State Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen (R-Alexandria) announced today that he would not seek re-election in 2022. Ingebrigtsen, who is currently in his fifth term, was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2006 and has served as the Chair of the Senate’s Environment and Natural Resource Finance Committee since 2016.  He has always been committed to public… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher There are few insurance agencies in the region that have the experience and expertise as Lake Country Insurance.  After all, since most of their employees have to use multiple hands to count the number of years they have been with the company, there is a good chance you don’t need to get too… Read More

Organization to provide leadership to young girls By Barbie Porter Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum A unique program will be coming to New York Mills, and it is exclusive to girls in grades 2-6. The program is called BIO Girls, with the acronym being Beauty, Inside and Out. The activity will be held on Tuesdays from 3:30-5:30 p.m. from… Read More

Project includes adding a full service bar for customers By Tucker Henderson Reporter A special election in May 2021 enabled Mills Lanes and Lucky Strike Grill to purchase a hard-liquor license. A period after the special election required the City of New York Mills to amend their bylaws and draw up paperwork to accommodate the new… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher If you build it, they will come—at least that’s the case for the city of Ottertail of late. Several groups of town homes on the border of Highway 108 and Thumper Pond Resort were filled just as quickly as they were constructed by private developers over the past few years. Now the Ottertail… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Newtonville could soon become part of the City of New York Mills. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday night, the NY Mills City Council approved moving forward with a hearing concerning potential annexation for up to 36 properties that are currently adjacent to the city limits. The council has discussed the potential… Read More

Weatherhead follows in his father’s footsteps By Barbie Porter Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum  Finding a small engine repairman can be like locating a diamond in the rough.  Brad Weatherhead not only brings years of repairing all types of snowblowers, lawn mowers, tillers, weed whippers, but he also provides pick up and delivery. “I also have discounts for seniors and military members,… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The winter season is a good time of year to visit the county museum (Otter Tail County Historical Society) on the west side of Fergus Falls. The exact location is 1110 West Lincoln Avenue, near Van Dyk Park. “We built our new home here in 1973 and moved here from the… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County Engineer Chuck Grotte and his employees have several road and bridge projects on the agenda for 2022, in coordination with various contractors who went through the bidding process. Otter Tail County is larger in size than the state of Rhode Island and paved roads total 1,062 miles. This keeps the… Read More

The New York Mills Civic Excellence Award was created in January 2001.  The intent of the award is to promote a strong sense of citizenship with a focus on “service to others.” The NY Mills Civic Excellence Award is a two-part program that is based on the selection of a recipient in the spring of their… Read More