A tax credit for the sale or lease of land, equipment, machinery, and livestock in Minnesota by beginning farmers is still available through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Rural Finance Authority. To qualify, the applicant must be a Minnesota resident with the desire to start farming or who began farming in Minnesota within the past… Read More

Vergas Trail addition increases city’s net position By Barbie Porter Editor The 2020 audit for the city of Vergas showed the liquor store posted a profit  of $84,695. In recent years, the city has remodeled the municipal liquor store, enhanced the sign and provided a variety of competitively priced products. The competitive drive has not went unnoticed as it continues… Read More

To help ensure public safety and protect natural resources, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources expanded burning restrictions.  Effective on July 27, areas within state jurisdiction in Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Clearwater, Mahnomen and Stearns counties are included in burning restrictions already in place for the eastern portion of Roseau County and all of Beltrami, Cass,… Read More

The Frazee Area Community Club is hosting a Turkey Days post meeting on Thursday, Aug. 19 at 6 p.m. The meeting is open to everyone and will be held at Lion’s Park, where the World’s Largest Turkey sits.

By Barbie Porter Editor The Vergas Economic Development Authority took steps to provide additional incentives for multi-family housing units to be built. The city currently teams with the county to offer a tax abatement program that provides tax relief up to $5,000 or for five years, which ever comes first. After learning a $1 million-plus building is… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed zebra mussels in Eagle Lake, near Frazee as well as Turtle Lake, near Lake Park. Both are in Becker County. In Otter Tail County Clitherall Lake, near the city with the same name, has also been confirmed to have zebra mussels.  A DNR conservation officer reported zebra mussels… Read More

Hunters looking for duck and goose season dates and regulations can find the information they need in the 2021 Minnesota Waterfowl Hunting Regulations handbook, available on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources website and in August wherever DNR licenses are sold. The early Canada goose season and experimental teal season begins on Saturday, Sept. 4,… Read More

Licenses on sale starting on Aug. 1 With the release of the online version of the 2021 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations handbook, hunters can read up on what’s new to prepare for this year’s deer hunting season. The handbook is available on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ deer hunting webpage. Printed copies of… Read More

Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring population counts are down from last year as expected during the declining phase of the species’ 10-year cycle – a predictable pattern recorded for 72 years. Although peaks vary from 8 to 11 years apart, the most recent peak in the cycle occurred in 2017. Ruffed grouse populations are surveyed by counting… Read More

Visits include ability to complete sports physical forms As summer slips past and a new school year approaches, Essentia Health is making it more convenient than ever to schedule well-child/teen visits, which include the completion of mandatory sports physical forms. These visits are for anyone from birth to age 21 and are recommended annually to ensure your child… Read More