Railroad crossing to close for two weeks in Oct. By Barbie Porter Editor The work on State Highway 87 is on schedule to wrap up by Oct. 15. Makala Simon, the project engineer for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, gave a progress report this past week. She said the bridge crossing Otter Tail River in Frazee has… Read More

Vergas City Council discusses water, sewer rates By Barbie Porter Editor During a recent land auction, Josh Hanson purchased land along West Lake Drive. During the Tuesday, Sept. 14 council meeting, he announced intention to create a residential development at the 37 acre site. Hanson said his vision was to have larger lots, about 21/2 acres in size,… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor When Jose Urbala crossed the U.S. Mexico border for the first time at the age of 17, he did so with the help of a coyote.  A coyote is not a canine down south. It is what they call a person who is paid to smuggle migrants into the U.S. Urbala arrived in… Read More

FrazeFrazee School students give dugouts a fresh look By Barbie Porter Editor The Frazee High School Construction Trades class is wasting no time making their mark on school grounds. The trades class took their hammers and skills to the dugouts at the Ssg. Greg Riewer Memorial Baseball Field. Instructor Jim Rader said the district had long-term facilities… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor The Vergas City Council are doing what they can to ensure the new commercial and residential development downtown is a success and not a financial burden to the developers. Jeff Zitzow and his wife Wendy and Tyler Schmid and his wife Heather created a partnership to purchase the land where the former grocery… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor The Conservation Corps were in Vergas last week refurbishing the Department of Natural Resources fishing pier.  The group has been teaming up with the DNR all summer to work on fishing piers the DNR provides to communities. Corps member Steven Brown of St. Paul, Minn. said their focus has been retrofiting the piers… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor The time of the year has finally arrived to enjoy a homemade grilled turkey supper with all the fixings and a delicious dessert. The meal even comes with a delivery option. On Saturday, Sept. 25 at  St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Evergreen will serve charcoal grilled turkey starting at 4:30 p.m. People can have… Read More

Frazee High School will be  celebrating the 2021 Hall of Fame inductees on Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Frazee Event Center.  The celebration will begin at 5 p.m. with a social, followed by a meal at 5:45 p.m. The ceremony will start at 6:30 p.m. In addition to the 2021 inductees, the 2020 class will also… Read More

Board approves $5.7 million bond By Barbie Porter Editor The Frazee-Vergas School District started the school year with 858 students.  The elementary, which houses grades K-6, posted an opening day enrollment of 445 students. The high school, which teaches grades 7-12, had 413 students. During  the monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 13, the board reviewed the enrollment numbers and… Read More