Senior housing project delayed to at least 2025 By Robert Williams Editor The Vergas Economic Development Authority (EDA)/Housing Redevelopment Authority (HRA) spent the majority of their monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 4 discussing the marketing process to sell the HRA-owned eight lots in the Sunny Oaks addition. Compounding the sales are the special assessments attached to each lot… Read More

Three 4-H youth from Becker County participated in the Minnesota 4-H State Dog show from Sept. 23-24. In total, 363 youth and 417 dogs from across the state participated in this annual event, held at the 4-H Building on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Over the two-day event, 4-H’ers demonstrated their skills and knowledge in agility, obedience,… Read More

An accident occurred between two vehicles traveling southbound through Ogema Wednesday, Oct. 4. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Jeffrey Thomas Kersting, 28, of Mahnomen and a 2015 GMC Sierra, driven by Renee Diane Peterson, 62, of Ogema were both traveling southbound on Highway 59.  The vehicles collided near the intersection… Read More

Contributed photo Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Leah Hochstein recently received one of Sanford Health’s Employee of the Year awards. Hochstein began her healthcare career as a CNA at Frazee Care Center. Hochstein specializes in geriatric and internal medicine and makes regular visits to Frazee as a rounding physician.

Arvig has elected to enroll in a newly modernized Alternative Connect America Model (A-CAM) program that has been granted additional project funding and includes higher internet speed targets.  The Federal Communications Commission established Enhanced A-CAM after adopting an order to raise target speeds to 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) download and 20 Mbps upload in eligible… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum October 9, 2018 After reading how a historical quilt returned to Frazee, the husband of one of the original quilt makers offered to make a shadow box for the city to display the artifact. Amber Bender, who owns Bender Realty in Frazee, shared she was scanning the paper before digging into articles… Read More

Residents’ Rights Month to focus on finding essential volunteers Minnesotans are being called upon to make a difference in the lives of long-term care residents through volunteerism this October, as the state recognizes Residents’ Rights Month. This year’s theme is “Amplify Our Voices,” emphasizing a community of long-term care residents coming together to make their voices… Read More

Hike in the footsteps of history on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the area’s newest park.  Wannigan Regional Park in Frazee is the location of the sawmill built in 1872 on the Otter Tail River. Millions of board feet of white and red pine were floated down the river to this location. The Becker County Historical Society and… Read More

Contributed photo Otter Tail Power Company made a $5,000 donation to support CornerStone Community and Youth Center in Frazee on Sunday, Sept. 29.

Photo by Robert Williams Olivia Wurst and Pete Ohman were crowned the 2023-24 Frazee-Vergas high school Homecoming Queen and King Monday, Oct. 9. Olivia is the daughter of Kelly Wurst and Kelly Lund. Pete is the son of Shawn and Tresa Ohman.