Retiring after more than three decades of helping families By Robert Williams Editor Karrie Schultz is the third school district employee with more than three decades of experience to retire at the end of this school year. Schultz was the face of Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) and School Readiness (SR) since its inception in the… Read More

Family, friends come together for Cally Nundahl By Robert Williams Editor Cally Nundahl, of Frazee, has survived a trying year of treatments for cervical cancer and her friends and family came together Sunday in Frazee at a benefit to help aid her recovery. After being diagnosed in late 2021, it took some time to come to grips… Read More

Frazee native impacted kids as an FFA advisor, ag and science teacher By Robert Williams Editor Doug Schwarzrock has spent many years at Frazee-Vergas High School as both a graduate of the Class of 1979 and a teacher since 1985. He is retiring at the end of this school year. Schwarzrock left Frazee in 1979 for Fargo to… Read More

Photo by Robert Williams James Huff of Vergas casts his fly rod in a cove on Jim Lake Saturday, May 17, during the fishing opener weekend. Jim Lake sits between Rose and Rice Lakes south of Frazee and sported a lot of action from crappies and panfish on live baits, along with a few lured northerns.

First in-person convention since COVID pandemic By Robert Williams Editor Frazee-Vergas students attended the 2022 Minnesota State FFA Convention April 24-26 on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campuses, the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, and the St. Paul Pipefitters Training and Certification center. It was the first in-person convention in two years, after the pandemic forced the convention… Read More

New roof installed on restroom facility during clean up week By Robert Williams Editor Lion’s Park was in need of a facelift and got one with the aid of the Frazee Community Development Corporation (FCDC), community members and students from Frazee-Vergas high school. FCDC board member Jay Estenson advised the board about repairs needed at the park’s… Read More

Twenty local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) are now taking applications for Implementing Innovative Irrigation Practices to Protect Groundwater Quality and Quantity RCPP. The sign-up period will run from May 5 to June 17.  Agricultural irrigation producers interested in adopting and integrating precision irrigation and nitrogen management practices and technologies in the project area are… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee Kids Heart Challenge was a three-week fundraiser for the American Heart Association (AHA) held in February and students from Frazee-Vergas Elementary school surpassed a goal of $3,000 raised. There were 47 registered students, of which 42 raised donations, according to Angelique Goulet, the American Heart Association representative for the elementary school.  “I… Read More

May is Foster Care Month in OT County The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners has proclaimed May as Foster Care Month. They encourage residents to volunteer their talents and energies on behalf of children and adults who live with foster families, the foster care providers, and the professional staff working with them during this… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Farm…Up to 71 of the female bovines have come in. It is starting to slow down and I know there will be a couple late calvers, but we have 87 percent calved in 38 days, that is pretty dang good I think.   A couple weeks ago I… Read More