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

By Barbie Porter Editor onstruction for the downtown skating rink will soon begin at a new location. During a special Frazee City Council meeting on Thursday, Sept. 30, the council approved moving the skating rink to the area next to the retention pond, near the corner of Main Avenue and Fifth Street. The work to be… Read More

Rural Vergas woman starts Eat Outside the Box By Barbie Porter Editor Back when the idea of wearing a mask other than on Halloween was foreign, Terra Huff was on a leisurely drive with her husband. The rural Vergas resident noted one of her co-workers had suggested pre-packaged frozen meals were a way of life. “I said, people… Read More

Schools on third round of extra federal funding By Barbie Porter Editor The Frazee Budget and Facilities Committee were told during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 28 that the federal funding attached to the COVID-19 pandemic may end in fiscal year 2023.  Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds are in the third round of district funding. … Read More

New business to offer boarding, daycare services for pets By Barbie Porter Editor Katie Watland recently opened Knotty Dog Boarding and Daycare in rural Frazee where dogs get to be dogs. “We have daily adventures,” she said, noting that may include going for a trail walk or swim in the meandering Otter Tail River on their 70-acre property… Read More