Exhibit to be on display through November 6 The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is excited to present artist Kristen Anderson’s series of work, “Restorative Loops” in the Gallery from October 6 through November 6. This stunning series of eleven 4’ x 4’ felted “paintings” is an amazing example of the felting process. It… Read More

On Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources learned that deer farms in Minnesota were among those that received deer from a Wisconsin farm where chronic wasting disease (CWD) was discovered in August 2021. According to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the farm where CWD was detected sold nearly 400… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum A six-year-old Anna Mae Vetter sat on her mother’s lap in the back of a 1943 cab. With cruel intent, the driver poked fun at Vetter for sitting on her mother’s lap, noting she was a big girl and could sit in her own seat. Neither Vetter nor her mother responded…. Read More

Preliminary levy proposed at 4.71 percent increase By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent On Sept. 28 the five-person Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners approved a preliminary net property tax levy of $45.4 million for 2022. This represents a proposed 4.71 percent tax increase compared to the 2021 levy. “The county board has the authority to decrease… Read More

EOT 4-H to host event on Saturday National 4-H Week is being celebrated locally and nationally Oct. 3-9. Across the United States, 4-H empowers nearly 6 million young people through hands-on learning. In Otter Tail County, about 650 young people take part in 4-H. The organization’s impact is felt throughout the state.  For instance, last year: • 89… Read More

The Otter Tail County DWI Court Team has earned the 2021 “Excellence in Corrections Award” by the Minnesota Association of County Probation Officers (MACPO). The award is “During a lock-down or stay-at-home order, everyone experiences an increase in anxiety and/or depression at least to some degree,” said Michael Schommer, Otter Tail County’s Director of Probation. “We… Read More

Elementary, high school both complete air quality project By Chad Koenen Publisher If you didn’t break a sweat walking through the doors at New York Mills School this fall, there is a good reason for that, and it has nothing to do with the temperature outside. After two years of construction projects at NY Mills School,… Read More

Family of Dot Schwartz purchase a unique bench in her honor By Chad Koenen Publisher Dot Schwartz has become just as much of the Minnesota State Fair as corn dogs, cheap milk and those little cookies that are sold by the bucket. For the better part of a half century, Schwartz has rarely missed a state… Read More

Hepola opens dialogue on city versus rural divide By Barbie Porter Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum While growing up, Otter Tail County was a place Cory Hepola couldn’t wait to leave. His youthful eyes were set on the bright lights and fast pace of the Twin Cities.  When he got there, he found all the success hard work rewards…. Read More