Vergas

A Richville woman was injured in a one-vehicle rollover accident north of Vergas yesterday. Veronica Lynn Vennes, age 44, was driving southbound on Becker County Road 17 when she swerved to miss an animal in the road, the Minnesota State Patrol reports. Her vehicle, a 2003 Mitsubishi...

A vehicle stolen at Vergas, and reported on Jan. 18, was later found at Ogema, north of Detroit Lakes. The Otter Tail County Sheriff Office was informed by White Earth tribal authorities that the vehicle had been recovered. In another similar incident, a trailer stolen in West Fargo...

A man was injured in a collision between a semi-truck and an SUV north of Vergas Tuesday. Marshall Aaron Rach, age 37, of Vergas, was taken to Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes after the crash, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the Minnesota...

Three Vergas residents, including an infant and five-year-old child, were involved in a rollover accident on Highway 10 on Tuesday evening. The Minnesota State Patrol reports that Kaylyn Wehmas, age 23, was driving a 2005 Chevy Equinox too fast for the icy road conditions when she...

A Detroit Lakes was arrested early Wednesday, Nov. 9, after a chase in Otter Tail County. According to a report released by the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office: The incident happened about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday when the Clay County Sheriff's Office alerted Otter Tail County authorities...

Taylor Erickson,27, suffered a head injury during an ATV accident at 7:40 p.m. Sunday, July 3, on the northeast side of West Battle Lake on private property. He was taken to Perham Health. In an unrelated accident, the driver of another vehicle swerved to avoid a deer, crashed the...

Frazee-Vergas School District is taking steps toward a future, but what that future is is unknown at the moment. The board voted in favor of moving forward on purchasing a 10-acre parcel of land that abuts the district. Superintendent Terry Karger said discussion...