5 years ago October 13, 2016 Frazee-Vergas Forum The 2017 budget is still in the process of being fine tuned, but Frazee Administrator Denise Anderson expects property owners in Frazee to see a 3.38 percent tax increase. The total expected revenue in the working budget for 2017 calls for $1.46 million, of which $285,500 comes from property… Read More

Dr. Maren Anderson, a family medicine physician specializing in obstetrics, is excited to welcome new patients at the Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes Clinic. “I am excited to have the opportunity to continue my career with Essentia Health following residency,” said Anderson, who grew up in nearby Lake Park and has worked for Essentia in a… Read More

The DNR maintains hunter walking trails as easy ways to travel by foot through wildlife management areas, state and federal forests and other public hunting lands. The trails wind through prime habitat for ruffed grouse, American woodcock, wild turkey and white-tailed deer. There are more than 850 miles of hunter walking trails meandering throughout the northern… Read More

When we last saw reporter Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), he had formed an uneasy alliance with Venom (also Hardy), the symbiote living in his body.  A symbiote is basically a second personality that can interact with its host, but also occasionally appear in physical form as a being with superpowers.  The setup is reminiscent of “Malignant,” a… Read More

“Build us an apple,” said the apple industry in the state of Washington many years ago, “that is pretty and has a thick skin so machines can pick it.” And it was built. It was pretty, indeed. It had a thick skin, indeed. But it tasted like nothing. “Never mind,” said the industry, “we’ll compensate by… Read More

Delaware was the first state of the union as of Dec. 7, 1787, as it was the first to ratify the federal constitution. The state had about 60,000 residents at the time. Now, the second smallest state of the country has about 990,000 residents.   Dover is the capital of Delaware, but with almost 40,000 residents… Read More

Question: I drive school bus and am a retired firefighter. Recently one of our buses was stopped – 8 ways on, stop signs deployed – when two fire apparatus approached red lights and sirens. The apparatus did not slow and sped past the bus.  I’ve always said regardless of what type of emergency vehicle, they… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Friday, Oct. 1 10:09 a.m. Assist with a fire call on Pleasant View Road. 10:28 p.m. Assist with a medical. Saturday, Oct. 2 2:54 p.m. Assist homeowner with backed up sewer.  Public Works crew called in. 10:40 p.m. Suspicious activity on Acorn Lake Rd.  People using the bike path reporting that a male came out… Read More

Mini town considered for skating rink area By Barbie Porter Editor The Frazee Parks and Recreation Committee has big plans in the hopper. The group has been discussing how to make Eagle Lake Park an amenity that pays to help the city improve parks and public spaces in city limits.  Years ago the idea of selling the property… Read More