5 years ago September 15, 2016 Frazee-Vergas Forum Frazee Police Chief Tyler Trieglaff reported the department responded to 109 calls in August which was comparable to 112 last August. He added that the number of total calls for the year were at 990. After the initial 30-day probationary period as police chief, Trieglaff officially accepted the position.  The… Read More

California is an amazingly diverse state, where glitz bumps elbows with the gutter and the food is as colorful as a Jackson Pollack painting. Stretching almost 900 miles from the Mexican border up the Pacific ocean,  a visitor will find cliff-lined beaches, a forest, mountains, desert and farm land. The state has many tourist attractions that draw… Read More

Above: This week’s mystery photo features a young boys sporting his best smile for school pictures! Can you identify him? Do you have any fun or enjoyable stories to share about him? Call 334-3566 or email design@nymdispatch.com.   Inset: Last week’s mystery photo was of Rachel Boyce and Jeff Ehnert. They were correctly identified by Jeff… Read More

Last month, Disney CEO Bob Chapek controversially referred to “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings” as “an interesting experiment.” He was purportedly referring to the decision to release the film exclusively to theaters (as opposed to a simultaneous theatrical/streaming release), but some took the comment as dismissively referring to releasing a film with… Read More

An archery deer hunt opens Saturday, Sept. 18, in the East Minnesota River Refuge. The refuge is located entirely on private land in Blue Earth and Le Sueur counties along the east bank of the Minnesota River. It is open to archery hunting until Dec. 31 for taking antlerless deer or legal bucks. Hunters must request… Read More

Hornets to open HOL action on Thursday night against DGF By Chad Koenen Publisher The Frazee Hornets volleyball team has opened their season with a pair of non-conference wins.  The Hornets opened their season with a tough non-conference loss to Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal on Monday, Aug. 30. Frazee fell by a score of 3-1 (25-27, 25-16, 24-26, 21-25)… Read More

Frazee to host Breckenridge on Friday night in home opener By Chad Koenen Publisher With four of their first five games of the season on the road, the Frazee Hornets are putting some extra miles on the bus to start the season. The Hornets opened the year with a 29-16 come-from-behind win over Parkers Prairie on Sept. 3. … Read More

Pheasant numbers have declined by 25 percent from 2020, but numbers remained on par with the 10-year average, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ annual roadside wildlife survey. “While the decline from last year sounds significant, pheasant numbers are actually fairly good and hunters will likely still see plenty of birds when the season… Read More

Hornet boys, girls take eighth place overall as teams  By Chad Koenen Publisher Nathan Johannsen took fifth place overall at the Detroit Lakes cross country meet on Thursday. Johannsen finished with a time of 18:21.14 and was able to out kick Jaden Miller of Fergus Falls down the stretch for the top five honors. Miller finished… Read More

draws a big crowd By Barbie Porter Editor Snellman Day is the last official bash of summer before area youth headed back to school. During the day  long event, activities were provided as well as a shopping experience. One shopping experience has to do with the mayor of the unincorporated town.  The fun all begins at Aune’s Kuppala… Read More