Parents requests start process By Barbie Porter Editor St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Perham is adding seventh and eighth grade classes to its parochial school next fall. The school currently offers preschool and grades K-6. After several requests from parents to provide a junior high curriculum, school board member Jamie Holzer and several others formed a sub-committee and… Read More

Shifting LTFM money discussed By Barbie Porter Editor  The Frazee-Vergas School District Superintendent Terry Karger said the budget that will be presented to the full board at its March meeting should be “pretty accurate.” He noted the district recently settled with two major union contracts. The school budget is largely based on enrollment, as each student equates to funding…. Read More

Coaching, teaching in senior’s future plans By Barbie Porter Editor  Good things rarely last. Harley Kropuenske knew that statement to be true as she walked onto the basketball court to start her senior year on the varsity team. The daughter of Jason and Jessica Kropuenske used her wisdom when it came to setting personal goals for the season…. Read More

NY Mills Cultural Center to host concert Flutist Linda Chatterton and harpist Rachel Brandwein will be giving a concert on Thursday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the intimate visual arts gallery space of the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center.     Their concert will have a mix of classical and folk music, with a special… Read More

Elizabeth Evenson, PsyD, LP, has joined the Sanford Health Detroit Lakes team. Her addition will further improve access to quality health care. Evenson graduated from Capella University in Minneapolis. She specializes in behavioral health and psychology.   The Sanford Detroit Lakes Clinic is located at 1245 Washington Ave. To contact the clinic, please call (218) 846-2000. About Sanford Health… Read More

Class of 2022 inductees The Minnesota FFA Alumni Association is proud to announce the Minnesota FFA Hall of Fame Class of 2022. These eight inductees will join the 222 members who have been inducted into the Minnesota FFA Hall of Fame over the past 17 years, including the 75 inaugural members in 2004. The FFA Hall… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds Minnesotans who intend to burn vegetative debris, such as grass, leaves, brush and untreated lumber, to do so now, when there is ample snow on the ground, rather than in the spring when wildfire risk is greatest due to brown grass and low humidity. Each year, spring burning permit… Read More

Olivea J. McDonald, Frazee, was among the 3,850 North Dakota State University students to be placed on the fall 2021 dean’s list. McDonald is majoring in Health Services. Sarah Kay Damlo of Frazee has been named to the Deans’ List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fall semester of the 2021-22 academic year. Damlo, a senior… Read More

It’s the time of year when anglers and hunters need to buy new fishing and hunting licenses. Minnesota fishing, hunting and trapping licenses for 2021 expire Monday, Feb. 28. Licenses for 2022 are now available wherever fishing and hunting licenses are sold, online and by telephone at 888-665-4236. Mobile buyers receive a text or email… Read More

FFA is in 220 schools statewide A new Minnesota license plate celebrating agriculture will benefit 4-H and the state’s FFA members. The plate’s design was unveiled last Friday. FFA members and 4-H’ers joined Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen and Assistant Agriculture Commissioner Patrice Bailey for the event, along with leaders from both organizations “We’re excited to have this new license… Read More