New grant to build local CTE licensure programs Lakes Country Service Cooperative (LCSC) has been approved by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) as the first alternative teacher preparation provider under Minnesota Statute 122A.2451.  In addition, LCSC was awarded a $150,000 Alternative Teacher Preparation Grant from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to… Read More

Perrine wins kids division By Barbie Porter Editor  The Frazee Sportsmans Club hosted its annual fishing derby on Eagle Lake on Saturday, Feb. 5. The participants had four hours to reel in a winner. Ample tickets were sold for the fun event which allowed participants to fish from a heated fish house or out in the elements. The… Read More

Binder Lift a good purchase for Rescue  By Barbie Porter Editor  The Candor-Hobart-Dora-Vergas Fire and Rescue Board held its annual meeting on Feb. 1, and the calls logged were reviewed. During the monthly Vergas City Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9, the report was discussed by Mayor Julie Bruhn. She noted the fire department responded to 39 fire calls in… Read More

Wall to be added to city hall office By Barbie Porter Editor     The Vergas City Council reviewed proposed easement costs for Townline Road during the monthly Vergas City Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 8.   The road has been under review by the city council, as it became a city road by default (years of public use… Read More

Senior plans to focus on running in college By Barbie Porter Editor  Nathan Johannsen is the 6-foot, 5-inch force in the paint for the Hornets. The son of Jeff and Summer Johannsen joined the basketball program with the Bumblebees, which is geared toward teaching youngsters the fundamentals of the sport.  “I remember wanting to play basketball, because my… Read More

Marine Innovations of Frazee recently added a Bend-Tech Dragon A400 CNC plasma tubing cutting system. The Bend-Tech Dragon A400 is a CNC plasma cutting, marking and engraving machine allowing Marine Innovations to increase efficiency and precision manufacturing of their products. This tool will cut steel and aluminum round, rectangular or square tubing, angle and channel up… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief I had a fan approach me at a ball game in town. A nice lady came up to me and asked if I was the chief and she commented on how much she liked my articles. She said she worries about the cows and I told her that they are… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum February 16, 2017 Jazz State Champions 2016 – the Frazee Fly Girls, will return to the state championship dance tournament to defend their title in Class A competition. The Fly Girls will head to state to compete for the gold again this year in both jazz and high kick. The state jazz… Read More

Students named to Dean’s List Dr. Susan Larson, provost and dean of the college, has announced the names of students whose superior academic achievement during the first semester of the 2021-22 academic year placed them on the Dean’s Honor List at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.  To qualify for this designation, students must carry a minimum of 12 semester… Read More

Vergas holds four meetings to help develop 15-year comprehensive plan By Chad Koenen Publisher Housing took center stage during a community planning meeting on Wednesday afternoon in Vergas. During its regularly scheduled Vergas EDA/HRA meeting, approximately 10 community members discussed immediate and future housing needs in the Vergas area. The community listening session was part of a four-part… Read More