Builders Association gives $7k to area students Scott Seim, a 2022 graduate of Frazee High School, was one of seven area students to receive a $1,000 scholarship from The Lake Region Builders Association Scholarship Foundation. The scholarships are awarded to Class of 2022 graduates pursuing careers in the building trades.  Seim is planning to attend Bismarck State College to study… Read More

Diagonal parking change is coming close to a reality By Robert Williams Editor The Vergas city council approved coordinating swimming lessons with the Frazee-Vergas community education department to replace the swimming program formerly run by Nancy Jacobson. Swimming lessons may be offered free of charge or less than in prior years, pending the approval of grant funds… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum May 25, 2017 Anglers in the Frazee area have a new tackle and live bait shop on North Lake Street in Frazee, tucked between Bender Realty and the Hair Style Studio. Prime Time Bait and Supplies held a soft opening on Friday, May 19, but has a grand opening planned for when… Read More

Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill Opener has finally arrived, and it was great to see people getting excited about fishing. This past weekend gave us in most cases nice weather except for the wind.  The bite had mixed results from talking to friends, but a lot of people changed species they were targeting and went from chasing… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams Frazee-Vergas Class of 2022 graduates complete the tradition of the turning of the tassel to the left to signify the recognition of earning a degree at Sunday’s graduation ceremony in the high school main gymnasium.

Frazee school board holds end of school year meeting By Robert Williams Editor Demolition has started outside the Frazee-Vergas High School on construction of a number of projects, according to superintendent Terry Karger. He announced the beginning of the $8 million project at the school board meeting Monday, May 9. The project was approved by the board… Read More

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.