The Minnesota State Centers of Excellence invite you and your students to attend Minnesota Works: Exploring Tech and Trades event taking place November 1, 8, or 15, 2024  What is Minnesota Works? This event invites our communities from across the state to explore the high-skill and high-paying jobs critical to Minnesota’s economic future. This event will feature a… Read More

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Rita of Perham will present their 55th Annual Style Show, “Fall is in the Air” on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Perham. The morning will begin with brunch, with the style show following featuring fashions from local… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum October 22, 2019 More than half of high school juniors have vaped at some point within 30 days, according to Frazee High School principal Anna Potvin. Of those that used, the top ways of obtaining the product were through friends (85 percent), followed by 26 percent talking someone into buying it for… Read More

By Becker County Master Gardeners Special to the Forum Take your amaryllis out of the dark and into a bright window, cut back dead foliage and water. Flowers typically develop in 4-6 weeks. Potted chrysanthemums in rich, autumn hues are traditional for Thanksgiving. Choose plants with some buds just opening, rather than in full bloom. They’ll last three… Read More

Dedicated driver adds to growing list of accolades By Robert Williams Editor Jack Pate, of rural Motley, recently surpassed a very significant milestone with Daggett Truck Line by hitting the 4,000,000-mile mark in July. Amazingly, all of those miles are accident-free, according to Daggett General Manager Erik Anderson.  ¶  Based out of the Frazee terminal, Pate… Read More

Frazee council approves capital improvement plan to 2029 By Robert Williams Editor During the Frazee City Council’s open forum Wednesday, Oct. 9, Frazee resident Jim Nelson spoke about the League of Women Voters (LOWV) hosting a delegate forum including mayoral and city council candidates at the Event Center on Monday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. His comments revolved around… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Vergas City Clerk-Treasurer Julie Lammers reported on the temporary painted crosswalks that were installed recently on Main Street In Vergas at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Latex paint was the only option to install this time of year and the crosswalks will remain in temporary status until the next county… Read More

Cannabis ordinance to be shared online By Robert Williams Editor The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense office, has awarded Otter Tail County with the distinguished Seven Seals Award in recognition of its exceptional support for service members of the Guard and Reserve at the Board of Commissioners meeting on… Read More

NYM family purchases Perham-based business By Tucker Henderson Reporter If you’ve ever purchased New York Mills Eagles apparel, especially from an athletic fundraiser, you likely own a piece of LongWeekend Sportswear. Joe and Tami Seifert recently sold the business to NY Mills community members, Jeremy and Virginia Hendrickx. “It was something that Jeremy and I were always like,… Read More

A Vergas man collided with a Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway locomotive on Friday, Oct. 4, in rural Vergas, according to an Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office press release. At approximately 6:20 p.m., Otter Tail County Dispatch responded to a reported collision between a motor vehicle and a train on a private driveway near the intersection… Read More