Photos by Robert Williams Above: Superintendent Terry Karger and Cade Nagel share a grin during the graduation commencement ceremony Sunday, May 18, at the high school gymnasium. Right: Lainey Jacobson concludes a trio of honors addresses from graduating seniors during the Frazee-Vergas Class of 2025 commencement. For more pictures and information from graduation, check out page 14. 

Decisions coming on pickleball and parking lot projects By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee-Vergas School Board recognized teacher awards and retiring staff members, along with continuing discussions on an abatement bond for parking lot projects on Monday, May 12 The board opened Monday’s meeting by recognizing the Teachers of the Year: Jill Ollmann, Elementary and Brad Morgan,… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor A chance meeting got social studies instructor Brad Morgan’s teaching career started in Texas and he missed out on his first chance at a job in Frazee by mere days, but his path finally returned a dozen years ago and on April 11, he received the high school’s Teacher of the Year… Read More

Bond of $2,045,000 to be paid over 20 years By Robert Williams Editor The biggest item on last week’s city council meeting in Frazee was the approval of the downtown infill financing—the approval of issuing approximately $2 million in taxable general obligation tax abatement bonds to complete the building’s construction and allow two signed lesees to… Read More

Locals give hall ‘facelift’ for this rental season By Matthew Johnson Reporter Efforts to “Save the Hall!” continue in Wolf Lake as locals gathered over the weekend to give it a “facelift” in preparation for this rental season.  The Wolf Lake Community Hall, which was known for an extended period of time as the Wolf Lake Lions… Read More

As the event leadership team of Otter Tail County’s Relay For Life is busy planning this year’s Relay For Life, there is an added air of excitement because we will be celebrating the 30th year of the Otter Tail County Relay.  As the OTC Relay celebrates its 30th year, the American Cancer Society Relay For Life,… Read More

Legislative leaders, Gov. Tim Walz, Speaker Lisa Demuth, Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy have announced joint budget targets on Thursday, May 15. Among the most notable provisions is a roll-back on MinnesotaCare eligibility, which will end eligibility for adults currently in the program and close the program to new adult… Read More

The U.S. Small Business Administration recently approved a Governor-designated request from the State of Minnesota to expand SBA’s HUBZone program to cover the entirety of Otter Tail County and certain Census tracts in the counties of Becker, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Mille Lacs, and Roseau. This designation enables small businesses in high-unemployment, low-income areas to get… Read More

Nelson graduates Cum Laude from MSU-Mankato Minnesota State University, Mankato awarded 2,454 degrees to 2,179 students at the end of the spring 2025 semester, including Sophie Nelson of Frazee, who earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. Degrees awarded at the undergraduate level included 37 bachelor of arts degrees, one bachelor of applied science degree,… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum May 19, 2020 Tovin Sannes-Venhuizen sent invites to his high school graduation party months ago. Then the graduation ceremony was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He decided to go ahead with his party plans. “I didn’t want to push it out any further,” he said. “I’m hoping to still… Read More