Pittsburgh couple makes exploratory stop and plan to return By Robert Williams Editor Eric and Sandy Frazee, an energetic and affable couple from Pittsburgh, recently completed a trip around the midwest that was all planned to end in their namesake town here in Becker County.  ¶  “We took all kinds of pictures,” Sandy said.  ¶  This… Read More

Negotiations for city-owned property has spanned nearly four years By Robert Williams Editor The ongoing delays of the sale of Eagle Lake Park by the City of Frazee to the Eagle Lake Park Association, Inc., continue, according to a report by new City Attorney Patrick A. Bakken. A revised purchase agreement has been extended to the end of December. “I still… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Otter Tail County denied its first cannabis registration application for a future business to be located in New York Mills at the board’s latest meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 26 in Fergus Falls. The county received a Cannabis Registration Application from Matt Wedde for a retail cannabis business located at 20 N Main Avenue… Read More

Free food, live music and a beer garden By Robert Williams Editor This Friday, Sept. 5, Ketter’s Meat Market is celebrating a century in business exactly 100 years from its original date of the store opening on Sept. 5, 1925. There will be free cake and ice cream beginning at 2 p.m., at the meat market, and… Read More

Essentia Health convened federal, state and other rural health care leaders in Fargo on Thursday, Aug 28, to discuss the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program and opportunities to maximize its impact on rural health delivery, workforce and sustainability. Health care leaders from across the region emphasized the need for innovative, sustainable care models and a… Read More

Lake Agassiz Regional Library will offer a series of enriching and entertaining programs as part of its Fall Legacy Event Series, which will kick off on September 5. From rosemaling workshops to live music to genealogy workshops and author visits, the library has something for everyone this fall. Presenters will visit multiple locations around Lake… Read More

Plus, six more horses confirmed with the disease in short order A handful of West Nile Virus (WNV) cases across Minnesota began on Aug. 11 when the Minnesota Board of Animal Health received a report of an unvaccinated Kittson County horse testing positive for WNV, a mosquito-borne disease. This marks the first confirmed equine detection… Read More

Hockert family farm is located in rural Frazee Tim Hockett and his family have joined the rising number of producers becoming water quality certified through the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP). This voluntary program certifies producers using conservation-minded practices to protect water quality by requiring an in-depth examination of field characteristics, crop rotation, tillage,… Read More

Bring It Home Rental Assistance will provide rental vouchers to families The Minnesota Housing board of directors recently approved more than $123 million in rental assistance for low-income families throughout Minnesota. Fifty local, regional and Tribal administrators will receive two-year grants to provide direct assistance to eligible families.   Bring It Home Rental Assistance was one… Read More

Minnesota State Rep. Kristin Robbins announced her campaign for Governor of Minnesota. As the Chair of the Fraud Prevention Committee in the Minnesota House of Representatives, Robbins has spent the last seven months fighting fraud and holding Governor Tim Walz accountable for his complete mismanagement of the state. As a mom of three daughters, she… Read More