Minnesotans in foster care system may qualify This fall, Minnesotans, who were in the foster care system will benefit from a state grant program that covers their college tuition and living expenses. The Fostering Independence Grant is available to students under the age of 27 and who were in the Minnesota foster care system at any… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams Members of the North Stars Water Ski Show team performed the first of two shows scheduled this summer in Vergas. Windy conditions on Long Lake kept the fans ashore from seeing any pyramids but watching the skiers actually stay up in the choppy water was equally entertaining and impressive. The North Stars… Read More

Hundreds attend ceremony and festivities By Robert Williams Editor A large throng of people were in attendance to dedicate the new Veteran’s Memorial Park Saturday, June 11, in Vergas. The day started off with lunch provided by Ditterich Family Farms and included raffle drawings and silent auction items during the two-hour gathering. Committee members Dennis Breitzman and Lyle… Read More

small engine, compact tractor shop available in Vergas By Robert Williams Editor The Zitzow family name is well known around the area and Butch Zitzow added a new business under the family moniker just outside of Vergas. Butch’s Custom Services and Repair is a one-stop shop for small engine repair and compact tractor repair. “I do anything… Read More

Back injury turns former mayor to community service By Robert Williams Editor Former Frazee mayor Hank Ludtke took a winding path to local government, overcoming bad decisions and bad luck, on the way to becoming a constant and respected presence in groups and agencies from the city to state levels. Looking back, his long list of responsibilities… Read More

Dr. Debalin Sarangi, UMN Extension weeds specialist, joined UMN Extension educators Ryan Miller, Dave Nicolai and Jared Goplen for a discussion of how best to employ early-season weed management tactics for season-long weed management success. This was the second episode of the 2022 Strategic Farming: Field Notes program in this series. To listen to a recording… Read More

New stylist at Yak-Shack in Frazee By Kathryn Wilkowski Reporter Olivia Erickson started her own lash business at Yak-Shack Beauty Salon Tuesday, May 3, in order for locals to have an opportunity for services that were not offered in Frazee before.  Erickson graduated from Frazee-Vergas high school in 2019.  “In high school I didn’t really know what I… Read More

Brian Hobson of Park Rapids, chair of the Hubbard County DFL, was endorsed to run for Minnesota House Dist. 5A in a virtual Dist. 5A session Saturday, June 11. When DFLers convened for the Senate Dist. 5 convention in April in Wadena, no one came forward to be endorsed for the House seat carved out in… Read More

Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Tamarac are excited to announce that they will be hosting two book reading and signing events by notable children’s authors at the visitor center in June.  Barbara Renner is returning to Tamarac to launch her new children’s picture book, “Summer! Time to Search for Food,” which is about… Read More