5 years ago August 18, 2016 Frazee-Vergas Forum Desiree Bauer was named Miss Vergas 2016 and Emily Bachmann is the new Princess Altona. The Jr. Royalty crowning was incorporated into the Miss Vergas Pageant and the Jr. King is Colton Nelson, son of Amber & Ryan Nelson, Dilworth and Jr. Miss Vergas is Paige Baumgart, daughter of… Read More

Minnesota Department of Transportaion continues its steady pace on the State highway 87 improvements. During the last few weeks, crews finished up the culvert replacements between County Road 31 and County Road 33/County Road 115, and now continue working east toward Evergreen on additional centerline pipes.  The rest of the culvert work can be done with… Read More

Notes from the Chief…. Hey folks, did you miss me? Again, I can admit fault when I screw up and forget to send in my report. I took last Thursday off and by the time I remembered on Friday morning, I was not able to “git ‘er done”. With that I did run into one… Read More

In this recipe series we will travel to all 50 states and share popular recipes that are staples for each state. If you’ve traveled to a state send any recommended recipes to news1@loretel.net. Please include the state the recipe represents. The column will go through the states alphabetically, but I will create a folder for any… Read More

Notes from the Chief…. Hey folks, did you miss me? Again, I can admit fault when I screw up and forget to send in my report. I took last Thursday off and by the time I remembered on Friday morning, I was not able to “git ‘er done”. With that I did run into one… Read More

To the Editor, COVID-19 cases were trending down recently, so my spouse and I felt comfortable planning a short getaway to attend a continuing education conference in Omaha, Neb. after 18 months of cocooning close to home.  As baseball fans, we augmented this modest vacation with a trip to Kansas City, Mo. to watch the Royals… Read More

I may not remember the name of my junior high home economics teacher from Windom High School, but I am pretty sure she will remember mine.  At one point during my year in home economics, I didn’t know there was a difference between salt and sugar when cooking—I mean both are white right? When someone had… Read More

To write about this is probably a combination of old-age retrospection with an added dash of conceit that anyone is interested in the things I did as a young boy on a farm, but then, maybe some of you haven’t participated in a real cattle drive. Each spring, we would have to drive a herd of… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor When asking people what does Looney Days represent to them, the answers may be an opportunity to showcase the natural resources and thriving downtown of the Vergas community, or a chance to enjoy activities with family and friends.   The event, which takes about 50 volunteers to make happen, brings in thousands… Read More