Contributed photos Rodney Osvold and Joe Malakowski from LongView Carbon Farms visited Markay Larson’s second grade classroom during the last week of school. They treated the class with Italian sodas and cookies from the Monarch Coffee House. Earlier this year the students walked to the Monarch and enjoyed cookies donated by Grandma Claudia. While there,… Read More

The Minnesota Legislature recently approved the State and Local Government and Elections budget agreement, which includes a key policy championed by Sen. Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) to create an alternative pathway to certified public accountant (CPA) licensure. Senate File 1536 reduces the minimum years of college from five to four to become a CPA. The… Read More

Bring on the sunshine! The Detroit Lakes Public Library will offer a series of Sunshine Storytimes this summer, to be held outside the library at 1000 Washington Ave. At Storytime, a librarian explores various themes by performing stories, songs, rhymes and more. The program typically lasts 60 minutes and is geared for children ages 3-6,… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum June 2, 2020 The downtown Frazee Commercial project is gaining steam as the building blueprints and visual renderings were reviewed. During the monthly Frazee Economic Development Authority meeting on Tuesday, May 26, a representative from the design firm, Goldmark, recapped the plan for the building. The building will have a corridor in… Read More

Registration open for new sessions of the Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series Webinars on walleye genetics, buckthorn management, and fish dubbed “living fossils” like gar and paddlefish will be among the outdoors topics covered in the summer series of the Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “Our outdoors skills… Read More

Friesens bring a fresh and new menu to Cotton Lake bar By Robert Williams Editor Fans of the former Curley’s On Cotton Lake are in for a pleasant surprise after seeing the work put in by new owners of The Fishbowl – Kari and Brett Friesen. The objective of the new owners is not just providing a… Read More

Four locals share memories of time served By Robert Williams Editor Four area veterans were selected to take part in the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota three days May 4-6 in the nation’s capital. David O. Mickelson, Jerry W. Mott, Edgar J. Jahnke of Frazee and Murray C. Trieglaff, of Detroit Lakes, were four… Read More

Public hearing to be held on Monday, June 9 By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee-Vergas School Board held a special meeting on Thursday, May 22, to discuss the district’s property tax abatement for parking lot construction and improvements. The total amount of the proposed tax abatement is $1,071,263 over eight years to pay the principal and interest… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Both city councils from Frazee and Vergas held a joint governance meeting on Wednesday, May 21, to discuss potential collaborations between the two towns. In attendance were: Mayor Mike Sharp, Council members Andrea Froeber, Jim Rader, Mark Kemper and Drew Daggett and City Administrator Stephanie Poegel, along with Vergas Council members Paul Pinke,… Read More

Otter Tail County Engineer Krysten Foster outlined infrastructure investments during a transportation presentation, highlighting more than $25 million in county road and bridge construction projects scheduled for the 2025 season. “Through partnership with Fergus Falls and Otter Tail County leaders, I was happy to support the $790,000 Local Road Improvement Program grant for the Friberg and… Read More