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    Donโ€™t count your chickens, or roosters, before theyโ€™re hatched--at...
    July 24, 2025
    The Erhard City Council has decided to rule the roost when it comes to unpenned chickens in Erhard.ย The City is shaking their tail feathers at the...

    Five area churches again collaborate to offer Bible school for...
    July 24, 2025
    Zion Lutheran Church will serve as the host site for this yearโ€™s Pelican Area Vacation Bible School, a collaborative effort between Zion Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran, Faith...
    The Stump Jumpers were league champions in 2024. Who will win the coveted title this year? 

Come see for yourself on Saturday, August 2. Tournament play kicks off at 10 a.m. ๐–ฎ๐—‡๐–พ ๐—‹๐–พ๐—€๐—Ž๐—…๐–บ๐—‹ ๐—Œ๐–พ๐–บ๐—Œ๐—ˆ๐—‡ ๐—Œ๐—ˆ๐–ฟ๐—๐–ป๐–บ๐—…๐—… ๐—€๐–บ๐—†๐–พ ๐—…๐–พ๐–ฟ๐— ๐—‚๐—‡ ๐–ค๐—‹๐—๐–บ๐—‹๐–ฝ; ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด. ๐Ÿฎ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜†...
    July 24, 2025
    Softball season is wrapping up in Erhard, with just one regular-season game night scheduled for July 29.ย The first game begins at 6 p.m., and the...

    President and Contractor Stephen Erb, Vice President and Treasurer Zach Wilson, and Vice President of Development and Realty Mike Carlson, along with Vice President and Interior Design Specialist Savannah Erb (not pictured), have gotten off to a fast start in only three months after taking over for Mike and Joy Summers. 
The company has recently rebranded to Refine Homes and will celebrate that during Looney Days, specifically on Saturday, Aug. 2.

PHOTO BY ROBERT WILLIAMS ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž: ๐–ฒ๐—Ž๐—†๐—†๐–พ๐—‹๐—Œ ๐–ข๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—Œ๐—๐—‹๐—Ž๐–ผ๐—๐—‚๐—ˆ๐—‡ ๐—‹๐–พ๐–ป๐—‹๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ๐–พ๐–ฝ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ฑ๐–พ๐–ฟ๐—‚๐—‡๐–พ ๐–ง๐—ˆ๐—†๐–พ๐—Œ
    July 24, 2025
    The former Summers Construction and Design Center, Vergas, is now Refine Homes, as the company has recently rebranded.ย The former Summers sign was...

    Vergas gears up for Looney Days
    July 24, 2025
    The city of Vergas is rolling out the welcome mat for the 2025 Looney Days festival, scheduled for July 30 through Aug. 3. With the theme โ€œMany Loons Ago,โ€ the celebration...
    ๐€๐ฌ๐ค ๐š ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐–ต๐–พ๐—๐—‚๐–ผ๐—…๐–พ ๐–บ๐—‚๐—‹๐–ป๐–บ๐—€ ๐—Œ๐–บ๐–ฟ๐–พ๐—๐—’
    July 24, 2025
    Question: Can you write about airbags? I know you just wrote an article about it being best for kids to ride in the back seat. I know airbags are an issue for kids in the...
    County seeks input on making Otter Tail roadways safer
    July 24, 2025
    Otter Tail County is developing a comprehensive road safety plan as part of the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All initiative, and requests public input to inform the...
    ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: ๐–ฒ๐—‰๐–พ๐–พ๐–ฝ๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–ผ๐–บ๐—๐–ผ๐—๐–พ๐—Œ ๐—Ž๐—‰...
    July 17, 2025
    Focused on eliminating driving behaviors that contribute to traffic-related fatalities on our nationโ€™s roads, the U.S. Department of Transportationโ€™s National Highway...
    Otter Tail County sets online auctions of tax-forfeit properties
    July 17, 2025
    The Otter Tail County Auditor-Treasurerโ€™s Office is preparing for the third round of online auctions of tax-forfeited properties, allowing individuals and businesses to...
    Serenity of Lake Ida captured by kayak enthusiast
    July 17, 2025
    Lake Ida, northwest of Pelican Rapids, is one of the lesser knownโ€”but very scenic lakesโ€”in the Otter Tail-Becker County lakes area. This serene,...

    Vining native and Henning High School graduate Jim Christopherson holds a book which, at lower left of cover, shows Jim in his football uniform. The book, โ€œHenningโ€™s Gridiron Giants,โ€ is authored by Henning native Cliff Buchan.
Photo by Tom Hintgen ๐—ข๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ-๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€...
    July 17, 2025
    Jim Christopherson grew up on a farm near Vining, the youngest of 10 children. His father, Edward, immigrated from Norway to the United States....

    Deep Roots Festival is autumn harvest celebration Vergas-area seed...
    July 17, 2025
    The Lake Agassiz Chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association invites the community to the fifth annual Deep Roots Festival at North Circle Seeds between Pelican Rapids...
    ๐ท๐‘œ ๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘š๐‘’๐‘š๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘›? ๐–ฏ๐–พ๐—…๐—‚๐–ผ๐–บ๐—‡ ๐—…๐–บ๐—„๐–พ๐—Œ ๐–บ๐—‹๐–พ๐–บ ๐—…๐—ˆ๐–ฝ๐—€๐–พ ๐—๐–บ๐—Œ ๐–ป๐–บ๐–ผ๐—„๐–ฝ๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—‰ ๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹...
    July 17, 2025
    We would love to solve the riddle behind this photograph, which is likely lost to history. ย The photo is labeled โ€œJarvis Inn,โ€ Pelican Rapids,...

    Glacial Edge Trail connects Maplewood Parkโ€“ and Pelican Rapids --...
    July 17, 2025
    From a bicycling and hiking perspective, Otter Tail County is well-positioned to take advantage of several existing and planned trails of national, statewide, or regional...
    Alexandria Deanโ€™s List includes area students
    July 17, 2025
    Sara Fier, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Alexandria Technical & Community College, recognizes individual students for academic excellence. The...
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