Blue 84 brand to be the exclusive wholesale provider Detroit Lakes, Minnesota apparel company Lakeshirts announced today that they have finalized a strategic alliance agreement with Altered Latitudes to become the exclusive wholesale provider of Altered Latitudes merchandise. Altered Latitudes, a South Carolina-based resort apparel and accessory manufacturer of nearly 10 years, is known especially… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds firearm and muzzleloader hunters who want to harvest antlerless deer in a deer permit area designated as antlerless permit lottery this hunting season to purchase their license by Thursday, Sept. 7. Hunters who purchase their license on or before this date are automatically entered into the lottery for… Read More

Septic Smart Week is an occasion to bring attention to the importance of homeowners maintaining septic systems. Otter Tail County Land and Resource Department and the University of Minnesota Onsite Sewage Treatment Program will offer a free event on Being Septic Smart. The online webinar will be held in conjunction with Septic Smart Week on Tuesday,… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum September 11, 2018 Gavia Immer was not an immigrant to the Vergas area. She is, in fact, the scientific name given to a bird whose song is as familiar as thew westerly wind here in northern Minnesota. Long before fishing regulations and shoreline ordinances, the common loon was a part of the… Read More

Swimmers to compete in West Fargo on Saturday By Chad Koenen Publisher The Detroit Lakes swim team defeated Thief River Falls on Tuesday night in a dual, before traveling to Bemidji for a large invitational on Saturday.  The Lakers will get a little bit of a break from competition as they will not compete again until Saturday… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Frazee Hornets returned to the course on Thursday as they traveled to Detroit Lakes for a meet featuring eight teams, including several larger Class AA schools.  On the girls side, eighth grader Madi Perrine paced the Hornets with a 26th place to finish with a time of 24:54.30. Lola Hoehne was right… Read More

Shipman Memorial shed project among them West Central Initiative (WCI) awarded more than $285,000 in Resilient Communities Grants to 26 organizations working to create a more sustainable and equitable region, including the shed project for CornerStone Youth and Community Center in Frazee that was contributed by the annual community outreach program of the Tyler Shipman… Read More

The Frazee Golf Course league seasons came to an end for the 2023 members in both men’s and women’s leagues. The end of the year Wednesday morning Ladies tournament was held Thursday, August 24 with 11 members in attendance. The theme was “Luau at the Links.”   The flight winners were: Deb Olk – 1st flight, Jackie Odegard –… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Call me the cow whisper.  Last Friday, we brought home some cattle from across the lake by walking them through the neighbors’ land. The trick to rounding up the herd in that pasture is that we have to trick the cows to come into a corral then let them out the… Read More

Photo by Robert Williams This year’s kindergarten class of 50 students at Frazee-Vergas Elementary School, officially the graduating class of 2036, took a break on the last day of their first week of the school year to pose on the playground equipment for a class photo Friday, Sept. 8.