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A Frazee man died Thursday night after being struck by a train in Frazee.

 Sim Vincent Pettibone, 22, 406 E. Main Ave., was pronounced dead at the scene.

 Two young wildfire combatants from Frazee got a first-hand look at the Green Valley Fire near Menahga last week.

Vergas Mayor Dean Haarstick and councilmen Scott Goodman and Paul Pinke participated in the ribbon cutting event at the remodeled municipal building Saturday, May 18.          Photo by Jill Hoffman

 When Stan Tekiela holds a conversation with the media, it is likely to be far ranging in subject matter, whether he is interviewed by a print publication or is live on the radio.

 Frazee City Administrator Jon Smith recently announced the Minnesota Design Team (MDT) has accepted the city’s application and will be visiting in the fall.

 At 3:38 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, electricity went out for those receiving power from the Frazee substation.

 Frazee Area Community Club (FACC) is gearing up for a busy summer which will include hosting a dinner for the Jim Klobuchar bike ride, the $52 ticket dinner, Turkey Days and an August corn feed.

 The parking lot behind Billy’s Corner Bar and Grill on Main Street in Vergas will have a fresh new look soon enough.

 Twice a year in Frazee, Vergas and surrounding communities, more than 40 shops open for at least one day.

 This year the big shopping day known as the community-wide rummage sale and crazy daze is set for Saturday, June 1.

 Rural Frazee resident Darby Nundahl was recently named Becker County’s aquatic invasive species (AIS) enforcement deputy by Becker County Sheriff Kelly Shannon.