The Frazee Lions Club wrapped a big week by hosting a Community Wellness Event at Wannigan Regional Park and announcing the sale of the club’s storage shed property. “We have taken some major steps toward a great future this year,” said Frazee Lions Club President Lori Thorp. “Pieces moved along well for these and other… Read More

The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC) will bring together robotics teams from across the region for its annual Conference Championship and Open Tournament from Oct. 23-24 at the Perham Area Community Center (PACC). The event is free and open to the public, giving community members an opportunity to experience high-level student robotics competition firsthand. The… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Deputy Katherine Ann Frank was shot in the line of duty in Sioux Falls Friday, Oct. 9 and passed away, a victim of those wounds, three days later.  Deputy Sheriff Frank had local ties. Katherine was the daughter of Pastor Steven Frank of St. Paul’s Loon Lake Lutheran… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee Fire Department is getting new equipment from a national grant. Fire Chief Adam Walker announced to the city council on Wednesday, Oct. 14, the department was awarded the 2026 Department of the Interior grant to be used for a skid unit on a grass rig.   “That’s huge news… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor After two recent meetings with the public regarding emergency medical services in the Pelican Rapids and Vergas areas, Otter Tail County Commissioners elected to withdraw a resolution to submit the primary service application (PSA) through the state of Minnesota and the office of EMS and create an Emergency Medical Service Subordinate… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Information Technology Coordinator Gretchen Norby provided the annual State of Technology Address to the Frazee-Vergas School Board Tuesday, Oct. 13. “This past year in technology and education specifically, the thing that we’ve really recognized is, and this is across the board, computer’s anti-malware has gotten so good that we’re seeing hackers… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor ommissioner Phil Hansen reported some progress on the improvements needed on the Heartland Trail running from the County Road 10 bridge to Frazee at the Becker County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning.  “The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will not accept that trail because it’s sloped just a little bit off,”… Read More

The next time you arrive at Wannigan, something new may be waiting to welcome you. Andie Hetland is entering the final stretch toward earning the rank of Eagle Scout, and he has chosen Wannigan Regional Park for his Eagle Scout Service Project. In partnership with the North Country Trail Association, Andie is working to construct… Read More

Do you use bicycles or similar modes of transportation, or would you like to use them more often? The Minnesota Department of Transportation would like to hear from you. MnDOT recently opened a public comment period for its draft Statewide Bicycle+ System Plan. The public comment period closes on Friday, Oct. 23. Once final, the… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Hawley residents Darlene and Jeffrey Hanson, applicants for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to operate a wedding venue and event center at Whiskey Creek in Richwood Township, spoke to the Becker County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, Oct. 6, after appearing before the Planning and Zoning committee on Sept. 30. The CUP… Read More