With five seats up for reelection, the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council (MSRandPC) has announced the results of the 2023 election.  Callaway farmer and longtime MSRandPC Director Bill Zurn was reelected to represent District 1, 2 and 3. Pat Sullivan (District 4), Ron Obermoller (District 7) and Rochelle Krusemark (District 8) also won their reelection… Read More

Contributed photos Above: Polka fans filled the Frazee Event Center Saturday, April 22, for Frazee Polka Fest, hosted by Dennis and Bev Wright and Lila and Ken Kalis. Below right: Dennis Kurtz and Miss Frazee Marcella George took a spin on the dance floor during Frazee Polka Fest. Below left: Wally Rodewald poses with Frazee… Read More

Starting Thursday, May 4, motorists traveling on Highway 10 in Detroit Lakes may notice changes to traffic signals between Airport Road and County Road 54, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The changes are the result of a traffic signal optimization study done earlier this year and are expected to help improve mobility and… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum May 10, 2018 Up to 8,000 New Life Farms turkeys died Thursday, May 3 in a barn fire about three miles northwest of Frazee. No other injuries were reported. The building was about 500 feet long and 40 feet wide and housed turkeys, all of which died in the fire. Frazee Fire… Read More

Chill Fishing Report Chad Hill Ice has finally started coming off our lakes and it is now time to make sure you are ready for the Minnesota fishing opener.  If you are like me, you have been excited for open water since things locked up last fall and have been dreaming of that fish of a… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief You will see below that the Frazee Police Department has started to look at nuisance properties in town. The properties that the officers are deemed to be a nuisance will receive a letter and/or a visit from an officer explaining the situation.   In the past, we have issued letters to… Read More

Former garage in Vergas eyed for parking lot By Robert Williams Editor Otter Tail County recently celebrated the opening of two new county highway garages in Pelican Rapids and Battle Lake last week. The garages replaced old and outdated facilities and combined the Vergas, Erhard, and Pelican Rapids shops to house the trucks in a modern facility…. Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen The Roaring Twenties came to life on Saturday as the Frazee-Vergas High School hosted its annual grand marc and prom. The theme for the event was the Roaring Twenties as several large pictures depicting life during the 1920s were displayed throughout the gym area. Among the students who participated in grand march… Read More

Coordinator advocating for students and parents By Robert Williams Editor Heidi Moen is the new Positive Community Norms (PCN) grant coordinator and GROW Frazee Vergas (GFV) facilitator at the high school. She takes over for the grant’s original coordinator LeeAnn Felix, who resigned in February. The Frazee-Vergas School District received a PCN grant from the Minnesota Department… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor There was a big secret around Frazee over the past week that was finally shared with the one person who could not know what was happening on Thursday, April 27. Hank Ludtke was honored, in Detroit Lakes with the United Way of Becker County’s Everyday Hero award.  Ludtke related his version of the… Read More