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- Erickson relies on township experience
Everett Erickson, who farms northeast of Pelican Rapids, is beginning his third year as a member of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners.
- Top stories of the past year
From high profile elections to an LP-A school building bond failing to an effort to revoke a referendum in Frazee-Vergas. The Becker County Courthouse expanded in 2008, as did St.
- Lawmakers push help for K-12 schools
DFL legislators are still spearheading a move to dramatically increase education spending, despite the need to close a $6 billion budget deficit for the 2010-11 biennium.
- No school Monday in Detroit Lakes, other neighboring districts
There will be no school or school-related activities Monday for Detroit Lakes, Frazee-Vergas, Lake Park-Audubon and Waubun-Ogema-White Earth schools due to inclement weather.
- Damiens collecting mittens for children
Ita s been more than 40 years since Damien Society member Gen Kwako was contacted by a local bus driver about the fact that some of his young passengers often boarded the bus without mittens and caps to protect ...
- Jeers to horse shooter; cheers to local holiday shoppers
Jeers to whomever shot a familya s horse off Highway 59 near Pelican Lake on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
- Frazee-Vergas audit shows district in 'sound financial shape'
Frazee-Vergas audit shows district in - sound financial shape' Pippi Mayfield DL-Online Published Wednesday, November 26, 2008 It's all good, according to the Frazee-Vergas School District audit report for ...
- Four-day school week popular at one Minnesota school district -- Frazee-Vergas takes a look
In what started out as an economic move, the MACCRAY School District switched to a four-day school week.
- Waubun-Ogema-White Earth approves instant alert system
" The Waubun-Ogema-White Earth School District is following the footsteps of several area school systems by adopting an instant alert system.
- Frazee board eyes 4-day school week
After seeing the success of MACCRAY School District going to a four-day school week, Frazee-Vergas School is looking into it as well.
- Frazee brings stability to classroom
Members of the Frazee-Vergas School Board got the opportunity to experience a bounce in the meeting Monday night.
- Band to perform Nov. 22
The Lakes Area Community Concert Band will be presenting its third Season Opening Fall Concert on Saturday, Nov.
- MDHA collecting deer hides
Deer hunting season is upon us again, and the Smokey Hills chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association will again be collecting deer hides.
- Thrift stores thriving in tough times
As tough economic times continue and families are struggling to make ends meet, area thrift stores provide needed essentials such as clothing and household goods.
- Show the colors
In April 2007, the color guards of three Detroit Lakes-area veterans' organizations began cooperating under the joint name of the Lake Region Veterans Color Guard, to provide military honors for deceased ...
- Laine re-elected; Jepson, Janu top vote-getters in Frazee school race
The majority of voters in the Frazee-Vergas School District went with the more known names around town, as they elected Steve Jepson and Keith Janu to the board, and re-elected Dana Laine to her seat.
- Daughter, 52, pulls mom, 93, from fire in Frazee; both burned
A rural Frazee, Minn., woman pulled her 93-year-old mother from a burning house Thursday night on Lake Six, authorities said.
- Campaign fliers reportedly placed in Frazee-Vergas mailboxes illegally
Fliers supporting three Frazee-Vergas School Board candidates who opposed the districta s operating referendum are reportedly appearing in votera s mailboxes.
- Woman burned rescuing mother from Minn. house fire
A woman is being credited with pulling her 93-year-old mother out of their burning home in Otter Tail County in western Minnesota.
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City DescriptionVergas is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 311 at the 2000 census. The name comes from a railroad station.
Vergas claims it is Home of the World's Largest Loon, actually a twenty foot high sculpture of a loon, the state bird.
The community was platted in 1903 as "Altona." It was rather quickly changed to the Station name of the Soo Line.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.01%) is water.
Vergas is located at the junction of State Highways 4 and 17 at the west end of Long Lake. Loon Lake is southwest of the community.
As of the census of 2000, there were 311 people, 143 households, and 78 families residing in the city. The population density was 213.9 people per square mile (82.8/km²). There were 165 housing units at an average density of 113.5/sq mi (43.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.75% White, 0.32% African American, 0.32% Native American, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.
There were 143 households out of which ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Otter Tail County
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