By Barbie Porter Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum As the winter sports season nears completion, John Klinnert is concluding his 45th year as a referee. Whether he is standing on the football field or basketball court, the 1965 New York Mills graduate is proud to be in the thick of things when make or break calls are made at… Read More

Henning receives nearly 10 inches of snow in recent storm By Chad Koenen Publisher February hasn’t traditionally been a snowy month—unless of course the year ends in ’22. Almost 100 years to the day after a snowstorm dropped over 13 inches of snow in Fergus Falls, schools and businesses closed last week as another snowstorm blew… Read More

HFD reminds residents of importance of CO2 alarms By Chad Koenen Publisher The lives of a Henning family were saved last weekend thanks to a device that costs less than a prime rib dinner on Friday night.  Shannon and Debbie Starry were awaken in the early morning hours of Feb. 27 by a carbon monoxide alarm. The… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen The elementary cheerleaders led Henning fans at the boys and girls basketball games on Friday night in a variety of cheers. The group was under the direction of Mary Trana. Among the cheerleaders were Violet Swartz and Kennedy Lutgens (above). 

Ottertail city has big gains with new housing Otter Tail County’s Big Build initiative saw promising housing growth in 2021. Last year, $79.2 million in housing investment was added in the County from 507 new and rehabbed housing units, 435 of these being new construction and 72 being rehabbed units. This is an increase in… Read More

Member-driven innovation economically reduces carbon emissions without compromising grid reliability From increased adoption of electric vehicles to navigating the ongoing transition to cleaner energy, Minnesota’s not-for-profit electric cooperatives offer innovative energy programs to member-owners. In a time of remarkable industry change, Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) hosted an open forum for its member-owners on Friday, Feb. 18.  … Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  Sheriff deputies, in coordination with the Minnesota State Highway Patrol, reported a fatality near Dalton, along Interstate 94, Thursday evening, Feb. 24. This was a two-vehicle collision that took place close to 7:30 p.m. The deceased person was identified as 53-year-old Eswein Waldemar of West Kelowa, British Columbia, a province in western… Read More

Deb Berry is passionate about providing learning opportunities for children, and it shows through her work with the Brandon Evansville Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) program and serving as the Lakes Country Service Cooperative’s Raising a Reader Early Literacy Initiative Coordinator. “Our local children are the people that will be taking care of me in… Read More

Distrust in voting has taken place in some areas By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The voting process was a topic for discussion at some recent precinct caucuses in Otter Tail County. Distrust of the voting process has taken place in some areas of Minnesota and across the nation. Fortunately, Otter Tail County has a strong reputation for… Read More

Accident occurred on Hwy. 210 By Chad Koenen Publisher One person died and several others were injured in a two-vehicle accident on Highway 210 near mile marker 40 early Sunday morning.  Grace Katherine Olson, age 19 of Barnesville, was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu westbound on Highway 210 when the vehicle collided with a 2011 Ford F650 straight… Read More