Abramson, county create culvert cleaning tool The Otter Tail County Highway Department’s Ditch and Drainage Inspector, Colby Palmersheim, joined forces with the Fergus Falls Kennedy High School (KHS) welding class. Together, they launched Otter Tail County’s Culvert Grapple Hook innovation, a winch-powered tool to clean out culverts.  With a grant from the University of Minnesota Local… Read More

Influenza virus is the same affecting poultry industry A Stevens County goat kid (juvenile goat) residing on a farm with a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) positive poultry flock tested positive for the same virus. This is the first U.S. detection of HPAI in a domestic ruminant (cattle, sheep, goats, and their relatives).  All poultry on the property were… Read More

The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Micah Eveland of Scamp Trailers, headquartered in Backus, as Minnesota’s Small Business Person of the Year for 2024.  Eveland will compete for National Small Business Person of the Year during National Small Business Week, which will take place the first week of May in Washington D.C. “Minnesota is home to… Read More

Next event in Vergas on June 10 Otter Tail County Commissioners hosted an open house community event at New York Mills City Center on Monday, March 18. Residents engaged with commissioners and gained insight into ongoing projects within the New York Mills area. Employees from several service areas were available to share information and answer questions…. Read More

Connecting teens with disabilities to after-school resources The Becker County Community Transition Interagency Committee (CTIC) will be holding a Transition Resource fair at M-State on Tuesday, April 23, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. “Our goal is for it to be like an informative resource fair for teens and young adults with disabilities to learn about the different resources… Read More

The Frazee Fire Department Relief Association is looking for donations of live, silent auction, and raffle items for our fundraiser on Saturday, April 13, at 6 p.m., at the Frazee Event Center.  Items can be dropped off at City Hall, the Fire Department or by contacting the event Chairman Shawn Ohman at (218) 850-1251 or message… Read More

The Heartland Symphony Orchestra will be closing its 47th season with their Spring Concert Series “Shall We Write?”  With this theme in mind, HSO’s 2024 Composition Competition winner Robin Butler’s original work, Wings of Freedom will be performed by Heartland Symphony Orchestra as part of the series. Soloist Miriam Webber, Principal Bassoon, will also be featured… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum March 26, 2019 Nate LaCoursiere was recently appointed to the Commission on Judicial Selection by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan. The 1998 Frazee High School graduate said a call went out for people to submit applications to be part of the commission. The commission makes recommendations to the… Read More

UMary heavyweight eighth in second national appearance By Chris Cody UMary Athletics Communications Reece Barnhardt became the first University of Mary wrestler to become a three-time NCAA All-American, taking fourth place at 133 pounds at the 2024 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships. Luke Tweeton earned All-American status for the first time in his career as he finished 8th… Read More

Contributed photo The Frazee-Vergas Marching Band paraded down Magic Kingdom’s Main Street U.S.A. at Walt Disney World on Monday, March 18 during the group’s trip to Orlando, Florida.