Grant to assist with updates at Event Center The City of Frazee will use a $25,000 Blandin Foundation Leadership Boost Grant to update the kitchen and bathrooms at the Frazee Event Center.  Leadership Boost Grants were launched to encourage Minnesotans living in rural and Tribal communities to be visionary and creative as they move their communities forward… Read More

Donation will benefit Veterans Honor Flight of Minnesota/North Dakota United Community Bank organized a series of fundraisers during the month of September as part of the Minnesota Bankers Community Impact Month.  The fundraisers consisted of different food trucks, community picnics, and bake sales in Perham and Frazee. Through these events UCB collected donations and matched every… Read More

Muskie broke state record by one inch, was 58 1/4” long The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources certified the state catch-and-release record muskie, a 58.25-inch fish caught by Eric Bakke of Princeton. The previous record was a tie for 57.25-inch muskies, which were caught on Lake Vermilion in 2019 and 2021. Bakke was fishing on June 11… Read More

Senior Lori Glander, of Frazee, was named to the University of Minnesota Duluth Dean’s List for spring semester 2022. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher while earning a minimum of 12 letter-graded credits. Glander is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in the UMD College… Read More

All Lake Agassiz Regional Library (LARL) branches and LINK sites will be closed on Friday, Nov. 11 for Veterans Day. 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 found in Cormorant, Frazee, Gonvick, Halstad, Hendrum, Lake Park, Rothsay, Twin… Read More

The Becker County Food Pantry participates in the Hunter Harvested Deer Donation Program. In Minnesota, charitable organizations operating food assistance programs can accept donations of hunter harvested venison. Hunters are not allowed to donate venison directly to a food shelf. They must work with an approved processing plant. Locally, that is Hoffman’s Meat Market, located at… Read More

The Minnesota Beef Expo awarded 10 heifers to deserving youth through the Minnesota Youth  Beef Experience Program (MYBEP) on Saturday, Oct. 22. From a pool of 70 applications, each recipient was selected based on their passion for agriculture, commitment to raising a heifer, financial need and willingness to learn.  Recipients are responsible for raising, breeding and maintaining… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum November 9, 2017 The Frazee Economic Development Authority agreed to request proposals from developers for the vacant downtown lot stated to be about 28,840 square feet (206 feet wide by 140 feet deep). During its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 31, the EDA reviewed the document calling for proposals, which offers some… Read More

Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill The saying goes all good things must come to an end and that is true with my 2022 open water season. It has been a wild ride and an absolute blast of a season and thank you to everyone that has supported me throughout this long season. I ended the season… Read More

Section meet to be held in Warroad By Chad Koenen Publisher Faith Hamm secured a pair of individual conference championships and helped the Detroit Lakes/Frazee swim team take second place at the Mid-State Conference championship on Oct. 27. Hamm took first place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:04.42. She finished nearly 3 seconds in front… Read More