Nationwide honor recognizes excellence in employee experience, workplace performance Arvig has been named one of America’s Greatest Midsize Workplaces in 2025 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. The award honors companies nationwide that excel in employee experience and workplace performance. Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group awarded Arvig a five-star rating through an evaluation based on online… Read More

Elias Thomas Report for Minnesota After compromises and emotional discussions, the House Transportation Committee approved an omnibus budget bill, despite some committee members from both political parties expressing dissatisfaction with the contents. The bill contains nearly $10 billion in spending over the next two fiscal years for roads, bridges, transit and airports. It also contains a host… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Licensed Massage Therapist Chelsey Kooiker will be the keynote speaker at this month’s Lutheran Woman in Mission meeting at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Thursday, April 24, at 1:30 p.m. Kooiker is a Vergas native who moved her massage business from Fargo-Moorhead to the village in late 2023, setting up shop at Cutting Edge Salon…. Read More

Otter Tail County and the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Task Force in partnership with the Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations (OTC COLA) are pleased to invite all area lake property owners to attend the upcoming Lake Stewardship Symposium on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Thumper Pond Resort… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum April 21, 2020 Frazee has its first confirmed case of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Emma and Tanner Duncan reported on their social media page they were the first case in Becker County last week. The Duncan family gave the Frazee-Vergas Forum permission to use posts regarding their COVID-19 experience from… Read More

By Jesse Frost Conference President The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC) is pleased to announce that several of our member teams will be competing at the upcoming FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, Texas. The FIRST Robotics Competition World Championships got under way in Houston, Texas this week. On Wednesday, April 16, teams loaded and prepared for… Read More

By Yvette Higgins Report for Minnesota After more than 80 years, the Legislature appears poised to change a rule that restricts the kind of firearms that deer hunters can use in large parts of Minnesota.  A bill by Rep. Chris Swedzinski, R-Ghent, would allow people to hunt deer in any part of the state with any legal firearm.  Currently… Read More

Contributed photos The Frazee-Vergas School named their teachers and paraeducators of the year last week. At the elementary, Jill Ollmann was named as the teacher of the year and Sarah Wallin-Prellwitz the paraeducator of the year. Both are pictured with Elementary Principal Travis Nagel. At the high school, Brad Morgan was awarded teacher of the… Read More

Rural Frazee YouTube feed closing in on a million views By Robert Williams Editor Four felines who live in rural Frazee are the biggest online stars in the Frazee-Vergas area and have gained national attention as the YouTube livefeed Up North Cat Condo.  ¶  The Condo is the creation of Kevin Mohn and he employs his… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners has declared April 7-13, 2025, as Public Health Week. This special week highlights the importance of public health in keeping our communities healthy and safe. This year is the 30th anniversary of National Public Health Week, with the theme “It Starts Here,” reminding people that… Read More