Otter Tail County hosted a countywide Housing Summit on Wednesday, May 14. The summit brought nearly 100 housing partners together at Thumper Pond Resort to learn about housing successes, engage with each other, and activate continued housing investment for the county. The Housing Summit included presentations from developers, city representatives, the Otter Tail County Housing and… Read More

Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) has announced its fourth annual Energy Forum, taking place on Friday, June 6, at Thumper Pond Resort in Ottertail. The event, scheduled to run from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., will explore how LREC and its partners are responding to the state’s Carbon-Free by 2040 mandate, the expansion of high-voltage transmission… Read More

Join your library to learn about the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly, from caterpillar to butterfly. Minnesota children’s author Kim Larson will take us through the stages of the butterfly’s metamorphosis with stories and songs.  Larson is the author of Goat’s Boat Won’t Float. This program is best suited for ages 5-10, and is offered… Read More

The Vergas Lions will be hosting a blood drive on Thursday, June 5, at the Vergas Event Center. The Event Center will be open from 12:30-6:30 p.m., for blood donations. To make an appointment call Mariann at (701) 866-4301 or register online at www.vitalant.org.

Crabtree named to UJ Dean’s List Brady Crabtree of Frazee was named to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List at the University of Jamestown. Students are named to the list for earning a 3.5 GPA while taking at least 12 credit hours for the semester. The University of Jamestown is consistently ranked as a top regional university in the… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum May 26, 2020 On May 24, two-year-old Micah Hedlund lost his life in a house fire. Around 12:46 a.m. a 911 call was placed to the Becker County Sheriff’s Office stating a house owned by Michael Hedlund, 48, and his wife Melissa, 46, was on fire. The house is located on Duffey… Read More

The Frazee-Vergas Public Schools has been approved by the Minnesota Department of Education to be a part of the Summer Food Service Program.  Within this program, the school district will be able to provide free lunches to children ages 0-18.  This program is funded by the USDA with the reimbursement based on meals served.   All… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams Above: Superintendent Terry Karger and Cade Nagel share a grin during the graduation commencement ceremony Sunday, May 18, at the high school gymnasium. Right: Lainey Jacobson concludes a trio of honors addresses from graduating seniors during the Frazee-Vergas Class of 2025 commencement. For more pictures and information from graduation, check out page 14. 

Decisions coming on pickleball and parking lot projects By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee-Vergas School Board recognized teacher awards and retiring staff members, along with continuing discussions on an abatement bond for parking lot projects on Monday, May 12 The board opened Monday’s meeting by recognizing the Teachers of the Year: Jill Ollmann, Elementary and Brad Morgan,… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor A chance meeting got social studies instructor Brad Morgan’s teaching career started in Texas and he missed out on his first chance at a job in Frazee by mere days, but his path finally returned a dozen years ago and on April 11, he received the high school’s Teacher of the Year… Read More