Town Lake Beach project cleared to proceed By Robert Williams Editor City Administrator Stephanie Poegel initiated a discussion on a potential Becker County housing project in Frazee at the meeting of the city council on Monday, Oct. 9. Becker County Housing Programs are administered by the Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation (MMCDC) and there are grant funds available… Read More

The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC) will be holding the annual High School Robotics Conference Championship in Babbitt on October 27-28.  The event will be in the gymnasium at Northeast Range High School which is located at 30 South Dr, Babbitt, MN 55706. This is the NMRC’s sixth annual Conference Championship Tournament.  Conference teams that will be in… Read More

Water, sewer system getting online upgrades By Robert Williams Editor The Vergas City Council approved moving forward with decorative street lighting options for the Lawrence Lake subdivision. After meeting with engineers on-site and Border States Electric, three options were redesigned. Otter Tail Power Energy Management Manager Lori Moxness gave a presentation on the differences.  The first included nine… Read More

New STREAM Lab to provide unique learning experience for elementary students By Robert Williams Editor Frazee-Vergas School Superintendent Terry Karger and elementary principal Travis Nagel led the school board and district officials on a guided tour of recent improvements made at both schools, and the new outdoor facilities, during the monthly meeting of the Frazee-Vergas School Board… Read More

Essentia Health on Thursday, Oct. 19, will host a seminar in Detroit Lakes highlighting available surgical options for joint replacement. Whether it is from chronic pain or arthritis, Essentia has a variety of joint-replacement options to get patients on the road to recovery and back to doing the things they love. This complimentary event starts at… Read More

Photo courtesy University of Jamestown Athletics Senior setter Paige Oswald of Frazee recorded 19 assists for the No. 12-ranked University of Jamestown women’s volleyball team in a 3-0 loss at Valley City State University Wednesday, Oct. 11. Set scores were 32-30, 25-21, 27-25. Oswald entered the game with 996 career assists and finished the game with… Read More

The Becker County Food Pantry participates in the Hunter Harvested Deer Donation Program. In Minnesota, charitable organizations operating food assistance programs can accept donations of hunter harvested venison. Hunters are not allowed to donate venison directly to a food shelf. They must work with an approved processing plant. Locally, that is Hoffman’s Meat Market, located at… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum October 16, 2018 The Frazee City Council approved a new no parking zone at its monthly meeting Monday, Oct. 8. November through April no parking will be allowed between 2-6 a.m. on Main Avenue, from the intersections of Third Street Northwest to Endeavor Road. The no parking restriction will also include Lake… Read More

The Youth Outreach scholarship committee of Lions District 5M9 is offering up to $12,000 in college scholarships for the 2024 school year.  The application deadline is November 15, 2023.  Students must be in the last year of an accredited college 2-year program, final two years of a degreed college program or the final year of obtaining a… Read More

Weis is serving on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower By Alvin Plexico Navy Office of Community Outreach Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Weis, a native of Perham, is one of more than 5,000 sailors serving aboard the self-contained mobile airport, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Weis graduated in 2017 from Perham High School.  The skills and values needed to succeed in… Read More