5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum March 15, 2018 The opportunity to win a trip to Cancun, a Timberwolves game, a shrimp boil for up to 24 guests, a meat smoker, casino packages and much more will be Saturday, March 24 at the Frazee Event Center. The 11th annual Frazee Fire Department Relief Association is hosting a silent… Read More

Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill Tullibee season is here, and action will only be picking up over the next few weeks. Saturday, I had a group that were members of Women Anglers of Minnesota. They wanted to catch their Master Angler caliber tullibee. With the amount of snow lately it had made travel difficult, but we… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Friday, Feb. 24 2:07 p.m. Report of threats being made at the Dollar General store. Apparently a male party tried to return $200 worth of pots and pans. The items were stolen from the outside displays.  Cashier recognized male as the same person who tried the same thing last summer at… Read More

By Lori Fischer Thorp Correspondent While some people were pondering the selection of clothing from their closet this morning, there were Frazee-Vergas students who would have loved to have had a choice of what to wear. Some might have lacked a supply of toiletries, or adequate meals for the day. “No matter how the economy is doing,… Read More

Industrial park zoning issues a hindrance to new business By Robert Williams Editor The potential removal of the sewer pipe that crosses the Otter Tail River was discussed at the most recent meeting of the Frazee Economic Development Authority on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at the Fire Hall. While the removal is more of a discussion for… Read More

Deep Roots: Sustaining a Living Community By Robert Williams Editor Lake Lida resort owner and photographer Jon Solinger’s art exhibit “Deep Roots: Sustaining a Living Community” wrapped up its run at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center on Friday, March 3. Solinger’s show focused on life on 13 small farms throughout the surrounding counties in both photographic… Read More

Game feed, family event back in full force By Robert Williams Editor Organizers from Harvest Church were not sure what kind of reception the return of the Taste of the Wild game feed and family event was going to get with some big competition just across the border in Fargo, along with an unseasonably warm and sunny… Read More

County seeks funding for Maplewood Trail By Robert Williams Editor The Otter Tail County Board unanimously approved a permit modification to the new Henning transfer station during the board’s most recent meeting Tuesday, Feb. 28.  In July of 2022, the Solid Waste Department, along with FOTH Engineering, began the process of designing a new state-of-the-art transfer station,… Read More

Thompson was found lying in roadside ditch on Feb. 28 A Frazee man was found deceased in a Burlington Township ditch on Tuesday, Feb. 28, according to a Becker County Sheriff’s Office news release. Emergency dispatchers received a report of a deceased male lying in a roadside ditch on 300th Avenue, just north of 137th Street… Read More