Award recognizes excellence in arts, academics, athletics By Tucker Henderson Reporter The New York Mills School High School has announced its AAA award winners for the year. The AAA award recognizes one male and female each year for their accomplishments in athletics, academics and art. This year’s recipients at NY Mills School are Bella Bauck and Isaac Page…. Read More

NYM special ed. teacher was honored by the award By Tucker Henderson Reporter Through careful nomination, a Teacher of the Year is selected annually in New York Mills by their peers. This award recognizes the hard work, positive attitude, and tenacity of one particular teacher and this year’s awardee is Kayla Hotakainen. Hotakainen works as the Special Education… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Andrew Browne can simply look out his window from Wadena State Bank in Deer Creek and see the fire hall he will soon help to guide into the future. Browne was recently elected as the new fire chief of the Deer Creek Fire Department. He will take over for long-time fire chief… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Since opening its doors in Henning over a decade ago, AutoFix has grown into a one-stop shop not commonly seen in small towns across the country. Whether it be new tires, a quick oil change, tire alignments or diagnostics, AutoFix has grown into a bustling business in the Henning industrial park. With rapid… Read More

New county commissioners get ready for busy 2023 By Robert Williams Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum Otter Tail County welcomed Robert Lahman to the Board of Commissioners Tuesday, Jan. 3 at the first meeting of the year in Fergus Falls.  Commissioner Lahman was elected in November after defeating outgoing chair Betty Murphy in a tight race. Lahman received 2,574 votes… Read More

Community kick-off to highlight events for upcoming year By Tucker Henderson Reporter The annual New York Mills Community Kick-Off is just around the corner and the NY Mills Civic & Commerce has invited everyone from the community to join in and learn about what’s going on around New York Mills. The event will be held Wednesday, Jan…. Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher A 64-year-old Ottertail man died after he was rescued from the water on Saturday on Otter Tail Lake. At 7:26 p.m. the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office received a report of two snowmobiles and one ATV in the water on the northeast side of Otter Tail Lake in Otter Tail Township. All parties… Read More

About 2 in 5 homes in the state have dangerous radon levels Radon is the leading environmental cause of cancer deaths in the United States and the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. More than 21,000 lung cancer deaths are attributed to radon each year in the U.S. About 2 in 5 homes in Minnesota… Read More

Contributed photo The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office issued an online warning about a crack on the north side of Rush Lake running from the west to the east approximately one-mile long. There is some open water that was marked off with cones and pylons by the Perham Fire Department Friday, Dec. 30. The Sheriff’s… Read More

Snow-covered hydrants can delay fighting a fire By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent When a house is on fire someplace in Otter Tail County, the last thing firefighters want to do is waste time removing snow from the nearest fire hydrant. County residents can prevent this by clearing snow from fire hydrants themselves. “This makes firefighting easier for us,” said… Read More