By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee Area Community Club is changing its annual meeting to invite more of the public to attend a presentation on the “State of Frazee.” “We are expanding the mission and vision of the organization to really focus on how we grow business and the community together,” said Club Vice President Karen Pifher…. Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Vergas Mayor Dwight Lundgren discussed the possibility of a Sanford Clinic in Vergas with Perham Health Chief Executive Officers Chuck Hofius. “He was not against it,” said Mayor Lundgren. The mayor will be meeting again this week to continue discussions exploring multiple options of a potential two-day to five-day per week operation. The city office… Read More

Short-term rentals limited to R1 residential zones By Robert Williams Editor Frazee City Council Member Mark Kemper brought up the return of the city-wide spring cleanup after being asked by a number of Frazee residents. The once annual event did not occur in 2024. “I would like to do it,” said Kemper. “It kind of goes along with… Read More

Call for artists, organizers now accepting food artisans Artist applications are now available online for the area’s largest fine arts and crafts event of the area with up to 20,000 people attending this two-day event. Phelps Mill Festival is held at the historic Phelps Mill County Park, north of Underwood, Minn.  This is a great… Read More

Project 412 has announced that Thomas Dambo’s “Alexa’s Elixir” troll installation has been featured in TIME’s list of the World’s Greatest Places 2025. In the “biggest and most ambitious exhibition” of his career, International recycle artist Thomas Dambo and his trash-to-treasure crew created nine larger-than-life sculptures in the Detroit Lakes area. Completed in June of 2024,… Read More

Meeting to be held on March 31 at Henning Community Center Residents are invited to a community open house hosted by the Otter Tail County Commissioners on March 31 from 7-9 p.m. at the Henning Community Center at 607 Second Street. This informal event offers an opportunity to connect with county commissioners, ask questions and learn… Read More

Anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will have the opportunity to harvest two walleye daily during the upcoming open water season, which begins on Saturday, May 10, and continues through Sunday, Nov. 30. Harvested walleye must be 17 inches or greater, and only one of them can be over 20 inches. Following years of restrictive regulations, the… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has begun temporarily closing some DNR-managed roads and motorized trails as seasonal melting makes them too soft to support vehicle traffic without causing damage. The duration of the temporary closures in state forests, state parks, recreation areas, and wildlife management areas depends on local weather and surface conditions, which… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is postponing the elk research project in northwest Minnesota due to scheduling delays and unfavorable conditions to safely and successfully capture and collar elk. Capture efforts were planned for January 2025, when temperature and snow conditions are typically optimal for spotting and capturing elk. Scheduling delays by the contracted helicopter… Read More

On Tuesday, March 11, the Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee heard legislation championed by Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) and a bipartisan group of legislators to address Minnesota’s rising housing affordability crisis. The “Minnesota Starter Home Act” (SF 2229) focuses on increasing the supply of starter homes by removing regulatory barriers that drive up… Read More