River road, city sewer project to proceed By Robert Williams Editor The City of Frazee and the Frazee Community Development Corporation (FCDC) were awarded $1.85 million in General Obligation bonds after their request was approved and included in the latest state bonding bill Sunday, May 17.  “I’m just floating,” said Polly Andersen, FCDC president. “We’re going to… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor United Community Bank (UCB) is about more than being a part of the community, it is a force for good in the community and does more than just say it; residents will frequently run into a UCB event or UCB sponsored event that is helping out in small towns. “We’ve always had that… Read More

Dual graduate joining youth movement to help out her community By Robert Williams Editor Organizer Lexi Ulschmid is not your average 18-year-old preparing to graduate this month. That makes her an unusual but perfect candidate to run the local Farmers Market, which will be held for the first time this year Thursday, May 14 from 3-8 p.m.,… Read More

‘The process is in the perseverance’ By Robert Williams Editor When this year’s group of graduating seniors were in seventh grade, Frazee-Vergas teachers Charles Wake, EdD, and Julie Wake, EdD, began a six-year pursuit of their doctorates in education. Both recently completed those efforts at the graduation for doctoral candidates ceremony at Grand Canyon University, in Phoenix,… Read More

A third suspect has been charged in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Bryson May during a December home invasion in Frazee. Cash Christofer Mathieu, age 17 of Perham, faces two felony counts: first-degree aggravated robbery and aiding an offender to avoid arrest-harbor/conceal.  Mathieu appeared in Becker County District Court on Monday, May 4. He waived juvenile… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The future of Eagle Lake Park is now in the hands of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, according to discussion at the latest meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, May 5. Commissioner Phil Hansen reported that the City of Frazee has finalized the sale of Eagle Lake Park and… Read More

By Shay Scanlan Report for Minnesota The Minnesota Senate passed a sweeping gun violence prevention package on May 4 that includes a ban on assault-style weapons, though the measure faces steep Republican opposition in the House.  The package also bans what are called binary triggers, devices that double the rate of fire on some firearms. Additionally, the… Read More

By Kendra Mobilia Report for Minnesota Medical waste from hospitals and surgical centers too often gets mixed in with regular trash, and at least one state lawmaker wants to fix that. Rep. Wayne Johnson, R-Cottage Grove, initially authored a bill to fine medical facilities for the mixing of waste products, but after hearing some pushback, he changed the… Read More

By Eleanor Steffen Report for Minnesota The Minnesota House will vote on a bill to establish a centralized electronic payroll reporting portal and database for contractors working on state-funded projects. While electronic payroll reporting is already required in Minnesota for projects fully or partially funded by tax dollars, the bill by Rep. Dave Pinto, DFL-St. Paul, aims to… Read More

By Abbey Mulcahy Report for Minnesota As Minnesota school districts face increasing financial challenges, the Legislature has passed a proposed constitutional amendment to increase funding for schools without raising taxes or dipping into the state’s general fund.  The proposal, passed on May 4 in the House and May 7 in the Senate, would increase the amount of money… Read More