The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will launch its new Main Street Economic Revitalization Program on Aug. 3. This $80 million statewide economic redevelopment program will award grants to partner organizations to establish programs within specific communities that will, in turn, fund economic development and redevelopment projects.  These projects will address the greatest… Read More

Hay crop may force some ranchers out of business By Barbie Porter Editor uWayne Ditterich put his hay customers on notice, they need to begin searching for someone to supply them with hay.  Driving out to one of his hay fields in rural Vergas, Ditterich explained last year he had  about 2,700 bales on about 600… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor Those in downtown Frazee may feel the ground rumbling in weeks to come. The shakes are result of heavy equipment working near Main Avenue. The projects include ground breaking for the business building on Monday and ongoing work to remove three fuel tanks along Lake Street. The tanks are part of the Sander’s… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor The Frazee Liquor Store has struggled to turn a profit over the past decade. However, 2020 appears to have pushed profits up to almost $30,000. The good news came as the Frazee City Council reviewed its annual audit during the June meeting. Auditor Colleen Hoffman attributed the profit to a reduction in labor costs… Read More

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