Event includes a hot dog feed and a 140-foot slip-n By Robert Williams Editor Josh “Bubba” Samuelson has turned a celebration of his birthday into a full-on mid-summer motorcycle extravaganza and has invited the public to an afternoon stunt show on Cherry Avenue Saturday, July 16. “It started out as my birthday party, now it’s just a… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, July 6, in regards to criminal penalties handed out to four separate residences at Rivercrest Apartments and other charges dating back a year. The meeting was held to enact the first usage of the city code to deal with the landowner in… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The Vergas Veteran’s Memorial was selected from more than 3,200 applications from nonprofits and government entities to receive a grant from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), as part of the the sixth annual AARP Community Challenge. Some $3.4 million is being distributed to fund 260 quick-action projects across the country. The… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum July 13, 2017 The food options in Frazee have increased yet again. The Third Crossing Bar recently rolled out a menu and will serve food from opening to closing, covering lunch and dinner. The introduction of food to the establishment comes on the heels of a remodeling project that included a full… Read More

Blood drive collected a total of 50 units of blood The Vergas community hosted a blood drive in memory of Connie Breitzman with Vitalant on Tuesday, June 21, at the Vergas Event Center which helped collect a total of 50 units of blood products for patients in need.  A total of 46 individuals volunteered to donate… Read More

Book to explore Minnesota adventures Through a partnership with the West Central Initiative, Lake Agassiz Regional Library is pleased to offer free copies of “Let‘s Go! Ten Adventures Through West Central Minnesota” by Shari Booms Holm.  The initiative invites children to explore west central Minnesota through an illustrated travel book full of fun destinations, family outing ideas, parks,… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief As you read below, I had a call about a dead animal in the roadway. I got a call from a friend, let’s call him Slappy. Slappy told me that there was a dead raccoon in the roadway. I happened to see said deceased raccoon an hour or so earlier…. Read More

port of shots fired in the county. Turned out to be a juvenile party that got out of hand. Some out-of-towners put the boots to some local kids. So many different stories, it was hard to tell who was telling the truth. Sunday, July 3 5:59 a.m. Report of an assault that happened the night before. Under investigation…. Read More

Traffic to be detoured for two weeks, lane closures to follow Starting Monday, July 11, weather permitting, Highway 108 will close between Interstate 94 and Ninth Street in Pelican Rapids for a resurfacing project.  For two weeks, through July 22, traffic will be detoured to I-94, Highway 34 and Highway 59. The roadway will be closed… Read More