By Chad Koenen Publisher Some community’s have a bakery, while others have an ice cream parlor. Some have a place to purchase hard candy, a place to go to get a warm home cooked breakfast or lunch. Even less have a place where you can purchase custom brownies, cupcakes, cakes and more. To have all of… Read More

Otter Tail County residents without personal access to computers received free desktop computers and digital literacy resources thanks to Otter Tail County, Viking Library System, PCs for People, and the Blandin Foundation. A total of 50 desktop computers were distributed as a part of the project. “Access to technology is increasingly important for attending school, gaining… Read More

Application deadline set for Aug. 15 On Wednesday, Sept. 15, New York Mills High School students are volunteering a Day of Caring. Students will be working on outdoor projects for senior citizens, military veterans, agencies, non-profits, and/or people who may have a special circumstance that prevents them from doing outdoor projects (an illness, injury, or… Read More

More than 30 walleyes reeled in during fishing tournament, top six collect winning weight of 24.70 pounds By Barbie Porter Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum Andrew Soderholm and Ben Hittle were on a waiting list to enter the annual Lund Mania Fishing Tournament a few years before their time to shine arrived. “We heard about it maybe five or… Read More

The Mills Dream Team once again displayed their New York Mills community support at this year’s East Otter Tail County Relay for Life from July 9-10.  The local team was the top fundraising team at this year’s event in Perham and team members wanted to thank everyone who donated money and made this year’s event a success…. Read More

By Jenna Baker Correspondent The New York Mills School Board met on Monday, July 12 for a workshop, which according to superintendent Blaine Novak, allows for the board to discuss topics more in-depth than they would be able to at the regularly scheduled monthly meetings.Various topics were on the agenda including COVID-19 wrap-up and review, budgets,… Read More

By Jenna Baker Correspondent The Ottertail City Council met on July 15 for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. At the meeting, Ottertail Fire Chief Stuart Fleischauer gave an update to the council, noting another busy year for the department including a number of grass fires. Fleischauer informed the council that the department is needing to update their current… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies reported two traffic accidents with injuries on Thursday, July 15. One accident took place near the northwest side of Otter Tail Lake and the other accident took place northwest of Perham. The accident near Otter Tail Lake took place at 12:51 p.m. near Sheldon’s Car Care. Deputies said the driver… Read More

EOT Fair to kick off on Wednesday in Perham By Chad Koenen Publisher The smell of fried food, animals and sound of children screaming will be filling the air of Perham this week. After taking a one year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the East Otter Tail County Fair will be held in Perham.  While the… Read More