The Minnesota Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Minnesota State Patrol, wants to remind WE Fest attendees that no parking is allowed along Highway 59 prior to noon on Monday, July 31. Vehicles arriving before noon on Monday will not be permitted to park on the shoulder and will be subject to removal and… Read More

Sarah and Jacob Butler, of Wolf Lake, are happy to announce the birth of their son, Winston Jay Butler. Winston was delivered by Dr. Jaimie Deraney, OB/GYN, Dr. Illene Reed and Dr. Kailey Witt at Perham Health on July 18, 2023, at 8:29 a.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 18 inches long.  Winston… Read More

Hagerty, Matejka, Malstrom earn NDSU degrees North Dakota State University announced students who received one of the 1,605 degrees awarded in spring 2023, including three from the area. Students who received a degree include: Isabella Morgan Matejka, Frazee, Summa Cum Laude, Animal Science, Lindsay M. Hagerty, Vergas, Civil Engineering and Faith Malstrom, Vergas, Cum Laude, Biological Sciences. Seim… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum July 31, 2018 The floating boardwalk in Vergas is one step closer to becoming a reality. It’s going to be hard getting the smile of my face today,” said Sherri Hanson, a member of the Vergas Long Lake Trail Committee. The committee was told at the monthly trail meeting on Wednesday, July… Read More

Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes is excited to welcome Cindy Otto, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner specializing in cardiology. “My passion since graduating with my RN degree has been in cardiology and electrophysiology,” said Otto, who has been in nursing since 2001. “I’ve been in electrophysiology for 13 years as a nurse… Read More

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator John Thune (R-SD) sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to support farmers and ranchers affected by this year’s drought by quickly authorizing the emergency haying and grazing flexibility on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres and providing assistance through the Emergency… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Friday, July 21 10:49 a.m. Assist with a motor vehicle crash that happened at St. Hwy 34 and Co. Hwy 29. 6:23 p.m. Officer stopped to assist motorist who was pulled over on US Hwy 10. Driver was attending to the kids in the car. 7:11 p.m. Report of a domestic incident between… Read More

Sanders Oil Co. building demolition taking history with it By Robert Williams Editor Unlike the former Seip Drug lot, which housed an assortment of businesses since 1898, the Sanders Oil Co. building was a continually evolving gas business, due mostly to the work of one family.   ¶  Gordon Sanders was raised on a farm and… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The demolition of the former Seip Drug and Sanders Oil buildings brought out a lot of emotions at the site and on social media from the lovers of nostalgia that hated seeing the buildings go to those looking to the future excited at what’s to come next at the downtown Frazee corner. The… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander presented the 2023 WE Fest agreement for law enforcement and traffic control to the Becker County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, July 18.  The agreement was approved in the amount of $66,350, which is up from $55,000 last year.  Attendance for the festival is expected to be bigger than 2022…. Read More