Big game Friday night specials coming this fall By Robert Williams Editor The first week of business for Mae’s Cafe owners Mae Hedlund and Michael Geving back in January was not easy. The temperatures on opening day were in the negative 20s and three days into the business Mae was in the hospital for an unexpected… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor At the November polls, local voters will decide on two different ways to increase funding for schools by way of an operating referendum and a proposed constitutional amendment to modernize the Permanent School Fund (PSF), change how annual payouts are calculated, and increase school district funding without raising taxes. The last… Read More

Billy’s Corner Bar and Grill the home for annual benefit weekend By Robert Williams Editor Vergas streets and those of surrounding communities will come to life Saturday, Aug. 22, during the 17th Annual Ole’s Ride. The benefit ride for HIA Hospice has set historical milestones the past few years with yearly highs of funds raised to… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Amy Rosing and Kim Frederick have advanced to the November ballot in one of the more hotly contested primary battles in Becker County. Rosing received 2,287 votes, or 37.72 percent, to finish in first place in the primary for Becker County Auditor/Treasurer. Kim Frederick received 1,519 votes, or 25.05 percent, to… Read More

Vergas Press Co. storefront complements online business in downtown Vergas By Robert Williams Editor Maddison Lewis began her customizable apparel and accessories business online, found success over the past four years and jumped at the opportunity to move into a downtown Vergas location.  ¶  Her store, Vergas Press Co., just completed its first Looney Days… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee City Council reviewed the 2025 audit provided by Colleen Hoffman, Managing Partner of Hoffman, Philipp, & Martell, PLLC Wednesday, Aug. 12. “Your books and everything is getting more streamlined and user-friendly,” Hoffman said. “Your city is worth about $15 million; that’s net worth. That’s what you own minus what… Read More

With upcoming elections, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds campaigners that state law prohibits placement of political signs or any advertising on highway right-of-way. These areas include driving lanes, inside and outside shoulders, ditches, sight corners at intersections, and boulevards in urban areas. It also includes displaying flags or other signs on bridges over traffic…. Read More

By Robert Williams Editor A conditional use permit (CUP) for a 190-foot guyed tower with a nine-foot lightning rod and accompanying equipment in rural Frazee was approved by the Becker County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 4, after passing the planning commission on Wednesday, July 29, with no opposition. The permit was requested by… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor orld War II Veteran Alwyn Martinson’s 100th birthday was celebrated at an open house at Vergas United Methodist Church Sunday, July 26. Martinson is a Breckenridge native and current resident but he and his family moved to rural Vergas in the early 1960s. The family farmed, but Alwyn had other jobs… Read More

Spadgenske Dairy, Mark and Kristine, and Mike and Jean of rural Menahga received the Red River Valley Outstanding Farm Leaders Award for Becker County at the County Fair’s Agriculture Awards program on Saturday, Aug. 1.   The Spadgenske’s are one of 16 families from the 14 counties along the Red River Valley to receive this… Read More