The VA Fargo Health Care System, in partnership with the Jess Omundson VFW Post 1676, is thrilled to announce the grand opening of our new Accessing Telehealth through Local Area Stations (ATLAS) site on March 21, 2025, at the VFW in Detroit Lakes (500 Washington Ave). This innovative ATLAS site is a key component of… Read More

The Minnesota Crop Improvement Association (MCIA) today recognized Lonnie Perrine, of Perham, with its Honorary Premier Seed Grower Award. The award, presented annually since 1930, recognizes individuals not directly involved in seed production but who have actively supported the seed industry, MCIA, and their local community. Perrine was honored, along with fellow Honorary Premier Seed Grower… Read More

Little Timber Farms in Blackduck, Minn., was recognized today by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) as a regional winner of the 2024 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP). Seven regional awards were presented to recipients during CattleCon 2025 in San Antonio.  “Conservation practices of cattle farmers and ranchers across the country help to preserve natural resources… Read More

A fundraiser for Quilts of Valor will be held Saturday, March 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Dent Community Center. The Free Will Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner will help support the group making and awarding quilts to Veterans and active duty service personnel. Dinner: Free Will Offering ($10 Recommended) Basket Raffles – Raffle Tickets:… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum March 3, 2020 As of January 2020, pharmacies in Minnesota are allowed to sell CBD-based products. Kayla Hendrickson, pharmacist in charge at Seip Drug in Frazee, said they began offering the produce recently and it requires no prescription. “The product is made from a hemp-based plant,” she said. While some associate hemp… Read More

DL Chamber honors new incubator stores at Creating Community Junction By Robert Williams Editor A ribbon cutting was held Friday, Feb. 21, at Creating Community Junction in Frazee to celebrate the opening of Taylor Crabtree’s Frazee Floral and Stephanie King’s Evergreen Creations & Gifts, LLC. Both businesses were welcomed by Frazee Mayor Mike Sharp and Frazee Community… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Thanks to a Sauer Family Foundation grant to implement work for the next two years, the lower level CornerStone Community and Youth Center, along with the upper level Corner Collective: Bistro, Arts & More will be gaining a third title as a Family Resource Center (FRC). A FRC is a community or school-based… Read More

By Matthew Johnson Reporter Otter Wings (OW) LLP, a swine birthing center located west/southwest of Sebeka in Blowers Township of East Otter Tail County (OTC), remains fully operational, but at nearly twice the number of animals as when it became fully operational in the spring of 2020. The original number of animals was 2,500 that year but,… Read More

Final sale may be approved in the coming weeks By Robert Williams Editor The Becker County Board of Commissioners discussed the sale of Eagle Lake Park and the lake access, but little light was shed that was not already known during the latest commissioner’s meeting Tuesday, Feb. 18. County Administrator Carrie Smith reported that there are three… Read More

Local artists are invited to a workshop on March 29 Lake Region Arts Council and West Central Initiative are excited to announce that Pelican Rapids and Frazee have been selected for the 2025 Artists on Main Street Program, an initiative that supports small artist-led projects to activate downtown spaces. The program will kick off with a free… Read More