Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill Red, white and a good bite.  Memorial Day weekend brought warmer temperatures and strong winds that helped increase the water temps. Right now it seems like everything is swimming together and you don’t know what will bite next.  It was fun this past weekend with having friends up with Ice Fishing Minnesota. We… Read More

Riders with an all-terrain vehicle registered for private or agricultural use won’t need to pay the registration fee to ride the state’s public ATV trails June 10-11. This is the 10th year that Minnesota is providing ATV riders with free access to more than 3,000 miles of state forest and grant-in-aid trails during an annual… Read More

Local traffic to encounter daily lane closures The start date for the Highway 34 project, between County Road 29 east of Detroit Lakes to County Road 26/47 west of Osage, has been tentatively rescheduled to Thursday, June 15, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The adjustment is due to a change in the contractor’s… Read More

Complaint includes gross misdemeanor gambling charge By Robert Williams, Editor The former club manager of the Frazee-Vergas Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7702 has been charged in Becker County District Court with four felonies and a gross misdemeanor in relation to theft and fraud in 2021 and 2022. Anne Tonette Omundson, 47, of Frazee has been charged… Read More

‘This is the best place at the end of a gravel road’ By Robert Williams Editor For first-time visitors, pulling into Forest Edge Gallery is a sight to behold and a beckoning oasis for art lovers at the edge of where pasture meets the woods.  ¶  Metal artist and potter Patrick Shannon and painter and jewelry… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Local Facebook users may have noticed a thread hijack last weekend when the Lake Sybil Rod and Gun Club went around the area donating large sums to area outdoor-related clubs and associations. The gun club disbanded late last year and the board of directors and club members used the money from the sale… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Vergas will kick off the summer season with a brand new event “Shops and Hops,” a shopping and craft beer street fest, on Saturday June 3. Main Street downtown Vergas will be blocked off for 27 different shops and 15 breweries and distilleries from 1-5 p.m. Live music will be provided by artists… Read More

FCDC to complete land purchase in June By Robert Williams Editor Members of the Frazee Community Development Corporation (FCDC) met onsite at Wannigan Regional Park for a design kickoff meeting with Widseth engineers to flush out details on the concept map and where specific amenities of the park will be going in the future, according to… Read More

The historic mill building at Phelps Mill Park in Otter Tail County has been restored.  Join the Friends of Phelps Mill and Otter Tail County in celebrating the reopening of the mill. The public is invited to an Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Friday, June 2 from 1-3 p.m. Guests are encouraged to take… Read More

Starting Monday, June 5, road construction will begin on Highway 34, between County Road 29 east of Detroit Lakes to County Road 26/47 west of Osage, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Local traffic will encounter daily lane closures, potential short-term local detours, flaggers and pilot cars on Highway 34. Motorists should expect delays… Read More