By Barbie Porter Editor Forty-two people and businesses in the area will be making a difference to troops currently deployed in the Middle East. Everyone is invited to add to the outgoing care packages at the annual Tyler Shipman Memorial Car Show on Saturday, July 24. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A table will be… Read More

‘The Battle for the Ax’ CrossFit  competition was held in Brainerd By Barbie Porter Editor CrossFit Teho/Perham Fitness is making a name for itself on the competition circuit. The business opened in 2021 and has already seen a championship title brought back to the gym by Peter Marjamaa and Kaleb Thalmann. Marjamaa, a Detroit Lakes resident, owns the… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor Kevin Zitzow has been in business 15 years and is still learning. During a recent business trip to Chicago, Ill, Zitzow attended a workshop where he worked with a fellow business mentor who is known for taking a good business and making it great. The duo spent time driving to restaurants and parking… Read More

Watson to celebrate her 100th birthday The second oldest Hornet is ready to celebrate her 100th birthday this July. Dora (Seitz) Watson was born in a farm house in July 1921 in Gorman Township where she spent her youth. Having 10 brothers and sisters was a struggle in a three-bedroom house; the girls had one bedroom,… Read More

Where are they now feature: 1980 FHS grad shares his life in the sky By Barbie Porter Editor Steve Shannon’s dream came with wings. After years of working through regulations and classifications, his dream has given him a life he never imagined. The 1979 Frazee High School graduate is a jet pilot and he said the business… Read More

The Vergas, Community Club, in conjunction with the National Wiener Dog Racing Association announced that Dachshund racing will return to Vergas on Saturday, Aug. 14 at 9 a.m. during the village’s annual Looney Days celebration. The fun family activity is hosting of the “2021 Wiener Dog Nationals.” Vergas last hosted this event in 2018. Last year’s… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor The city council agreed to back the Frazee Economic Development Authority so the construction of the downtown business building can begin.  During the special city council meeting on Tuesday, June 29, a resolution requesting the issuance of a $1.52 million bond and authorizing a tax increment pledge agreement was approved.  Councilman Mike Sharp asked… Read More

Remodeling project underway at CornerStone By Barbie Porter Editor rat boys from Omaha, Neb. descended upon the Frazee area last week and did a world of good. With plenty of elbow grease, the young men from Beta Theta Pi tackled service projects for individuals and organizations. In Frazee, the CornerStone group was a beneficiary of their donated… Read More

Second Hwy. 87 public meeting to be held By Barbie Porter Editor At the Frazee Economic Development Authority meeting on Tuesday, June 29, Frazee City Administrator Jordin Roberts informed the group that the gas tanks at the defunct Sander’s Oil gas station are in the process of being removed. Roberts provided the news through an email she… Read More