UND announces fall 2025 Dean’s List More than 1,900 University of North Dakota (UND) students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2025 fall semester Dean’s List. The UND Dean’s List comprises students whose grade point average are in the top 15 percent of the enrollment in each of the… Read More

The Vergas Community Club, in conjunction with the National Wiener Dog Racing Association (NWDRA) has announced that Dachshund racing will return to Vergas on Saturday, Aug. 1 at 9 a.m., during the village’s annual Looney Days celebration. This fun family activity is returning to Looney Days again this year, and we are honored to be… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum February 16, 2021 A Detroit Lakes church and several area businesses teamed up to change the life of a former detective. A shop was built for Fred Lassonde, who dedicated his life to solving mysteries and finding criminals to prevent further damage to citizen lives and property. When he suffered… Read More

Residents across Greater Minnesota now have more consistent ways to plan for and, in some cases, book and pay for public transit and intercity bus trips, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today. “This is a big step for Minnesota and for rural communities,” said MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger. “Transit agencies currently provide public transit… Read More

‘I like to put a lot of heart and soul into what I make’ By Robert Williams Editor MW Pastry Owner Madison Waller had known about a heart murmur she was diagnosed with as an infant, but for the next 24 years she had very few ill effects and nobody really talked about it. As… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Requests for proposals for the Maple Avenue apartments in Frazee are out with a planned bid opening of Friday, March 6, according to Board Chair Erica Jepson at the latest meeting of the Becker County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, Feb. 3. A contractor for the Maple Avenue Apartments improvement project in… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Harvest Church’s popular “Taste of the Wild” game feed is returning to Frazee-Vergas High School on Saturday, Feb. 21, with Duck Commander’s Justin Martin (as seen on A & E’s Duck Dynasty) headlining three hours of guest speakers. “I’ve always enjoyed the testimony of the Duck Commander family, the Robertson family… Read More

Free show, open to the public Feb. 24 By Robert Williams Editor Internationally renowned brass quintet Boston Brass is returning to Frazee for a free show on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m., at the high school. The group first visited Frazee in 2022. During the day, Boston Brass will work with the ninth grade… Read More

The year 2025 marked the 200th anniversary of the great Norwegian emigration to North America. OTCHS is continuing the celebration with a temporary exhibit, The Great Emigration. Between 1825 and 1915, approximately 800,000 Norwegian men and women immigrated to North America. The peak years for Norwegian immigration to America were 1882 (29,000) and 1903 (27,000)…. Read More

At a ceremony in the Minnesota State Capitol, leadership from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and White Earth Nation (Gaa-waabaabiganikaag) joined Gov. Tim Walz to sign a memorandum of understanding. The document formalizes the Minnesota DNR and White Earth Nation’s long-standing government-to-government relationship for managing land, water, fish, wildlife and other natural resources within… Read More