Boy nearly drowns in Sand Lake A 70-year-old Elbow Lake motorcyclist was killed in a crash on County Road 4 southwest of Vergas Monday, Aug. 1. George Hough was eastbound on County Road 4 when he drifted over the centerline and entered the northernmost ditch, according to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office. The motorcycle continued through… Read More

Miss Wolf Lake encourages pageants on young girls By Kathryn Wilkowski Reporter During last year’s Wolf Lake Harvest Festival, Desarae Kohrs was crowned Miss Wolf Lake after a long day of interviews, dancing, and dress changing.  ¶  “I’ve always looked up to the other princesses and been inspired by them,” she said. “I wanted to be… Read More

5-year-olds (40 pounds) 1. Zeeva Rousa, 18.25 feet 2. Eden Adams 14.5 ft. 3. Griffin Hukriede 13.5 feet 6-year-olds (40 pounds) 1. Grayson Dahlgren – full pull 2. Rosie Anderson 17.75 feet 3. Fisher Landin 12.25 feet 7-year-olds (40, 80, 120 pounds) 1. Noah Bachmann 3 full pulls 2. Jacob Korczak full, full, 21-feet 3. Grayden Prellwitz full, full, 20-feet 8-year-olds (80, 120, 160 pounds) 1. Zoey Graham… Read More

Future road projects will see more quality control By Robert Williams Editor After making revisions from public input in July, West Central Initiative community planner Celeste Koppe presented the latest version of the Vergas comprehensive plan that was approved unanimously at the city council meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Koppe worked with the Vergas Economic Development Authority/HRA on a… Read More

Photo by Robert Williams The Vergas Pickleball committee has installed fencing on the new courts. The committee is continuing fundraising to raise the remaining $25,000 to finish the project. During Looney Days, visitors will have a chance to try out the new courts during Pickleball demonstrations from 10-11 a.m., on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12-13. Donations… Read More

Photo by Robert Williams The Vergas Community Club and Summers Construction Design Center combined to create and install the new Welcome to Vergas sign denoting area lakes in the highway 59, 10 and 108 corridors. The map, located downtown in the Summers’ RE/MAX Lakes Region parking lot, shows gravel, county roads and highways, as well as… Read More

Eleven teams compete in Turkey Days Road Rally The 2022 Road Rally, “Neverland Adventures” was a hit with 11 teams entering the competition this year. The Road Rally was filled with clues and challenges related to Disney and Disney Adventures. The teams started at the Frazee Essentia Clinic where teams showed off their Road Rally… Read More

The Becker County Food Pantry will soon be celebrating 40 years of fighting hunger in our community and with inflation at its worst in 40 years, the pantry is seeing the demand for food and supplies nearly double that of a year ago.  Compounding matters is the fact that many relief programs that were in operation… Read More

Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes is proud to welcome OB/GYN Dr. John Balintona. “I chose Essentia Health because I appreciate the value and service it provides to the community,” said Dr. Balintona. “Detroit Lakes is a wonderful place to live and practice.” Dr. Balintona earned his medical degree from Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland. He completed… Read More

Contributed photo Members of the Frazee-Vergas girls basketball team were serving hot dogs at the United Community Bank sponsored fundraiser lunch Wednesday, Aug. 3.