NDSU to help design Loon Park By Barbie Porter Editor The Vergas City Council agreed to keep its streets hopping on Thursday nights come summer and plans to improve the landscaping at Loon Park may be coming.  During its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 11, Otter Coffee business owner Jill Shipman contacted the city and requested permission… Read More

Football field renovation may be rebid By Barbie Porter Editor The Frazee-Vergas School Board awarded bids for upcoming building projects during its monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 12. The schoolboard had previously improved three projects that included creating a STREAM hands-on learning room at the elementary, improving air quality and fire safety at the high school, creating… Read More

Department reports given By Barbie Porter Editor The Frazee City Council looked at its fees and rental costs during its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 12. The monthly meeting date was changed due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday falling on the regularly scheduled date. The Event Center Manager Jolene Tappe asked the council to consider increasing rent… Read More

Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill Winter has shown us this past weekend that Mother Nature is not to be taken lightly.  Ice fishing is my favorite time of the year to fish but this past weekend it was downright deadly at times and I had to help rescue people on the lake that had gotten themselves… Read More

Snowmobile trail conditions vary throughout Minnesota but, in areas where there’s good snow, riders have been getting out with gusto. Snowmobile tracks are common sights in road ditches, on trails and atop the ice. This year’s busy start to the riding season continues a surge in recent years of people riding snowmobiles to enjoy Minnesota’s outdoors…. Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Not much going on in the police world the last week.  That is good news for now.  It will pick up, I’m sure.  Let’s enjoy the calm before it warms up again.  The call numbers for 2021 here somewhere. As for the farm, things are going well. We brought 71 bales… Read More

5 years ago January 19, 2017 Frazee-Vergas Forum Bender Realty is hosting a grand opening Thursday, Jan. 26 from 4-8 p.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony starting the celebration at 102 West Main Avenue in Frazee. Owners Amber and Bradley Bender set the big opening to coincide with the same day the People’s Community Bank of Frazee… Read More

Frazee school board makes annual appointments By Barbie Porter Editor Long-time Early Childhood Family Education  Coordinator Karrie Schultz will be retiring at the end of the school year.  The Frazee-Vergas School Board approved the resignation during the monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 11. The Latch Key Supervisor Nicole Kohler has also resigned, effective Jan. 3. The school board also appointed… Read More

Policy only goes into place if court upholds law By Barbie Porter Editor Two Frazee-Vergas School Board members opposed a vaccine mandate. Board members Thaddeus Helmers and Michael Frank opposed while Tyler Trieglaff, Daneele Shipman, Kimberly Antonsen and Tammie Nunn supported the measure, although several did so with trepidation.  During its monthly school board meeting on Monday,… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Light blue shirts were on display on Friday night as Sophia Strand and the Helmers family raised approximately $2,250 as part of the annual Hoops for Heart fundraiser. Proceeds from the event, which included a silent auction (right), will benefit the Stand By Me Foundation.