By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Friday, Sept. 23 9:01 a.m. Report of inappropriate pictures taken by some high school students. Under investigation. 4:08 p.m. Report of teenager who didn’t ride the bus home. Officer found the girl with her boyfriend. Female was brought home and officer talked with stepmom about some options for the household. 6:51 p.m. Report… Read More

Palace Cafe in Frazee to open Oct. 3 By Robert Willams Editor The wait is nearly over for area diners as David and Debbie Streiff are wrapping up their remodel of The Palace Cafe with plans for an official opening day of Monday, Oct. 3.  ¶  The business has been closed since before Labor Day.  ¶ … Read More

By Robert Willams Editor Frazee will soon become a railroad horn quiet zone, but the Highway 87 construction changes to the main intersection in town are becoming a safety issue with larger vehicles. The city council discussed both topics at Monday’s meeting. “I’m pleased to announce that the Federal Railroad Administration took a look at all our… Read More

By Robert Willams Editor After struggling to make money that transfers to the city’s general fund, but reporting profits the past two years, the Frazee municipal liquor store was again a hot topic of Monday’s city council meeting with members sharing conflicting views on the future of the city’s involvement with the on sale and off… Read More

By Robert Willams Editor After having its liquor license reissued in May, the Frazee VFW Post 7702 was on thin ice and under watch to ensure there were no more violations that might affect its status with the city. Two weeks ago, the club was in violation by having patrons after hours on two consecutive weekend evenings,… Read More

Area residents critical of proposed logging By Robert Williams Editor The Minnesota Department of Transportation is holding an open house concerning tree removal of the Highway 34 project on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the M State campus in Detroit Lakes.  There will not be a formal presentation. Instead, the meeting will be similar to the ones held… Read More

City to survey residents on need for resource officer By Robert Willams Editor Frazee Chief of Police Tyler Trieglaff initiated further discussions on putting a school resource officer at Frazee-Vergas High School and the city council agreed to survey residents on both the need and potential costs of hiring. “In the grand scheme of things, I’d say we… Read More

By Robert Willams Editor Brad Solberg has been a licensed insurance agent for 22 years, the last four in Frazee as the owner of Solberg Insurance in the historic Baldwin Agency building. Solberg purchased the building and business from Bruce and Barn Jacobs upon moving to the area. He was the first non-Baldwin family member to own… Read More

The response to the Bethlehem Lutheran Women’s Missionary League’s (LWML) textile collection for recycling this month has been more than anticipated. “We have a roomful of stuff, it just goes on and on,” organizer Carol May said. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the visit of guest speaker Rolland Elendu of Elendu Textiles, originally planned for Sept. 29, has… Read More

Contributed photo The Frazee-Vergas graduating Class of 1971 gathered at Lion’s Park Saturday, Aug. 27, for their annual get-together. Front row: Denyce Simonson Biewer, Richard Dretsch, Tim Courneya, Marlys Mastin Oswald, Sharly Nelson Gamradt, Susan Foltz Hiedeman, Mary Schreiner Kurth, LaVon Ziemann Loerzal, Lola Oelka Bachmann, Valeri Schultz Shaw. Back row: Kathryn Taylor Ghavimi, Steven… Read More