By Tucker Henderson Special to the Dispatch I recently received a copy of the new book ‘Lost Songs of the Suomi Synod’ by Jonathan Rundman. The 116 page book is a compilation of historic hymns from the Suomi Synod (now a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) which have been modernized to restore them back… Read More

Let’s talk about the weather, and all the ways that people over the years have figured out to predict it. Along the way, I’ve got a couple ways of my own which I’ve developed over the years. A lot of weather predictions are indirectly connected to  barometric pressure, BP, which is itself connected to the weight… Read More

PRC win improves NYM to 3-0 in the conference, 7-3 overall By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills volleyball team had a reason to celebrate last week as the Eagles secured the 100th win in head coach Tammy Olson’s career at the school. The Eagles overwhelmed the Pillager Huskies 3-0 to not only improve the… Read More

Yellowjackets defeat Lakers 5-2 on Thursday By Chad Koenen Publisher The Perham/New York Mills tennis team swept a Parkers Prairie 7-0 on Tuesday night. The Yellowjackets won each of their seven matches in straight sets with the closest match being at first doubles as the pair of Trinity Covington and Jane Gudmundson won 6-4, 7-5 to sweep… Read More

The Yellowjacket girls made a great showing in Park Rapids on Thursday night. Park Rapids pulled away in the end, but the Perham/New York Mills swimmers didn’t let that stop them from setting some new PR’s. The team saw many season and all-time personal records, with a total of 20 PR’s, as well as eight… 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

Eagles improve to 3-0, to host Bagley in homecoming game By Chad Koenen Publisher In a battle against two unbeaten teams atop Section 6A, the New York Mills made the trek north to Pine River-Backus on Friday night and knocked off the Tigers by a score of 26-12. The game not only improved the Eagles to 3-0 and… Read More

Last Thursday the New York Mills Eagles cross country team traveled to Madden’s West golf course to run in the meet hosted by Pillager.   On this very hilly course, the Eagle runners did very well with Simon Snyder placing 11th, Braeden Malone 13th, Breck Hensch 15th, Bryan Bohn 21st, Austiin Geiser 23rd and Jeron Witt… Read More

Perham man with NYM ties uses life lessons to become United States citizen By Barbie Porter Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum When Jose Urbala crossed the U.S. Mexico border for the first time at the age of 17, he did so with the help of a coyote.  A coyote is not a canine down south. It is what they call… Read More

City hears of potential drive-thru coffee shop By Jenna Baker Correspondent The September Ottertail City Council meeting opened up with a public hearing to discuss rezoning two parcels of land in the Deer Run Estates Development from Agricultural to Single Family. Jake Huebsch of Sourcewell was present to provide background on both zoning and this particular proposed… Read More