Contributed photo The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office issued an online warning about a crack on the north side of Rush Lake running from the west to the east approximately one-mile long. There is some open water that was marked off with cones and pylons by the Perham Fire Department Friday, Dec. 30. The Sheriff’s… Read More

About 2 in 5 homes in the state have dangerous radon levels Radon is the leading environmental cause of cancer deaths in the United States and the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. More than 21,000 lung cancer deaths are attributed to radon each year in the U.S. About 2 in 5 homes in Minnesota… Read More

Organization to host kick-off event on Saturday in Perham After almost two years of gradual baby steps, the Love INC (Love In the Name of Christ) chapter of Greater East Otter Tail is close to becoming a visibly active organization. The desire to establish a Love INC chapter in East Otter Tail County originated with the… Read More

Minnesota State Community and Technical College has named 523 students to its President’s List and 546 students to its Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester.  There were 21 students from the Vergas and Frazee area earning honors. Students on the President’s List earned a grade point average of 4.0 while completing a minimum of six college-level… Read More

Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill Happy New Years December storms dropped heavy wet snow which caused flooding on the lakes. The cold snap that we had has frozen up most of that slush and travel on lakes has greatly improved but I wouldn’t touch the ice without a tow strap in your vehicle.Staying mobile has been the… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum January 11, 2018 Scott Seim and Wesley Kropuenske reeled in a large northern pike with a big shiner minnow on Town Lake around 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7. The fish measured 32.5 inches and weighed 10 pounds. The young men were about 150 feet from Seim’s dock in about 11 feet… Read More

Award recognizes Perham Health as one of the best hospitals in the US Perham Health has earned the 2023 Women’s Choice Award for 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience and Best Hospitals for Emergency Care in the U.S. The Women’s Choice Award is a third-party validation that provides women the confidence to know they are… Read More

Applications are now being accepted for a new grant program to support Minnesotans purchasing their first farm. The Down Payment Assistance Grant Program is managed by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and offers dollar-for-dollar matching up to $15,000 for qualified small farmers to purchase farmland. The MDA’s Rural Finance Authority (RFA) is awarding this funding… Read More

Photo by Robert Williams Heavy December snows and ideal temperatures for hoar frost the final week of the year in the 20-30 degree range have seasonally-artistic vistas on drives around the area like this snapshot along County Road 54 between Frazee and Detroit Lakes.

Photo courtesy Katie Williams Katie Williams caught this photo of a sun halo on West Wymer Lake Road while visiting her parents’ Jack and Kathy Dretsch. Halos are created when water vapor condenses and then freezes into ice crystals. As sunlight passes through the ice crystals, the geometry of the crystals causes the light to refract,… Read More