Heart of the Lakes and Heartland trail connections By Robert Williams Editor Patrick Hollister of Partnership 4 Health, who also served on the Vergas comprehensive plan committee, presented future plans to the Vergas City Council on Thursday, Nov. 10, of connecting the Heart of the Lakes trail to Vergas and ultimately connecting to the Heartland Trail… Read More
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Hollister presents future trail options to Vergas Council
News | Published on November 15, 2022 at 5:15pm EST Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen
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OTC hosts Workforce Summit
News | Published on November 15, 2022 at 5:13pm EST Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen
0More than 120 people attend summit in Ottertail Otter Tail County hosted a countywide Workforce Summit on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The summit brought more than 120 workforce partners together at Thumper Pond Resort to learn about the current workforce environment, engage with each other, and activate workforce solutions for the County. The Workforce Summit included presentations from employers,… Read More
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Keeping future generations in mind
News | Published on November 15, 2022 at 5:12pm EST Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen
0Lakeside prairie farmer maintains importance of conservationism By Benjamin Velani West Central Initiative The first thing you may be taken by driving down Bryan Simon’s Lakeside Prairie Farm lane is the plumes of brown-bodied birds that burst from the prairie as you pass. ¶ “I think we’re up to about 129 different species that we’ve identified,” Simon said… Read More
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Deer harvest numbers down from last year
News | Published on November 15, 2022 at 5:09pm EST Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen
0Deer rifle season ended November 13 By Robert Williams Editor Nearly 100,000 deer were harvested in the first week of the firearm hunting season with 94,945 harvests reported as of early Friday, Nov. 11 Of the deer harvested, 44.58 percent were adult males, 38.95 percent adult females and the remainder were nearly equal numbers of juveniles from… Read More
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Roisum named to top Pelican Rapids city post
News | Published on November 15, 2022 at 5:08pm EST Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen
0Four people were named as finalists for the position By Louis Hoglund Editor, Pelican Rapids Press A familiar face will return to Pelican Rapids City Hall, but in a new role. Former public works staff member Lance Roisum was chosen as the new city administrator following action Thursday, Nov. 3 by the city council. Four finalists were interviewed Nov…. Read More
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Lion Heart Experience share message in Frazee, Vergas
News | Published on November 15, 2022 at 5:06pm EST Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen
0Photos by Robert Williams Frazee senior Danny Graham performs an impromptu rap with Joe Vercellino during the Lion Heart Experience’s performance at the high school Tuesday, Nov. 8. Sponsored by GROW Frazee-Vergas, the touring group was in town for three days of training with teachers, assemblies for middle and high school students, along with a performance… Read More
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The fun of keeping calf stomachs in sync
News | Published on November 15, 2022 at 5:04pm EST Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen
0By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief The calves are weaned and on a ration of corn silage and alfalfa hay. We have a backgrounding ration made up and we will start using that when we get our tractor out of the shop. The ration will consist of ground alfalfa hay, corn silage, cracked corn and minerals. This… Read More
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Ice making weather is on the horizon
News | Published on November 15, 2022 at 5:01pm EST Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen
0Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill It’s beginning to look a lot like…early ice! Our 10-day forecast has good ice making conditions and I expect a lot of people will be fishing by Black Friday. This is the time of year to get your gear inspected for your first trips out on the ice. It is an… Read More
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Essentia Health relaxes visitor restrictions
News | Published on November 15, 2022 at 4:50pm EST Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen
0Patients at Essentia Health’s hospitals are now being allowed more visitors. Essentia Health will allow two visitors per patient at a time; the visitors do not have to be the same two people on a given day. This is a slight adjustment from the current policy that requires the same two visitors per patient on a… Read More
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A glimpse from the past
News | Published on November 15, 2022 at 4:50pm EST Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen
05 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum November 16, 2017 The U.S. Post Office is recommending cluster boxes be installed in Frazee. The Frazee Planning and Zoning committee was informed of the post office’s desire to discontinue delivering mail curbside and instead deliver mail to a centralized location where several boxes would be installed. A letter from Jeff Hubert… Read More