Liquor store tops $1 million in gross annual sales By Robert Williams Editor Three members of the Vergas City Council were sworn in during the first meeting of the year, including new Mayor Dwight Lundgren, new council member James Stenger and reelected member Bruce Albright on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The time and place of city council meetings were… Read More

The Minnesota Sheriffs Association has announced the recipients of its scholarship program for 2024, including Garrick Sharp from the Becker County Sheriffs Office. Sharp will receive a $2,000 scholarship to put towards his Law Enforcement Degree. He was one of only 18 applicants selected across the state of Minnesota, according to a press release from the… Read More

MPCA and Watershed grants available for septic systems By Robert Williams Editor With the expiration of County-wide Single-Family Tax Rebate in Otter Tail County at the end of 2024, Community Development Director Amy Baldwin discussed the county’s willingness to consider partnerships with cities who wish to continue offering a tax rebate program locally at the commissioner’s meeting… Read More

A Frazee man was charged with felony mail theft in Becker County District Court. According to court records, on Sept. 25, a Becker County deputy spoke to a woman who lives in Otter Tail County, but is a Frazee Post Office customer. The woman reported two gift cards sent by her daughter had not arrived and were missing…. Read More

Matthew Johnson Reporter The Wolf Lake City Council began its first meeting of the new year by welcoming a new member. Katie Lake, elected to the vacant council seat with five write-in votes during the November election, took the oath of office and was sworn in during the council’s Tuesday, Jan. 14, regular monthly meeting. She… Read More

Entries thought for 32nd annual GATO in NYM The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center has announced the 2025 Great American Think-Off question: “Is there only one truth, or are there many truths?”   The stage is set for the 32nd annual Great American Think-Off, a nationally renowned philosophy competition that invites participants of all backgrounds… Read More

On Thursday, Jan. 16, the Otter Tail County Highway Department announced it has temporarily closed County State-Aid Highway (CSAH) 76 over Bluff Creek, west of Bluffton, after routine inspections revealed advanced deterioration underneath this bridge. A detour has been established to redirect traffic. The Otter Tail County Highway Department understands the inconvenience this closure may cause… Read More

On the first day of the 2025 legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Senate passed a series of motions and unanimously passed a resolution to enact the agreement between the two caucuses to share power through a temporary organizing structure. Following the recent death of Senator Kari Dziedzic (D-Minneapolis), the Senate is currently tied… Read More

Staff from the Office of Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach will be holding mobile office hours in Detroit Lakes at the Detroit Lakes Public Library in their main level meeting room (1000 Washington Ave., Detroit Lakes) on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 12-4 p.m. The congressional staff will be available to answer constituent questions and take feedback on policy… Read More

Murray named to SNHU President’s List Gene Murray of Frazee has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) Fall 2024 President’s List. The fall terms run from September to December. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved… Read More