Unseen pathway reveals four years missionary service, marriage By Lori Fischer Thorp Correspondent Kyleigh Van Den Eykel Birkey knows life holds endless uncertainties, but she is confident her faith will always reveal the steps to venture forward. The 2015 Frazee graduate was a junior in high school when her commitment caught fire “on a TEC (Together Encountering… Read More

Fire destroyed a building in rural Vergas on Tuesday, March 7, according to an Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office press release. Including the building, $15,000 worth of tools were also damaged in the structure fire. No injuries were reported. At approximately 9:31 p.m. on Tuesday, dispatch received a 911 call from the property owner of a fire in… Read More

Local company has constructed over 15,500 fiber route miles The Arvig fiber network has surpassed a major growth milestone, the company announced recently. Arvig has now constructed more than 15,500 fiber route miles throughout Minnesota, bolstering its strategic goal to grow the network by at least 1,000 route miles per year. Arvig ended 2022 with more… Read More

Contributed photos There was lots of excitement running through Frazee-Vergas Elementary School during Read Across America Week. Staff and students kicked off the week with an energizing pep-fest, including some amazing high schoolers that came down to help out. There was singing, karaoke, rapping, dancing, reading, clapping and cheering. Some students took home t-shirts and… Read More

Contributed photo Alivia Buhr, 8, and chaperone Daniel Buhr pose for a photo during Mrs. Schwan’s second grade class field trip to Detroit Mountain last week.

Both OTC offices closed March 16-17 Otter Tail County completed several building enhancements at the Government Services Center (GSC) at 500 West Fir Avenue in Fergus Falls. Motor Vehicle/Driver’s License and Land and Resource Management offices will be closed to the public March 16-17 as equipment and supplies are moved to the GSC. Motor Vehicle/Driver’s License… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum March 15, 2018 The opportunity to win a trip to Cancun, a Timberwolves game, a shrimp boil for up to 24 guests, a meat smoker, casino packages and much more will be Saturday, March 24 at the Frazee Event Center. The 11th annual Frazee Fire Department Relief Association is hosting a silent… Read More

Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill Tullibee season is here, and action will only be picking up over the next few weeks. Saturday, I had a group that were members of Women Anglers of Minnesota. They wanted to catch their Master Angler caliber tullibee. With the amount of snow lately it had made travel difficult, but we… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Friday, Feb. 24 2:07 p.m. Report of threats being made at the Dollar General store. Apparently a male party tried to return $200 worth of pots and pans. The items were stolen from the outside displays.  Cashier recognized male as the same person who tried the same thing last summer at… Read More