District hires new principal to replace Anna Potvin By Robert Williams Editor A group of 25 students and parents advocated for sixth grade teacher and head girls basketball coach Trey Heinsius, looking to spare him from a contract non-renewal due to budget cuts at the monthly meeting of the Frazee School Board. Sophomores Hailee Olson and… Read More

City council discusses streamlining processes By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee Area Community Club is selling banners to display civic pride and local business names across the city. There are two designs and sizes available. Cost is $125 each. Checks can be made payable to the Frazee Area Community Club and mailed to P.O. Box 276, Frazee,… Read More

Missionary to share on victims of trafficking By Robert Williams Editor Caleb Monson lived in the Vergas area as a kid and attended Harvest Church in Frazee. Monson was also a youth pastor at Harvest for three years from 2017-20. “That’s what I was doing before doing what I do now, which is fighting human trafficking,” Monson said…. Read More

Estenson to perform at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre By Robert Williams Editor In a February feature interview with the Frazee-Vergas Forum, Amber Estenson foretold of performing a one-woman show as her alter ego That Midwestern Mom in the near future. “What I would love to do is to commission 10 Midwestern Mom songs and combine all of that into… Read More

Bobby James Newborn, of East Grand Forks, was charged with a felony fifth-degree controlled substance crime and felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle from an incident that began in Frazee. According to Becker County District Court records, a state trooper clocked Newborn driving 78 mph in a 65 mph zone on Highway 10… Read More

Shawn Louis Boit, of Frazee, was sentenced for felony harassment, violating a restraining order within 10 years of the first of two or more previous domestic violence convictions, in Becker County District Court on Monday, April 3. Boit, 44, was sentenced by District Judge Gretchen Thilmony to 30 days in jail, with credit for eight days… Read More

The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC) is pleased to announce the 2023 Conference All-Academic Team. “We are proud to have 98 students from 15 different teams represented on our sixth annual All Academic team,” said conference president Jesse Frost. “We at the NMRC are delighted to celebrate the great academic accomplishments that our students have made.” The… Read More

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota is seeking volunteers for its Senior Companion Service, in partnership with AmeriCorps Seniors, a national service agency, to offer friendship and support to older adults in the community.  Senior Companion volunteers are age 55 and older and visit older adults weekly offering encouragement, sharing their time and talents, assisting with errands,… Read More

City council agrees to storm sewer mapping By Robert Williams Editor Maple Syrup Fest attendance numbers were down due to various factors, including the weather, according to a Community Club report at the Vergas City Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 11. The Vergas Community Club and the Vergas Lions still nearly served 400 people at the… Read More

Day of Caring to assist local residents in need with outdoor tasks The United Way of Becker County has mobilized student and staff volunteers from the Detroit Lakes, Frazee, and Lake Park-Audubon school districts along with volunteers from workplaces, clubs, and organizations for a single day each year to assist senior and disabled citizens and active… Read More