By Chad Koenen Publisher Less than one year after COVID-19 made its first known appearance on the shores of the United States, a mass vaccination for Americans across the country.  According to the Minnesota Department of Health, as of Jan. 18 nearly 185,000 people have already received one vaccine dose for COVID-19 in the state of Minnesota…. Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills City Council is hoping to turn $3,200 into more than half a million dollars.  During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the NY Mills City Council approved a resolution to apply for a Local Road Improvement Program grant that could pay up to 75 percent of the cost of… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher To say Mathias Briard grew up in the butcher industry would be an understatement of epic proportions.  From the time the 2018 New York Mills High School graduate was old enough to walk, he could be seen helping his parents Whitman and Amanda Briard at the Mills Locker Plant with everything from greeting… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Many older Catholics throughout Otter Tail County recall the days of Latin Masses. This changed for Catholic churches from 1962 to 1964, coinciding with the Second Vatican Council when there was a switch from Latin to English in the United States.  This newspaper reporter is among thousands of former altar boys,… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The county board of commissioners, on Jan. 5, heard from County Community Development Director Amy Baldwin who said Otter Tail County has received $1.25 million from the Minnesota State Legislature. The funds are designed for small business relief in the wake of COVID-19. The CDC is currently taking applications from businesses… Read More

NYM seniors honored for work in and out of the classroom By Chad Koenen Publisher During their time at New York Mills High School, Jace Rudolph and Kiera Radniecki have not only been leaders in the classroom, but on the athletic fields as well. Now the NY Mills seniors are being recognized for excellence on and… Read More

Chamley is diagnosed with cancer By Barbie Porter Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum Cassie Chamley is climbing the ladder of seven stages of grief; sometimes she goes up and sometimes down. No matter what rung she is holding on to, the 37-year-old never thought she’d be battling for her life at such a young age.  “Never in a million years would I… Read More

Gudmundson wins Outdoor News writing contest By Chad Koenen Publisher One of the most important parts about fishing is not necessarily the fish you catch, but the story you can tell after the excursion.  New York Mills seventh grader Ben Gudmundson checked off that important to do with a story that included everything from a Dora the… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Tara Baune comes from a large family that supported education and values children. It’s those same values she not only shares with her three children, but all of the students that walk through her door, or say hello on the computer screen each day.  After spending much of the past two months learning… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher When the clock struck midnight on New Years Eve, one of the oldest businesses in New York Mills began writing the final chapter in its book. For nearly 100 years Coop Services has been serving the needs of the greater NY Mills area, but on Friday morning the large coop officially sold… Read More