A 13-year-old is in custody in Pine Point for Threats of Violence By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee Police Department and Becker County Sheriff’s Department responded to a threat of violence at Frazee-Vergas High School after threatening graffiti was found on a desk. According to social media reports, the alleged graffiti contained the statement “Shooting… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor When Vergas hosts an event the town is always filled to capacity from wiener dogs during Looney Days to hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts during Ole’s Ride. The third annual Hairyman Festival brings its own unique crew in side-by-side and all-terrain vehicle operators as they take over Vergas during the festival’s signature… Read More

EDA/HRA annual contract with MMCDC renewed By Robert Williams Editor The Becker County Board of Commissioners approved a preliminary increase in next year’s property tax levy of 7.5 percent, according to County Administrator Carrie Smith. “The majority of the increases are with regards to increase and implementation of our salary grid and getting a lot… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Eight fire departments responded to a fire in the heart of lakes country last Monday night. A large fire struck Stub’s Dining & Gunpowder Bar on Monday, Sept. 16 shortly after 9:30 p.m. The cause of the fire is still unknown and it has to yet-to-be-determined if the building was a… Read More

Otter Tail County has announced the launch of a new, user-friendly webpage dedicated to ditches and drainage systems. This online resource gives the public easy access to important information, documents and services related to the county’s extensive drainage infrastructure. The new webpage is part of the county’s ongoing efforts to provide residents, visitors, contractors, and… Read More

City council takes no action on municipal liquor store By Matthew Johnson Reporter At its Tuesday, Sept. 10, regular monthly meeting the Wolf Lake City Council agreed to keep its annual property tax levy the same as last year with no increases. The Wolf Lake 2024 preliminary property tax levy, as it was for the… Read More

Lake Agassiz Regional Library will host a tour of author visits featuring Minnesota author Douglas Wood. Attendees will hear all about his new memoir, A Wild Path, as well as his experience as an author, artist, musician, naturalist and wilderness guide. Wood is the creator of classic children’s books including Old Turtle and A Quiet… Read More

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center’s Fall 2024 Concert Series continues with Curtis and Loretta on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m.  Curtis and Loretta are a folk singer-songwriter duo, guided by their love of good songs and inspired by the stories of people they have met in their over 40 years of touring…. Read More

By Jesse Grabow Ask a Trooper Question: Can you talk about U-turns and how and when a person can do them?   Answer: A U-turn is a 180-degree turn that reverses your direction of travel. Do not make a U-turn unless you can do so without disrupting other traffic. “No U-Turn” signs indicate where U-turns… Read More

On September 15 at approximately 2:15 p.m., the Becker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a motorcycle crash on Co. Rd. 135, near the intersection of 285th Street, south of the village of Two Inlets, Minn. Preliminary investigation indicates the 2019 Harley Davidson, driven by Curtis Duane Hermanson, age 58, of New York Mills,… Read More