Arvig awarded the Royale B & Eleanor M Arvig Memorial Scholarship to 36 area high school seniors from the class of 2025, including Frazee-Vergas senior Asher Blaine.  Each student will receive a $3,000 scholarship to their chosen college, university, or vocational school. Students were selected based on achievements or interests in mathematics, engineering, accounting, computer science,… Read More

M State announces spring 2025 academic honors Minnesota State Community and Technical College has named 585 students to its President’s List and 622 students to its Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester. students on the President’s List earned a grade point average of 4.0 while completing a minimum of six college-level credits and 75 percent of… Read More

The annual Neighbor to Neighbor spaghetti dinner will be held Thursday, June 26 at the Frazee Event Center from 5-7 p.m. In addition to homemade spaghetti sauce, garlic bread, salad, and homemade desserts. The bar will be available for beverages as well. There will be a freewill offering for this great event.  Neighbor to Neighbor serves… Read More

Mickelson, Ovsak earn Dean’s List honors at NW Technical College Local students, Chandler Mickelson, of Frazee, and Kale Ovsak, of Vergas, earned Dean’s List honors at Northwest Technical College for the Spring 2025 semester.  To be eligible for the Dean’s List, NTC students must enroll in at least 12 credits and earn a grade-point average of 3.5… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum June 16, 2020 While Turkey Days was canceled for 2020, the Tyler Shipman Memorial Car Show will be held, albeit in a very different and in a modern way. The popular event that draws more vehicles and even more visitors each year will be going online. Event organizer Daneele Shipman said the… Read More

The June 2025 Otter Tail County Lake Property Owner meeting will be held June 19, at the Ottertail Community Center. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early for a time of socializing and networking. The featured speaker will be Jeff Vansteenburg, OTC COLA Environmental Director. Jeff will talk on the… Read More

Hornets compete in six events at state track meet By Chad Koenen Publisher Aynslee Johannsen capped off a stellar freshman season on the track with a bit of hardware at the state track meet last week.  Johannsen qualified for the finals in the girls 100-meter hurdles in sixth place with a time of 15.79. In the finals, Johannsen… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams Former Mayor Julie Bruhn and Vergas Arts Club President Carol Albright hosted their annual Vergas Kids Art Camp at Lion’s Park Saturday, June 14. Kids from around the region, the tri-state area and as far away as Casper, Wyoming and Gilberg, Arizona come together with paint and a surprise canvas every year… Read More

People can now share their thoughts on a draft update of the state’s long-range plan for muskellunge through Monday, June 30. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources extended the deadline for comments on the plan after recently correcting a technical issue with the comment email inbox. Comments emailed to the inbox before 10 p.m. on June… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor According to Clerk-Treasurer Julie Lammers, Vergas Mayor Dwight Lundgren reported having received multiple offers for the space on either side of the Vergas Liquor Store. Discussion was quite animated about the topic at the latest Economic Development Authority (EDA)/Housing Redevelopment Authority (HRA) meeting Wednesday, June 4. Lammers explained that the city is contracted to… Read More