To the Editor, On a spectacularly lovely Sept. 4th afternoon, 300 residents from across central Minnesota gathered at City Park in Alexandria. The event, a fundraiser for DFL candidates announcing their intention to run for MN state senate seat and MN state house seats, was overwhelmingly well attended. We would like to acknowledge and thank all who… Read More

Let’s talk about the weather, and all the ways that people over the years have figured out to predict it. Along the way, I’ve got a couple ways of my own which I’ve developed over the years. A lot of weather predictions are indirectly connected to  barometric pressure, BP, which is itself connected to the weight… Read More

Like last weekend, this weekend at the box office was underwhelming, especially for new releases. “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” continued to dominate in the number one spot for the third straight weekend. “Free Guy” held steady at number two in its sixth. I had to go down to number three to… Read More

5 years ago September 29, 2016 Frazee-Vergas Forum The Red Cross will be providing free smoke alarms and the Frazee Fire Department will install them in your home or apartment on October 11 from 6-9 p.m. The fire department will be sending out about 20 firefighters from the department, which will split into three to five groups… Read More

Above: This week’s mystery photo features a girl with her favorite teddy! Can you identify her? Do you have any fun or enjoyable stories to share about her? Call 334-3566 or email design@nymdispatch.com.   Inset: Last week’s mystery photo of Roger and Clayton Boe taken in 1946. The September 14 mystery photo was correctly identified as… Read More

On page four in the Frazee-Vergas Forum’s Sept. 21 edition, there was an error. Wade Christianson is the middle photo and Mike Thompson is the right photo. The Frazee-Vergas Forum apologizes for the error.

PILT is one important way Minnesota’s public lands contribute to the state’s quality of life and natural resource-based economy. This year, Minnesota’s 87 counties are the beneficiaries of $36.3 million in aid that helps support public lands and provide critical links within the state’s public recreation system. As we approach National Public Lands Day on Sept. 25,… Read More

Frazee, Crookston combine for 34 points in wild first quarter By Chad Koenen Publisher Frazee lost a heart breaker on the road on Friday night as the Hornets were on the wrong side of a 28-18 game on the road.  “We had our opportunities. A couple of big plays just really changed the game,” said head coach… Read More

Hornets to host home meet on Thursday at Frazee Elementary School By Chad Koenen Publisher Nathan Johannsen took third place and Jonah Sharp took 48th place as the Frazee Hornets finished in eighth place at the Bagley cross country meet on Tuesday night. Johannsen finished with a time of 17:33, which was behind just Jonathan Krueger of East… Read More