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

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, on Sept. 28, told sanctuary county proponents that the county board does not have the authority to interpret the Second Amendment and would not vote on the issue of enacting a sanctuary county. At the same time, they told proponents it is within their rights to be passionate about… Read More

On Sept. 24, the Centers for Disease Control made official recommendations for third doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The third dose of vaccine is meant to generate further protective immunity to the COVID-19 virus.  The CDC highly recommends people in these groups receive a third dose at least six months after the second dose: • Individuals… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies reported that one person was injured Sept. 23 in a roadway accident at the intersection of Highways 14 and 67, south of New York Mills. Injured at 4:18 p.m. was 19-year-old Preston Newborg of New York Mills. Deputies said Newborg’s vehicle struck a large work truck. He was taken to… Read More

Program now offers rebate on OTC portion of taxes The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners approved an expansion and extension of the property tax rebate program for single and two-family homes at their Sept 14 meeting. The rebate program is one component of the County’s Big Build housing growth and investment initiative that launched… Read More

Local youth demonstrate their skills, knowledge with horses at state Eight 4-H youth from East Otter Tail County participated in the Minnesota 4-H State Horse show Sept. 17-20.  This year, 591 youth from across the state participated in the annual event at the Minnesota State Fair.  4-H’ers demonstrate their skills and knowledge in hippology (showing knowledge and understanding… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum or some, sun-soaked beaches of solitude are the things vacations are made of; for Jewel Wacker and her husband Ron, old campers and a bunch of strangers are what makes a vacation great. The two found what they were looking for at a camping event where attendees offer entertainment, such as games… Read More