The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Lake Plantagenet, near Nary in Hubbard County. DNR invasive species specialists, following up on a report of zebra mussels, found adult zebra mussels in three areas of the lake.  Whether or not a lake has any invasive species, Minnesota law requires people to: •… Read More

Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill Try something new. Most of us only use a small handful of things in our tackle boxes. We probably also only fish a small handful of lakes because they are what we are most familiar fishing. Try something new and target a fish species you don’t normally target can help us… Read More

Showroom added to storefront By Robert Williams Editor With the help of Mayor Mark Flemmer and the Detroit Lakes Chamber of Commerce, licensed contractor Tyler Aho officially cut the ribbon on his new business, Pine Cone Interiors, on Wednesday, June 21. The business officially opened in March, but much of the time since then has been spent… Read More

10-year-old racing in the largest amateur motocross race By Robert Williams Editor Jase Sonnenberg, 10, an incoming fourth-grader at Frazee-Vergas Elementary School, is one of the best motocross racers in Minnesota in his age division and will be making a remarkable fifth trip to the largest national amateur race in the country at the end of July…. Read More

Lautenschlager leans into ‘big experiment’ By Lori Fischer Thorp Correspondent When Bayleigh Antonson Lautenschlager surveys her third-year fields at True Blue Flower Co. in rural Frazee, she sees the future. “I feel like I’m always pivoting,” said Lautenschlager, who graduated from Frazee High School in 2012 and earned an Animal Science degree from North Dakota State University. “I… Read More

Co-chairs announce schedule for July 27-30 By Robert Williams Editor Chair Brittany Wake and co-chair Tabiatha Branden are putting the finishing touches on plans for the 69th annual Turkey Days celebration, sponsored by the Frazee Area Community Club. This year’s summer event is scheduled for July 27-30 with the Frazee Care Center kicking off the celebration early… Read More

Teenager was attending summer camp A 13-year-old boy died after a boating accident near Frazee Thursday, June 22. The boy was later identified by the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s office as Benjamin Rennie of the Andover/Coon Rapids. Rennie was attending North Central Camp Cherith Christian summer camp at the time of the incident. According to the report,… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor A convicted sex offender plans to move to Pelican Rapids, and a public information meeting was held at city hall on Tuesday, June 20. Community notification meetings are required by Minnesota state law.  The Level 3 offender’s name is Robert Joseph Arnett, and he was scheduled to relocate to Pelican Rapids on June… Read More

Conference camp instructs 30 robotics students The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC), in partnership with Bemidji State University (BSU), held its fourth annual robotics programming camp on campus at Bridgeman Hall. This programming camp began back in the summer of 2018 after the collaboration of NMRC member teams identified programming skills as one of the top… Read More

Accident occurred on Highway 10 By Robert Williams  Editor Three people were injured in a two-car accident at the intersection of U.S. Highway 10 and Otter Tail County Road 60 south of Frazee Friday, June 23. A 2005 Volkswagen Jetta, driven by Austin Emil Huhta, 18, of Menahga, was traveling westbound on County Road 60 and collided with… Read More