Catholic Daughters of the Americas®️  Court St. Rita #409 presents their 56th Style Show  and Brunch fundraiser on Saturday, October 25, 2025, in the Fellowship Hall at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Perham Come and enjoy  a morning out with friends and family!  Included with your ticket is a delicious catered brunch, unlimited coffee, and chances… Read More

Otter Tail County officials cut the ribbon on the new Fir and Friberg Avenue roundabout, celebrating the completion of a safety improvement project. The roundabout, located near the YMCA, replaces a traditional intersection that had been experiencing issues due to increasing traffic volumes. The project also includes a new pedestrian trail connection along the north side… Read More

Pumpkin Patch Party The Pumpkin Patch Party is a way to spend a family-friendly afternoon with local royalty celebrating Halloween with autumnal activities. There will be Trick or Treat bag decorating, crafts, cupcake/cookie walk, games by the high school’s My Voice is Powerful (MVP) Club and pumpkin painting with pumpkins donated by Jane and Curt Anderson’s… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum October 20, 2020 Vergas will soon have a SMART room in its event meeting room at no cost to the city. The high tech room is compliments of a program offered by Otter Tail County. Back in January, the Vergas City Council requested City Clerk Julie Lammers attend meetings regarding broadband in… Read More

Looking for a way to connect with readers in your community? Book Clubs are a great way to discover new books and make friends. Lake Agassiz Regional Library will host several Book Club meetings around the region throughout October.  The Detroit Lakes Public Library’s Tuesday Afternoon Book Club will meet at the library on Tuesday, October… Read More

Contributed photos Above: Grayson Goheen, harvested a 10-point buck during the youth hunting weekend. The buck was his first deer. Right: Mark Jepson, age 11, harvested his first deer during the youth deer hunt weekend. He is the son of Ashley and Josh Jepson.

Grant program supports cities under 10,000 The Minnesota Housing board recently approved more than $4 million in grants to support affordable and workforce housing development in small Greater Minnesota cities. The Greater Minnesota Small Cities Housing Aid Grant Program will provide grants to 33 cities with populations below 10,000.   Grants can be used to support… Read More

More than 400,000 deer hunters are preparing for the firearms deer season, which opens Saturday, Nov. 8. The season offers opportunities to spend time outdoors with friends and family, find adventure and put venison in the freezer. Deer hunting is the primary tool Minnesota Department of Natural Resources uses to manage deer populations, and hunters help… Read More

Photo by Robert Williams Above: Homecoming Queen Brynn Larson and King Adam Vigen share candy with kids and adults lining Main Avenue during the parade on Friday, Oct. 10. Right: Members of the Frazee-Vergas Marching Band led the Homecoming parade from the elementary school through downtown Frazee on Friday afternoon.

By Robert Williams Editor Lake Agassiz Library Regional Director Liz Lynch reported on the library systems providing services to 22 communities including Frazee, Cormorant and Lake Park through 13 libraries and nine LINK sites. Becker County Commissioners were thorough in questioning this year’s budget increase for LARL, especially seeking answers on higher costs for Becker County… Read More