Top candidate of seven applicants chosen by council By Robert Willams Editor The City of Frazee received seven applicants to replace Jordin Roberts as city administrator and selected Stephanie Poegel, the current city clerk/treasurer of the City of Audubon as Roberts’ replacement. Poegel is transitioning from her current position. Her last day there is Friday, Dec…. Read More

Selander named high school’s Teacher of the Year By Robert Willams Editor Music Director Brian Selander is one of the rare teachers who gets to instruct a student’s near full life-cycle of education beginning in fifth grade with music training from the first to last note. After 13 years in the position and creating a program… Read More

A recycling program of plastic bags has begun in Vergas to benefit the Vergas Pickleball community. The four new courts were completed this summer and the Vergas Pickleball Committee is continuing fundraising to complete and finalize future plans for signage, a storage container, paddles, balls and landscaping.  The recycling program is a new way to add to… Read More

Snow Plow Parade to be held Saturday night in Frazee By Chad Koenen Publisher Santa Claus will be the man of the hour on Saturday as he stops by Frazee as part of the annual Merry Frazee Christmas. The day will get underway with Breakfast with Santa from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Frazee… Read More

Contributed photo Vergas United Methodist Church with Paster Amy Strom packed over 70 shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse, a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease and famine.

Peterson now faces federal gun charge A felony gun charge has been dropped against Chad Lawrence Peterson, 50, of Frazee, in Becker County District Court. Peterson was charged with felony illegal possession of a firearm in June, but will now face charges in federal court. Agents from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the West Central Task… Read More

Contributed photo Rollin Elendu of Elendu Textiles in Fargo visited Bethlehem Lutheran Church last week. The Bethlehem Lutheran Women’s Missionary League’s (LWML) organized a textile collection for his recycling business and donated nearly 2,000 pounds. Most of the fabric goes to Central America and each shipment is approximately 44,000 pounds. Elendu’s business specializes in recycling… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum November 30, 2017 Longtime Frazee resident Aleisa Jopp îs making her dream of owning a little shop come true. “I wanted to call my new little shop the ‘Chic Shed’ as I love designing and decorating.” The Chic Shed opened Nov. 25 during Small Business Saturday, and the support for her dream… Read More

Becker County 4-H recently  held their annual achievement awards program. The county is proud to recognize accomplishments made by the youth and adult volunteers in the 4-H program throughout the last year.  Each year, 4-H members are asked to complete records of their projects, highlighting goals set and accomplished, ideas for next year, as well as… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Friday, Nov. 11 2:19 p.m. Welfare check requested on an infant. Infant was ok and with mom. 6:31 p.m. Welfare check requested on family that had been sick and not heard from in a while.  All was ok. 1:46 a.m. Assist with a disturbance on Valley View Rd. Female left the area before… Read More