Quartet of seniors from each studio leading the teams By Robert Williams Editor Dancers from the Northern Lights Dance Academy (NLDA) studios in Frazee and Park Rapids are embarking on what has become a summer ritual—the chase for regional and national championships. “Even the kids, there is a pressure now to do it,” said NLDA Instructor Kiala… Read More

Wastewater Treatment Facility receives compliance award By Robert Williams Editor Frazee City Council Member Andrea Froeber had some fresh words rebutting resident comments made during the open forum of the May 14 Council meeting regarding the downtown infill project at Wednesday’s meeting  Froeber was not in attendance at the first meeting of the month as she was attending a workshop…. Read More

Schermerhorn faces three felony charges By Chad Koenen Publisher Less-than one week after receiving his high school diploma, a local teenager is dead following a crash in Bluffton Township on Tuesday night (May 27).  Blake Unger, age 18, was killed in an accident near the intersection of 370th St and 640th Ave, northwest of Wadena at around… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The Becker County Board of Commissioners approved a partnership agreement between the county’s Human Services Department and CornerStone Community, Youth & Family Resource Center in Frazee at the May 20 meeting in Detroit Lakes. “It is really important for the county to partner with Family Resource Centers for them to be successful,”… Read More

Two people were injured in a motorcycle crash that occurred in Toad Lake Township Monday, May 26. The Becker County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 8:20 p.m., of a single motorcycle crash on County Road 56 east of County Road 117 with two people injured.  Emergency personnel from the Becker County Sheriff’s Office, St. Mary’s… Read More

The annual Neighbor to Neighbor spaghetti dinner will be held Thursday, June 26 at the Frazee Event Center from 5-7 p.m. In addition to homemade spaghetti sauce, garlic bread, salad, and homemade desserts we will have an open bar. There will be a freewill offering for this great event.  Neighbor to Neighbor serves area seniors by… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Local residents gathered on Monday, May 26 in Frazee and Vergas to honor members of the Armed Forces who paid the ultimate sacrifice. During both ceremonies, members of the local VFW unit laid flowers at a monument in honor of fallen comrades and took turn with readings to honor fallen soldiers. Members… Read More

Contributed photos Rodney Osvold and Joe Malakowski from LongView Carbon Farms visited Markay Larson’s second grade classroom during the last week of school. They treated the class with Italian sodas and cookies from the Monarch Coffee House. Earlier this year the students walked to the Monarch and enjoyed cookies donated by Grandma Claudia. While there,… Read More

The Minnesota Legislature recently approved the State and Local Government and Elections budget agreement, which includes a key policy championed by Sen. Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) to create an alternative pathway to certified public accountant (CPA) licensure. Senate File 1536 reduces the minimum years of college from five to four to become a CPA. The… Read More

Bring on the sunshine! The Detroit Lakes Public Library will offer a series of Sunshine Storytimes this summer, to be held outside the library at 1000 Washington Ave. At Storytime, a librarian explores various themes by performing stories, songs, rhymes and more. The program typically lasts 60 minutes and is geared for children ages 3-6,… Read More