By Barbie Porter Editor Hazel Mickelson and her family made history this past week. The Frazee family that is known for successful turkey operations, real estate development and volunteering was named the first ever, Citizen of the Season by the Frazee Area Community Club. The Citizen of the Season award is a new way for the… Read More

Local resident helps birds find forever homes By Barbie Porter Editor Shelters for traditional pets like cats and dogs are well known in the area for helping animals find forever homes. Rural Detroit Lakes resident Anna Lassonde is a member of a more unique pet rescue that focuses solely on birds.  The business owner of Jollybird… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor When teammates of Hailey Selly were asked to describe her, the words included: considerate, lively, honest, dedicated, cheerful passionate, perky, funny and confident. The testimonies from teammates were echoed by her dance coach Katrina Courneya. In fact, Courneya has been so impressed with the daughter of Hollie and Jason Selly that she… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor Vergas residents have requested the planning commission address all-terrain vehicles riding on private property. During its monthly meeting on Monday, March 22, commission members were made aware that some ATV drivers are utilizing people’s lawns to come into the city. It was noted state statutes do not permit ATVs on the roadway, unless a… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor Frazee High School offers students many options to dig into hands-on learning, especially with industrial arts classes.  Senior Sam Winn isn’t considered a shop kid. In fact other, the only shop classes he’d taken before were required. That changed his senior year as his scheduled presented more opportunities to take electives. “It’s become my… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor The Vergas Planning Commission heard several concerns from residents regarding the gravel pit in city limits.  Mark Sand & Gravel owns the gravel pit and is required to obtain the annual permit from the city. The first step of the permitting process is a public hearing hosted by the planning commission. During the hearing,… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor The students at Frazee High School enjoyed a week of fun activities to celebrate Spring Fling.  In addition to dress up days for each day of the week, the senior class crowned Brandon Nguyen as the king of Spring Fling and Madi Starry as queen. Nguyen, who is the son of Cindy and… Read More

The 2/J Brothers Angus of Frazee is a new member of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo. The American Angus Association, with more than 25,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world. Its computerized records include detailed… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor Anglers gearing up to hit the lakes when the water opens up may want to be aware of new fishing regulations. Little Toad Lake now has new restrictions by the Minnesota Department of Resources regarding Northern Pike and sunfish. Other area lakes with new sunfish regulations include Long Lake in Vergas, Height of… Read More

FHS musical will be live, and online By Barbie Porter Editor The Frazee High School musical is set to return with play dates being April 9-11. Frozen, Jr. will be preformed and Director Amber Sazama said the play was chosen because it was familiar, attainable and the students involved were very excited about the prospect. Excitement was important… Read More