Funds will be used for medical helicopter pad The Callaway Volunteer Fire Department, a dedicated group of 19 volunteer firefighters serving the Callaway community, received a $10,000 donation from Wild Rice Electric Cooperative’s Operation Roundup Program.  This donation is specifically aimed at supporting the construction of a medical helicopter landing pad. The need for this project… Read More

Motorists can expect delays on Highway 59 north of Detroit Lakes, starting on Monday, June 26, weather permitting, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.  Crews will begin a preventative maintenance chip seal project in both directions on Highway 59, from Highway 34 to the Buffalo River south of Ogema. The work is expected to take… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum June 28, 2018 Organized games will provide hours of fun at Lions Park in Frazee on Thursday, July 5 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes is bringing its Rec on the Go van to the two-turkey town and if the event is well attended will likely return…. Read More

Online tool helps to guide care options Essentia Health is launching a new feature within MyChart that helps identify why someone might not be feeling quite right and what level of care they should seek.  The MyChart Symptom Checker is a convenient, interactive web tool that allows patients to input their symptoms at any time of… Read More

Feeding ban has been lifted for Wadena County The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has removed deer feeding or feeding and attractant bans in 24 counties to focus restrictions on areas where risk of chronic wasting disease spread is of greatest concern. “The DNR uses feeding and attractant bans as a tool to reduce unnatural crowding of… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Haying season is still going strong. We have just over 300 round bales rolled up on our goal to 1,000. Not sure if we will make it or not, we will need a lot of rain to fill out any first crop that is left and to give the second… Read More

Photo by Robert Williams City Hall in Vergas got a big splash of color after the installation of the birdhouse projects that were painted by more than 100 kids during the the fourth annual Vergas Kids Arts Camp that was held Saturday, June 10.

Frazee teen blends classic, creative designs By Lori Fischer Thorp Correspondent At first glance, the words “graduate” and “crochet” might seem totally unrelated.  ¶  At 19, Taylor Crabtree is what one might call an old soul, who learned some crochet fundamentals from her grandmother years ago and has now transformed them into her own kind of… Read More

Former VFW manager in court next on July 24 By Robert Williams Editor Anne Tonette Omundson was taken into custody at the Becker County Jail after a warrant was served for her arrest on Thursday, June 15. District Court Judge Gretchen Thilmony issued a bench warrant for Omundson’s arrest a week ago after Omundson failed to… Read More

Grotte remains on staff another year By Robert Williams Editor Krysten Foster was appointed as the new Otter Tail County Highway Engineer at the Board of Commissioners meeting in Fergus Falls on Tuesday, June 13. Foster was welcomed by deputy administrator Nicholas Leonard and will be replacing Chuck Grotte, who will stay on staff for approximately the next year…. Read More