Accessible, transparent care without the red tapeBy Robert Williams – Editor Owner and Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) Ashley Schultz just celebrated the first month of being open for business at her new cash-pay clinic, Lakes Country Healthcare, in Detroit Lakes. “We’re getting going,” Schultz said. “It’s not steady or predictable, yet.” Lakes Country Healthcare (LCH) is a complete… Read More

By Robert Williams, Editor Organizer Kelsey Varty was looking for something creative to do early in the Vergas events calendar. After a big response from social media to her initial idea she created the Before the Bloom Vendor Market. “Lakes country may be quiet in winter, but Before the Bloom, everything begins to awaken,” is the event’s tagline…. Read More

Hanson sells lakeside restaurant concept to three employees Long-standing lakes country staple, Spanky’s Stone Hearth, announced a change in ownership Wednesday, Dec. 14. The popular fine dining restaurant will change hands in May 2023 from current owner and proprietor, Josh Hanson, to tenured employees Matthew Hanson, Michael Kasper and Jared Faul who will own and… Read More

City Council gets a new and a familiar face; Haarstick, Pinke elected to Vergas city council By Robert Willams Editor In a rematch of the close Frazee mayoral race in 2018, the outcome was the opposite Tuesday night with Mark Flemmer defeating incumbent Ken Miosek by 36 votes. Miosek won by a slimmer margin four years… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor While not natives of Vergas, Jerry and Kathy Johnson have been integral members of the business community long enough to deserve that title. Having been key contributors to the town for nearly a half-century has earned the couple another title as they were named the 2022 Looney Day Parade Grand Marshals by the… Read More

Second-year flower shop open in Hobart Township By Kathryn Wilkowski Reporter After giving birth to her first child, Bayleigh Lautenschlager started up a new flower business, True Blue Flower Co., near Vergas. “I plan on doing this for as long as I am able to,” she said. “It’s what I’m passionate about.” Bayleigh and her husband, Payton, moved… Read More

Phase two completed with new surface installed By Robert Williams Editor The second of three phases of construction of the new pickleball courts in Vergas was completed over the weekend as the concrete slab that was poured last November was covered by JB Surfaces from Fargo. The surfacing work is a big step in allowing for posts… Read More