5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum June 27, 2017 The Frazee Area Community Club is honored to announce that they have chosen Ken and Avis Hoehne as the Turkey Day parade grand marshals, said FACC Turkey Days chairman Dawn Flemmer. “They have contributed a lot to the town of Frazee,” she noted when making the announcement recently. Ken… Read More

The streak is over. For over a quarter of a century, Pixar has been turning out some of the most thoughtful, imaginative, entertaining movies on the planet. The studio’s annual output usually tops my year-end Best List, and I frequently hope that one of its movies will win an unprecedented-for-animation Best Picture Oscar. And even though… Read More

Damlo named to spring Deans’ List at Nebraska Sarah Kay Damlo, of Frazee, has been named to the Deans’ List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2021-22 academic year. Damlo, a senior majoring in marketing, was named to the Dean’s List for the College of Business. More than 6,200 students at Nebraska were… Read More

All Lake Agassiz Regional Library (LARL) branches and LINK sites will be closed on Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day, with regular hours of operation resuming Tuesday, July 5. LARL’s branch libraries are located in Ada, Bagley, Barnesville, Breckenridge, Climax, Crookston, Detroit Lakes, Fertile, Fosston, Hawley, Mahnomen, McIntosh and Moorhead. LARL’s LINK sites are… Read More

Perham-based business was named to the list three previous times Arvig has been named one of Minnesota’s Top Workplaces for 2022 by the Star Tribune, making it the only internet service provider to rank in the newspaper’s annual survey this year. This is the fourth year employees have provided feedback that rates Arvig as one of the best… Read More

Second-year flower shop open in Hobart Township By Kathryn Wilkowski Reporter After giving birth to her first child, Bayleigh Lautenschlager started up a new flower business, True Blue Flower Co., near Vergas. “I plan on doing this for as long as I am able to,” she said. “It’s what I’m passionate about.” Bayleigh and her husband, Payton, moved… Read More

Frazee road project enters second month By Robert Williams Editor Week four of construction on Highway 87 in Frazee has been completed Crews are currently working on stage 1: North of Highway 10 to County Road 10/Juniper Avenue and stage 3: In front of the school, from Birch Avenue/CR 29 to North River Drive. Crews are progressing through… Read More

Phase two completed with new surface installed By Robert Williams Editor The second of three phases of construction of the new pickleball courts in Vergas was completed over the weekend as the concrete slab that was poured last November was covered by JB Surfaces from Fargo. The surfacing work is a big step in allowing for posts… Read More