. Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, on Jan. 31, reported three scam attempts in Otter Tail County. Fortunately, none of the attempts resulted in loss of money for county residents. The three scam attempts included one related to a job search via “Indeed,” another when a scammer tried to obtain bank account information via access… Read More