By Barbie Porter Editor The East Otter Tail County Fair returns with family fun for everyone and updates to its historic buildings. The event, which goes from July 22-25, is celebrating 110 years. For the regulars that visit and enjoy the rides, concerts, tractor pulls, demo derbies and many other events, the buildings are a familiar sight.  Diane… Read More

Family known at car shows for classic rides By Barbie Porter Editor Automobiles have a variety of fans. There are those that love the engines, the bodies or the modifications. Then there are car  aficionados like the Halls. The Rochert residents took their love for automobiles and made it into a bonding experience for the family.  Jon Hall… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor Detectives are needed to decipher clues and identify the Mystery Gobbler during Frazee’s 65th annual Turkey Days celebration. The Mystery Gobbler is a person in the community and the super sleuths must decipher the clues and riddles to figure out their identity. Whoever solves the mystery wins bragging rights, and a prize. Clues about the… Read More

Country Financial representative Albert Doll is pleased to support the Frazee Fire Department with a donation to outfit a recently purchased fire engine.  Doll presented a donation of $750 at the department’s meeting on July 14. The donation will help purchase up to date life-saving tools to help completely equip the fire engine.  Doll has been a… Read More

Last week, crews poured the bridge deck at the Otter Tail River, so right now things are a little quieter on the east end of the project while the concrete cures. Next up for the bridge replacement: pouring of the approach panels and railing, installation of guardrail and dirt work near the bridge site.  East of… Read More

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is featuring in its Gallery the wildlife photographs of Brad Anderson of Ottertail and fish decoys by Larry Lange, Brad Lange and John Peeters. This artwork will be on display now through July 31.   A reception and presentation by photographer Brad Anderson will be held on Wednesday, July… Read More

Becker and Mahnomen farmers donate to local first responders Becker and Mahnomen County farmers and their soybean checkoff dollars are giving back to local first responders this summer – and promoting the diverse uses of soybeans at the same time. The Becker/Mahnomen County Corn and Soybean Growers joined the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council and… Read More

Danita Ketter is again chairing the Frazee Turkey Days Road Rally which is themed “21 Doubles the Fun.” The Road Rally will start at the Frazee Essentia Clinic parking lot with registration from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and the first car leaving at 12 p.m.  The cost is $20 per team. Participants can expect… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will launch its new Main Street Economic Revitalization Program on Aug. 3. This $80 million statewide economic redevelopment program will award grants to partner organizations to establish programs within specific communities that will, in turn, fund economic development and redevelopment projects.  These projects will address the greatest… Read More

Hay crop may force some ranchers out of business By Barbie Porter Editor uWayne Ditterich put his hay customers on notice, they need to begin searching for someone to supply them with hay.  Driving out to one of his hay fields in rural Vergas, Ditterich explained last year he had  about 2,700 bales on about 600… Read More