Frazee native Piper hired as county EDA Specialist By Robert Williams Editor Sheriff Todd Glander introduced the county’s newest deputy Jason Klawuhn at the Becker County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday, April 18. Klawuhn is currently in field training and has been on board the past few weeks, according to Glander. Klawuhn is a Pennsylvania native who served… Read More

A record amount of money totaling $77,600 was given to Frazee-Vergas graduating seniors in the form of scholarships during the Class of 2023 Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 17 at the high school. “Congratulations to all of our amazing Class of 2023,” said counselor Ta Fett. “It is very humbling to see how much our community… Read More

NLDA Elite team qualifies for nationals By Robert Williams Editor The Northern Lights Dance Academy’s (NLDA) elite team collected a pile of titles, including the grand championship at the Triple S Regional Dance Competition March 31-April 2 at the Simley Performing Arts School in Inver Grove Heights. The win automatically qualifies the team for Nationals in June. The… Read More

Two local students to compete at nationals Several students in M-State’s PowerSports and Diesel Equipment Technology programs took top honors at this year’s SkillsUSA Minnesota State Championships, including three gold medal winners—two of whom will go on to compete at nationals this summer in Atlanta. Cole Riegert, a first-year M-State student from Beltrami, Minn., won first… Read More

Contributed photo Detroit Lakes Middle School English/Language Arts teacher Nicky Courneya, of Frazee, was named the school’s Teacher of the Year. Teachers were selected from a pool of nominated candidates at each of the six buildings in the Detroit Lakes school district. Courneya is pictured on the far right. The rest in order L-R: Tim… Read More

The Vergas Economic Development Authority (EDA)/Housing Redevelopment Authority (HRA) will hold its annual meeting at the Event Center Tuesday, April 25.  The meeting begins with a social hour at 5:30 p.m., followed by a pork chop dinner catered by the Loons Nest at 6 p.m., along with bar service by Spanky’s Stone Hearth. Cost of the… Read More

Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge will be hosting multiple cleanup days and volunteer orientation and training sessions this week. Earth Day Cleanup Days: Thursday, April 27 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Saturday, April 29, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Work in teams. There will be litter routes, some groundskeeping, light trail maintenance and other small projects…. Read More

Contributed photo The Frazee High School Symphonic Band participated in the Region 6A Large Group Band Contest. They played two songs for three judges and the judges scored their performance in eight musical categories. Their performance earned them the highest rating possible, a Superior Rating. The band received scores of 33, 35, and 35 out… Read More

Contributed photo Dragon freshman Braylee Riewer of Frazee, right, was named the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Dancer (Pom) for the Minnesota State University Moorhead dance team. The announcement was made at the team’s end of the season banquet Monday, April 17.

Public meetings to be held in Frazee, Vergas in late May The Cities of Vergas and Frazee are working on bike and pedestrian trail plans this year and a portion of that planning involved two public meetings, one in each city. Vergas is planning to connect to both the Heartland Trail at Frazee and the Heart… Read More