A passion to play baseball leads to an easy decision By Kathryn Wilkowski Reporter Frazee 2022 graduate Scott Seim committed to Bismarck State College last fall to play baseball at the collegiate level. “The head coach actually directly messaged me on Instagram,” he said. “We started talking back and forth and I went on a little college… Read More

A Frazee man and a Detroit Lakes woman were involved in an automobile crash on Highway 34 east of Detroit Lakes on Friday, July 15. Anthony Mark Vogt, 57, of Frazee, and Susie Diane Hoppert, 69, of Detroit Lakes, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to a report by the State Patrol. Hoppert was driving a 2019 Subaru Outback… Read More

Human Services Director has worked for OTC since 1990 The Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators (MACSSA) has awarded Deb Sjostrom, Otter Tail County Human Services Director, the 2022 Human Services Award. Sjostrom was nominated for this award based on her demonstration of outstanding leadership, her demonstration of high level of commitment to serving persons… Read More

Photo by Robert Williams Work crews were high above Frazee in a boom working on replacing shingles of the steeple at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Friday, July 22. 

By Kathryn Wilkowski Reporter After a long career in the healthcare field, local artist, Anna Lassonde, switched her path in life after a tragic horseback riding accident. She has been offering various art services around the local area for the past two years. “I’ve wanted to be an artist since I was a kid. After I injured… Read More

The state’s major small business organization, the National Federation of Independent Business, or NFIB, today presented Representative Jordan Rasmusson (Fergus Falls) with the prestigious Guardian of Small Business Award. “Now more than ever, Main Street needs strong advocates in the Minnesota Legislature, and they have one in Representative Jordan Rasmusson,” said John Reynolds, NFIB Minnesota State… Read More

Anderson seeking buyer to keep business going By Robert Williams Editor Vergas native Bonnie Anderson is ending a long run of local women who created and maintained The Attic Shoppe in downtown Vergas. Anderson has put the business up for sale and plans to close later this year due to health reasons after an accident a couple… Read More

Business, equipment up for sale By Robert Williams Editor Mandy Moltzan, owner of the Palace Cafe On Main in Frazee, announced on social media Thursday, July 14, that she is closing the restaurant at the end of August. “It is with a heavy heart that I am typing this post,” she said. “I have decided to go… Read More

Keilley Shores use permit approved By Robert Williams Editor City Clerk-Treasurer Julie Lammers reported the county and city engineers have approved diagonal parking and the moving of the centerline on First Avenue South at the Vergas City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 12. The change will bring needed parking relief to downtown Vergas.  Turning lanes are currently being… Read More

Open spots also available for home visiting program By Kathryn Wilkowski Reporter After a slow, reduced couple of years due to the national pandemic, Mahube-Otwa is picking up the pace on enrolling children through their Frazee-Vergas openings. Both the Frazee Business Center and the Bethlehem Lutheran Church daycares have openings for children between the ages of… Read More