Drop by the Nature Table between 12-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Glendalough State Park Trail Center when you visit for a fall hike, bike, paddle, or picnic.  The leaf colors should be peaking, and the smells and sounds of fall will be in the air. The beauty of the season means that many… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum September 25, 2018 Lyle Krieg received a Quilt of Valor last year at an event that honored veterans in Wolf Lake. The Rose Lake resident decided that his past shipmates deserved that same feeling of recognition, pride and appreciation. The opportunity to present them with the unique quilts came about recently. After… Read More

Induction ceremony set for Saturday in Frazee Five new members of the Frazee-Vergas High School Hall of Fame will be honored on Saturday night at the Frazee Event Center. The new inductees include the 1996 softball team, Hans Hanson, Marvin Dretsch, Gabe Dretsch and Tara Heston. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will begin at 5… Read More

Student supply service helping kids at school and home By Robert Williams Editor Native American Education Program coordinator Dani Adams recently received a $1,000 Walmart Foundation Community Grant to support the Hornet Care Closet, a supply room in the student services office of the high school that is brimming with things students need from deodorant and… Read More

By Lori Fischer Thorp Correspondent Two-and-a-half months have passed since Eric Crabtree’s life-changing accident occurred on June 26.  It’s been a rough 10 weeks. The Frazee man has progressed from being helicoptered to Fargo and rushed into surgery to save his arm, to being discharged, undergoing skin grafts and doing grueling physical therapy. Crabtree says that a lot… Read More

Deadlock leads to public comment session Sept. 27 By Robert Williams Editor The village of Vergas has a problem. It is not a new issue; there is simply not enough space downtown. The city offices need more room. The liquor store needs more room and the two spaces are connected. When 131 East Main Street suddenly came… Read More

Liquor Store, Event Center improvements recommended By Robert Williams Editor Frazee Municipal Liquor Store Manager Tanya Mastin has submitted her resignation, effective Monday, Oct. 2, according to a report by City Administrator Stephanie Poegel at the meeting of the city council on Monday, Sept. 11. “Thank you to Tanya for her years of service on behalf of… Read More

Vergas an example of adopting the same for cities By Robert Williams Editor The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved moving forward with the Cannabis Public Use Ordinance on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Public Health Director Jody Lien discussed the Health and Wellness committee’s discussions in creating an Aug. 8 draft ordinance and an Aug. 27 updated… Read More

Ag Department asking for reports of sightings By Robert Williams Editor Two new invasive insects have been confirmed in Minnesota, according to an announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 13, by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The Asiatic garden beetle and elm seed bug were discovered by Twin Cities homeowners in August. The homeowners reported their finds to the… Read More

Homecoming bumped to week of October 13 By Robert Williams Editor The enrollment of the elementary school is down 23 students, the result of a large graduating sixth grade class combined with a lower than average number of students in kindergarten, according to a report by Principal Travis Nagel. Actual numbers were submitted in comparison to the end… Read More