Frazee improves to 4-7 at Hawley Tournament By Chad Koenen Publisher The Frazee Hornets split a pair of non-conference home games last week, before competing in the Hawley Tournament on Saturday. The Hornets went 1-4 in the tournament and have already eclipsed last year’s win total of 2 as they are 4-7 on the season.  In their… Read More

Frazee to travel to Warroad on Friday night By Chad Koenen Publisher Brady Crabtree scored a pair of second half touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough as the Frazee Hornets came just short of its upset bid over Staples-Motley 21-14 on Friday, Sept. 1.  Following a scoreless first half, the Cardinals took a 14-0 lead thanks to a… Read More

Contributed photos Despite road construction and hot weather, the annual Snellman Days celebration featured a large crowd and a number of vendors for the celebration over Labor Day weekend. A new mayor was sworn in as part of the celebration. The new mayor of Snellman is Brynlee Mitchell who is granddaughter to Lori Mitchell (past… Read More

With school in full swing, thousands of young people are joining FFA in Minnesota. To support the development of these young people, future leaders for agriculture and their local communities, the Minnesota FFA Foundation is again offering the Blue Jackets Bright Futures program which provides official FFA jackets to members who have completed an application… Read More

Enjoy the beautiful fall colors and celebrate National Public Lands Day at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Saturday, Sept. 23.  Join North Country Trail Association members for an afternoon of hiking. Meet at the Visitor Center and carpool to the beginning trailheads. You’ll have the option of a three or five-mile hike. It’s recommended to wear an… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Well, it is finally over…. Calving season that is.   Calf  number 70 is on the ground, alive and well. We had one heifer that did not calve during the normal calving season, but I knew she had to be bred. Calving in September is not what we desire in our… Read More

Complex combines to provide careers and full lifecycle living By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee Care Center Complex and Vergas Senior Living need to fill nursing positions in both towns to add to staff providing full lifecycle care for seniors in both communities.  “We definitely have some needs there,” Administrator Patrick Krejci said. Registered Nurses (RN), Licensed Practical… Read More

Doing big business in a small town By Robert Williams Editor Marine Innovations’ 10,000-sq.-ft. production facility is tucked away in the Frazee industrial park, but the inclined-elevator business is known nationwide and its reputation stretches throughout the hemisphere as an industry leader having built that regard over three decades.  ¶  The inclined elevator business was something… Read More

By Robert Williams  Editor Multiple gunshots were reported to the Frazee Police Department on Wednesday Sept. 6, at approximately 11:33 pm, on Lake Street South leading to the arrest of an Alabama man. The suspect was identified as JaMichael Boykin, 22, of Arlington, Ala. After receiving complaints of gunshots and a black Dodge Charger driving up and down… Read More

Committee wants more business, less government on Main St. By Robert Williams  Editor Vergas Economic Development Authority (EDA) President Kevin Zitzow added the recent purchase by the city of 131 East Main Street to the EDA agenda on Tuesday, Sept. 5, to get direct information on the purchase, future use of the site, and question why… Read More