The Youth Outreach scholarship committee of Lions District 5M9 is offering up to $12,000 in college scholarships for the 2024 school year.  The application deadline is November 15, 2023.  Students must be in the last year of an accredited college 2-year program, final two years of a degreed college program or the final year of obtaining a… Read More

Weis is serving on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower By Alvin Plexico Navy Office of Community Outreach Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Weis, a native of Perham, is one of more than 5,000 sailors serving aboard the self-contained mobile airport, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Weis graduated in 2017 from Perham High School.  The skills and values needed to succeed in… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen United Community Bank donated $10,000 to the Frazee-Vergas School fine arts and athletic departments prior to the start of Friday’s football game in Frazee. The donation included money raised as part of the Hornet pride picnics held at the bank throughout the summer.

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief The cows have been moved to the last pasture for the season. This is a large hayfield that we cut two crops on and left to grow for fall pasture. Hopefully, we can get a couple weeks out of this, but we may start to feed some corn silage. Feeding… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams

Nonprofit searching for mentor and volunteers By Robert Williams Editor Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) zone president Carol May was on a quest for a keynote speaker for the upcoming fall rally and found one in Emily Vanegas, owner of the aptly named Firefly Fields Youth Ranch in Vergas. Vanegas’ ranch name fit’s the rally’s theme… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor There are more than 200,000 snowmobiles registered in Minnesota and 22,000 miles of groomed snowmobile trails. The vast majority of those trails are maintained by volunteers across the state, including four stretches of trails spanning 60 miles that are cared for by the Wolf Pack Snowmobile Club. The club has groomed the trails… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Best-selling author, philanthropist, and senior level executive Steve Pemberton, along with special guest Carmen Ortiz-McGhee, joined instructor Charles Wake in a presentation to sixth through 10th grade students at Frazee-Vergas High School on Friday, Oct. 6. Pemberton is the author of “The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The board approved the purchase of 36 electronic poll books in the amount of $75,000. County auditor-treasurer Mary Hendrickson noted the purchase is to upgrade paper voter rosters for cities and townships with over 500 voters to electronic poll books beginning with the 2024 Presidential Nomination Primary. “The poll books are like an iPad… Read More

Contributed photo Cornerstone Community and Youth Center hosted 30 University of Mary wrestlers and other volunteers helping to set up Halloween props for the Haunted Forest and hanging sheetrock at the center last weekend. Frazee’s connection to the University of Mary team includes head coach Adam Aho and redshirt sophomore Luke Tweeton. The stop was… Read More