5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum August 24, 2017 The Frazee Economic Development Authority purchased the former furniture store lot from Becker County for $26,500 during a special meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 16. When the demolition is finished the lot will be level with all of the footings removed. Special assessments remaining on the property total $2,834 and… Read More

Winter escapees are down one travel option to Florida By Robert Williams Editor Minnesota snowbirds or vacationers who like to dip out of winter for some Florida sun will have one less option at the airport in the coming cold months beginning in November. According to a report by simpleflying.com, Denver-based Frontier airlines has removed 43 routes… Read More

Walleye numbers continue to improve on Mille Lacs Mille Lacs Lake walleye anglers will see a relaxed harvest slot for walleye fishing beginning Thursday, Sept. 1. As announced in March of this year, the one-fish walleye limit will resume on Mille Lacs on Sept. 1. In an expansion of the harvest slot, anglers will be able to harvest… Read More

Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill Are you tired of fighting weeds, and you feel like you spend more time taking weeds off your line then actually fishing? This was us this weekend and I finally slid into deeper water trying to get away from weeds. That is where we found the big blue gills, they weren’t… Read More

Forum continues to be a family owned newspaper By Robert Williams Editor In the newspaper business, publishers, journalists and everyone else who makes the paper a worthwhile endeavor must be prepared for constant change and operate through transitions, whether it be at the operations level or in the day-to-day tasks that make up weekly coverage. Here at… Read More

Two-year-old dachshund and 40 others amuse fans By Robert Williams Editor Looney Days visitors who got up early on Saturday to catch the Racing of the Wieners were delighted with two hours of smiles and laughs as two-year-old Stella sprinted to victory in her second race appearance in Vergas.  ¶  Stella is the first family pet… Read More

Professionally trained chef opens during Looney Days By Robert Williams Editor Executive Pastry Chef Madison Waller completed a trio of retail openings at Altona Square in Vergas when she opened the doors of MW Pastry on Friday, Aug. 12. Even prior to opening, there was plenty of foot traffic from people stopping in to see what… Read More

Tobias solves 30-year Engle mystery By Robert Williams Editor A long standing family mystery was recently solved when metal detectorist Alika Tobias helped the Engle family find a family heirloom that had been lost for more than three decades on the family farm in rural Frazee. Donna Engle had given up hope of ever finding her father’s ring… Read More

New store swamped with business opening week By Robert Williams Editor From the Summers family opening up their Re/MAX realty office and the versatile design center down the block earlier this year to crews putting the finishing touches on Altona Square this month, no new business has been more anticipated in Vergas than Ditterich Mercantile, the… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Jordan Rasmusson and Nathan Miller had the race of the night on Primary Tuesday, Aug. 9. Rasmusson edged Miller in the Republican primary race for state Senate District 9 by a four percent margin, a difference of 353 votes of the 11,123 cast. Currently, Rasmusson is state representative for House District 8A and… Read More