Minnesota families who have owned their farms for 100 years or more are invited to apply for the 2023 Century Farm Program. Produced by the Minnesota State Fair in conjunction with the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation, the Century Farm Program was created to promote agriculture and honor historic family farms in the state. More than… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The Frazee Fly Girls had their season come to an end on Saturday at the Section 4A dance meet at the Wadena-Deer Creek High School. The Fly Girls finished in a tie with Hawley for third place in jazz, but lost a statistical tie-breaker to finish in fourth place. The top three… Read More

Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill We finally got some nice weather conditions.  Fishing was amazing over the weekend! Friday evening started off with four different species with my first four fish being caught. I tried a combination of minnow on a bobber and jigging a spoon to attract the fish into the area. Minnows didn’t produce a bite,… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams Above: Brad Solberg of Solberg Insurance and Hank Ludtke do the honors during a ribbon cutting ceremony sponsored by the City of Frazee and Detroit Lakes Chamber of Commerce, along with area representatives of the Frazee Economic Development Authority, Frazee Community Club, and other area companies. Solberg Insurance moved from the Baldwin… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Yeah yeah yeah, I’ve been slacking on my weekly reports. I take part of the blame but I also blame our desktop computer. Somehow there is a “One Drive” that ended up saving our documents and I could not figure out how to make it work.  Just give me the basic… Read More

By Robert Willams Editor A good setup bar is hard to find, but not in Vergas. Brady Sirjord, Lonnie and Vickie Ludwig, along with partner Brad Olek, have revamped the pub at the former Heislers’ RV and Campground. The group purchased the campground and the pub in late September of last year and have spent the past few… Read More

Jorgenson takes over Main Street shop By Robert Willams Editor Iowa native Stephanie Jorgenson had a dream to own a coffee shop but life hurdles kept getting in the way until she found her way to the Vergas area. Jorgenson is the new owner of Otter Coffee And Ice Cream downtown.  ¶  “I’ve been trying for… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Frazee-Vergas Forum received three awards, including second place in the prestigious category of General Excellence, at the 156th annual Minnesota Newspaper Association convention last week. Henning Publications, which operates the Citizen’s Advocate, Frazee-Vergas Forum and NY Mills Dispatch, won 21 awards as a group.  A total of 3,453 entries were received for… Read More

By Robert Willams Editor January is one of those rare months when there are not a lot of organized community activities in Vergas, but Alex Levenhagen of Panfish Pirate Tackle and Guide Service took advantage of a quiet weekend January 21-22 to organize a successful first run of the Froze Fest panfish tournament, pike spearing, decoy… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Frazee High School band director Brian Selander is one of 131 candidates up for the Minnesota Teacher of the Year award. This year’s program will name the 59th Minnesota Teacher of the Year. The program celebrates the tradition of excellence in teaching in Minnesota. Eligible candidates include pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade, Early Childhood Family… Read More