Kohrs begins studies at Concordia By Barbie Porter Editor Desarae Kohrs stood on the Miss Wolf Lake pageant stage once before. In 2014, she entered the junior pageant and earned the title of first princess.   “When I got older I thought it would be fun to try again because I really enjoyed the experience,” the Park… Read More

Next round of COVID-19 relief funds expected By Barbie Porter Editor The Frazee-Vergas School District contract with Anderson Bus has remained stagnant during the pandemic. The district’s Budget and Facility Committee was asked to review a newly proposed contract during its meeting on Monday, Aug. 30. School Superintendent Terry Karger said the previous contract went into effect in 2013 and expired… Read More

County asks what EDA would do with acreage near industrial park By Barbie Porter Editor The Frazee Economic Development Authority was requested to pay $31,347 for the downtown commercial building project. During the EDA’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 31,  the group asked the cost of additional work added to provide a proper base for the building…. Read More

Hunters who missed the lottery deadline for the Camp Ripley archery hunt can purchase surplus permits on a first-come, first-served basis beginning noon on Friday, Sept. 10. Hunters who already received a permit will not be allowed to purchase a surplus permit. A total of 197 permits remain for the hunt which will run from Friday,… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief One day is missing this week due to an early deadline for the paper. I could have skipped this week, but figured I better not because my reports have been pretty boring, I’m told. I received a text message a week ago calling my column “lame.” That was for the… Read More

To the Editor,  In last weeks Frazee Forum there was an article about the City Council “rebranding” Frazee and there was a picture of three people holding up four different suggestions for the new road sign, which will replace the large “turkey” sign near the East entrance to Frazee.  All four signs were very similar  so… Read More

I’m going to tell you about one of my favorite religious beliefs. This one comes from the Cheyenne and Arapaho and Sioux teachings, and I can call it “religious” because it in fact does come from their religion. Their religion teaches that all things come from Mother-Earth, with the stars being no exception. The stars form… Read More

Celebration is set for Sunday afternoon By Barbie Porter Editor Sunday, Sept. 12 is a special day for St. John’s Lutheran Church in Vergas. The congregation is inviting everyone to celebrate the milestone of 100 years in the community starting at 2 p.m. at 410 East Scharf Ave. In March 1913, St. John’s was organized under the… Read More