Plumbing & Heating celebrates 90th year in business By Robert Williams Editor Robin Hanson Whether known by its original name H.J. Hanson and Sons, Vergas Hardware, The Home of Hardware Hank or its current moniker Hanson’s Plumbing & Heating, Inc, the service-based company is as much a part of Vergas as the town is a part of the business. Closing… Read More

Perham and DL academy gymnasts form a team of three By Robert Williams Editor Gymnasts in Frazee are finding success in both the high school ranks and the more individually-focused USA Gymnastics programs. Following up three Hornets—Elsie Ratz, Addy and Kaija Aschnewitz—who made the trip to state with the Detroit Lakes-Frazee co-op team in late February, another… Read More

Group interviews consultant to potentially help achieve goals By Robert Williams Editor The Vergas Economic Development and Housing and Redevelopment Authority met with Otter Tail County Community Development Director Amy Baldwin on Tuesday, March 7, to discuss the future of the 11-lot Sunny Oaks subdivision and Ron Ziegler CEO and President of Community and Economic Development Associates (CEDA) about… Read More

County Board cites comp plan changes as solution By Robert Williams Editor Residents of Little Floyd Lake spoke during the open forum relating multiple complaints about a rundown, occupied house known colloquially as the House of Agape or Agape Schoolhouse near the intersection of Husby Road and Little Floyd Lake Road. “It’s been neglected for a period of time,”… Read More

Emerging Leadership banquet set for March 25 Neil and Amanda Aho of Menahga are Becker County’s participants in the 2023 Red River Valley Emerging Leadership Program. They, along with individuals from 15 other counties in northwestern and west central Minnesota, have taken part in educational sessions since October 2022.  Neil works as a technician at a local cooperative… Read More

Contributed photo Max Walberg took first place at the annual Frazee-Vergas Elementary Spelling Bee last week. Participants included: Dalton Espe, Nolan Prellwitz, Max Walberg, Paige Baumgart Shelby Baumgart and Kiana Moon.

Frazee received $7,500 to spend on locally grown food Frazee, Barnesville, Moorhead, and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Schools have been selected as recipients of Fiscal Year 2023 Farm to School Grants from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.  The purpose of the grant is to support purchases of locally grown food and kitchen equipment. Frazee received $7,500 to spend on locally grown… Read More

Unseen pathway reveals four years missionary service, marriage By Lori Fischer Thorp Correspondent Kyleigh Van Den Eykel Birkey knows life holds endless uncertainties, but she is confident her faith will always reveal the steps to venture forward. The 2015 Frazee graduate was a junior in high school when her commitment caught fire “on a TEC (Together Encountering Christ)… Read More

Fire destroyed a building in rural Vergas on Tuesday, March 7, according to an Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office press release. Including the building, $15,000 worth of tools were also damaged in the structure fire. No injuries were reported. At approximately 9:31 p.m. on Tuesday, dispatch received a 911 call from the property owner of a fire in… Read More

Local company has constructed over 15,500 fiber route miles The Arvig fiber network has surpassed a major growth milestone, the company announced recently. Arvig has now constructed more than 15,500 fiber route miles throughout Minnesota, bolstering its strategic goal to grow the network by at least 1,000 route miles per year. Arvig ended 2022 with more than… Read More