Next event in Vergas on June 10 Otter Tail County Commissioners hosted an open house community event at New York Mills City Center on Monday, March 18. Residents engaged with commissioners and gained insight into ongoing projects within the New York Mills area. Employees from several service areas were available to share information and answer questions…. Read More

Connecting teens with disabilities to after-school resources The Becker County Community Transition Interagency Committee (CTIC) will be holding a Transition Resource fair at M-State on Tuesday, April 23, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. “Our goal is for it to be like an informative resource fair for teens and young adults with disabilities to learn about the different resources… Read More

The Frazee Fire Department Relief Association is looking for donations of live, silent auction, and raffle items for our fundraiser on Saturday, April 13, at 6 p.m., at the Frazee Event Center.  Items can be dropped off at City Hall, the Fire Department or by contacting the event Chairman Shawn Ohman at (218) 850-1251 or message… Read More

The Heartland Symphony Orchestra will be closing its 47th season with their Spring Concert Series “Shall We Write?”  With this theme in mind, HSO’s 2024 Composition Competition winner Robin Butler’s original work, Wings of Freedom will be performed by Heartland Symphony Orchestra as part of the series. Soloist Miriam Webber, Principal Bassoon, will also be featured… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum March 26, 2019 Nate LaCoursiere was recently appointed to the Commission on Judicial Selection by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan. The 1998 Frazee High School graduate said a call went out for people to submit applications to be part of the commission. The commission makes recommendations to the… Read More

UMary heavyweight eighth in second national appearance By Chris Cody UMary Athletics Communications Reece Barnhardt became the first University of Mary wrestler to become a three-time NCAA All-American, taking fourth place at 133 pounds at the 2024 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships. Luke Tweeton earned All-American status for the first time in his career as he finished 8th… Read More

Contributed photo The Frazee-Vergas Marching Band paraded down Magic Kingdom’s Main Street U.S.A. at Walt Disney World on Monday, March 18 during the group’s trip to Orlando, Florida.

With this year’s mild winter, there seems to be more decorative wood product harvesting in Minnesota forests. People harvesting decoratives and edibles from any private or public land must contact the owner of that land and get permission or a permit to forage those woodlands or forests. People do not need a permit to collect small… Read More

The application deadline for Class XIII of the Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership (MARL) program is March 31 and program Executive Director Brad Schloesser is anticipating another outstanding group of ag leaders when the class kicks off its 23-month cohort in November 2024. “As an alumnus of the MARL Program myself, I can attest to the… Read More

Board invests in return of choir program  By Robert Williams Editor Frazee-Vergas Superintendent Terry Karger encouraged school board members to concentrate on retaining staff this year and find other cuts in the capital budget to help build on what has been a consistently improving year at both schools. “Our enrollment continues to trickle up,” Karger said. “This… Read More