Fineday guilty of assaulting two girls related to him By Robert Williams Editor Patrick Dean Fineday, 65, a former well-known martial arts instructor in Detroit Lakes, was sentenced to 12 years in prison at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud for sexually assaulting two girls related to him. Becker County District Judge Gretchen Thilmony sentenced Fineday to 144… Read More

Very top: this weeks mystery photo featuresa frazee basketball team from the early 1920s. Do you know any of the people pictured above? If so call 334-3566 or email fforum@loretel.net  Bottom: Lori Weeding, Doreen Schrandt, NeilWoodard, Neil Wothe and Dr. Paul Hendrickson correctly identified last weeks mystery photo of Bob Matthews, Alan Wothe, Walt Wothe,… Read More

Board pleads for more free or reduced lunch applications By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee School Board held a special meeting Monday, June 27, to discuss and approve the preliminary school district budget for the 2022-23 school year. “The revenues and expenditures both did reduce pretty proportionately,” said Business Manager Chrissy Clapsaddle. Declining revenues are primarily tied to… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor While not natives of Vergas, Jerry and Kathy Johnson have been integral members of the business community long enough to deserve that title. Having been key contributors to the town for nearly a half-century has earned the couple another title as they were named the 2022 Looney Day Parade Grand Marshals by the… Read More

Summer has arrived and it has brought our typical summertime bites. Water temperatures have increased a lot in the past few days, and it has pushed a lot of fish out from shallow water patterns to mid lake structures to find cooler water and bait fish.  With the warmer weather it has brought the typical summer… Read More

Event to feature arts, food, outdoor activities The 38th annual Phelps Mill Festival will be held this year July 9-10. The festival will consist of two full days of art, food entertainment and kids’ activities plus craft wine and beer tasting at Phelps Mill County Park just north of Underwood. The Phelps Mill Festival features fine artists and… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Three people sustained minor injuries, including a Frazee woman, in a two-vehicle crash near Frazee on Highway 10 Monday, June 27, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. A 2016 Ford Escape, driven by Mary Jo Reetz, 60, of Frazee, was northbound on Eagle Lake Road when it stopped at the stop sign and… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The Vergas City Council, along with West Central Initiative community planners Emily Reno and Celeste Koppe, held a meeting on Wednesday, June 29, for public input on the city’s comprehensive plan. The plan is a first for the town. Vergas has completed capital plans and housing studies, but never a full comprehensive plan. “It… Read More

Ban was put in place due to bird flu The Minnesota Board of Animal Health releases its temporary poultry exhibition ban on Friday, July 1.  Animal health officials first enacted the ban in April and extended it twice to reduce the potential risks of spreading Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). The ban included all poultry swaps,… Read More