Connecticut is known for many things, including the highest median household income in the U.S. Bordered by Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York and the Long Island Sound, its most populous city is Bridgeport with about 146,000 residents. Its capital, Hartford, has about 123,000 residents. Connecticut is derived from Quononoquett, a Mohegan-Pequot word for long tidal river, as… Read More

A Trooper in northern Minnesota recently took a report from a concerned bicyclist and asked to have this information passed along. This person rides bicycle, has a flashing white light to the front and flashing red light to the rear, wears a helmet, has a mirror, follows the rules of the road, rides in bicycle… Read More

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