By Robert Williams Editor Representing the Frazee Community Development Corporation (FCDC), Polly Anderson submitted an updated resolution to the city council on the Wannigan Park project at Wednesday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting at the Frazee Event Center. “We hope to come away tonight with your support for this resolution,” she said. The FCDC had run into… Read More

By Robert Willams Editor Angela Tate is a self-acclaimed control freak and that personality trait has been helpful and tested after a cancer diagnosis flipped her world around in March. That world had seen its share of ups and downs in the last year after losing her dad on December 18, followed by the birth of her… Read More

Body Worn Camera Program was instituted in Frazee in 2019 By Robert Willams Editor Rampart Defense, Body Camera Auditing recently completed an audit of the Frazee Police Department Body Worn Camera Program. “We were substantially compliant, and I learned a bunch of things,” Chief of Police Tyler Trieglaff said. “Things are up to date, and we will… Read More

Grant to assist with updates at Event Center The City of Frazee will use a $25,000 Blandin Foundation Leadership Boost Grant to update the kitchen and bathrooms at the Frazee Event Center.  Leadership Boost Grants were launched to encourage Minnesotans living in rural and Tribal communities to be visionary and creative as they move their communities forward… Read More

Donation will benefit Veterans Honor Flight of Minnesota/North Dakota United Community Bank organized a series of fundraisers during the month of September as part of the Minnesota Bankers Community Impact Month.  The fundraisers consisted of different food trucks, community picnics, and bake sales in Perham and Frazee. Through these events UCB collected donations and matched every… Read More

Muskie broke state record by one inch, was 58 1/4” long The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources certified the state catch-and-release record muskie, a 58.25-inch fish caught by Eric Bakke of Princeton. The previous record was a tie for 57.25-inch muskies, which were caught on Lake Vermilion in 2019 and 2021. Bakke was fishing on June 11… Read More

Senior Lori Glander, of Frazee, was named to the University of Minnesota Duluth Dean’s List for spring semester 2022. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher while earning a minimum of 12 letter-graded credits. Glander is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in the UMD College… Read More

All Lake Agassiz Regional Library (LARL) branches and LINK sites will be closed on Friday, Nov. 11 for Veterans Day. LARL’s branch libraries are located in Ada, Bagley, Barnesville, Breckenridge, Climax, Crookston, Detroit Lakes, Fertile, Fosston, Hawley, Mahnomen, McIntosh and Moorhead. LARL’s LINK sites are found in Cormorant, Frazee, Gonvick, Halstad, Hendrum, Lake Park, Rothsay, Twin… Read More

The Becker County Food Pantry participates in the Hunter Harvested Deer Donation Program. In Minnesota, charitable organizations operating food assistance programs can accept donations of hunter harvested venison. Hunters are not allowed to donate venison directly to a food shelf. They must work with an approved processing plant. Locally, that is Hoffman’s Meat Market, located at… Read More

The Minnesota Beef Expo awarded 10 heifers to deserving youth through the Minnesota Youth  Beef Experience Program (MYBEP) on Saturday, Oct. 22. From a pool of 70 applications, each recipient was selected based on their passion for agriculture, commitment to raising a heifer, financial need and willingness to learn.  Recipients are responsible for raising, breeding and maintaining… Read More