Board returns donation, votes against master park planning By Robert Williams Editor Representatives from the Toad Mountain area and Toad Lake township returned to the Becker County Board of Commissioners to put an end to the Toad Mountain Park project, again. The project was voted down and dismissed in September only to be brought back to life… Read More

Frazee grad another addition to the growing business sector By Robert Williams Editor When Jena (Rader) Seim’s children started school the mother of two figured it was time for a third occupation.  Seim currently works for Sanford Health doing medical coding and insurance from home. She is also a Personal Care Assistant for her brother John.  Last year, her daughter… Read More

Lundgren takes Vergas mayoral race by 10 votes By Robert Williams Editor Mike Sharp can ditch the interim tag from his Frazee mayoral title after a decisive victory over former mayor Ken Miosek during the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Sharp captured 66 percent of the vote and 386 votes to 200 votes for Miosek… Read More

County commissioners ratify elected official’s pay By Robert Williams Editor New County Coroner Dr. Nicole Strand was introduced to the Becker County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Strand is a family physician who began coroner duties back in August.  “It was a pretty big learning curve, but it is going well,” Strand said. “It’s been a good experience.”… Read More

The Positive Community Norms (PCN) Survey story in the Nov. 5 issue of the Forum contained some incorrect information. There are no PCN student surveys being done this year. Only the Teacher/Staff and the Parent/Guardian surveys are being conducted. The State of Minnesota will ask all school districts to participate in the Minnesota Student Survey sometime… Read More

County to host open house at Dalton senior housing project By Robert Williams Editor Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons petitioned the Otter Tail Board of Commissioners to use $213,000 of Public Safety Funds, as well as forfeiture funds, to purchase a Sherp N 1200 rescue vehicle. The breakdown of cost is $163,042 from safety funds… Read More

If you have experienced delays due to blocked railroad crossings in Vergas, Otter Tail County asks you to report these incidents to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). “According to Minnesota state law, trains are not supposed to block a crossing for more than ten minutes,” shared Otter Tail County Highway… Read More

Otter Tail County Commissioners invite community members to the upcoming open house at the Parkers Prairie Event Center, 201 West Main Street, on Monday, November 25, from 7-9 p.m. This is not a board of commissioners meeting but an opportunity to engage with your commissioners and learn about Otter Tail County initiatives and projects in… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum November 12, 2019 Last spring a letter sat in Hans Hansons mailbox that would immortalize him. The letter informed the Vergas resident that he was to be inducted into the Minnesota Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame at a fall banquet that was recently held. “I was caught off guard,” he said…. Read More

Grace Hamm advanced to state in a pair of events last week as the eighth grader qualified for state in both the 100 butterfly and 500 freestyle. She will be joined at the state meet by her sister, Hope Hamm, who qualified for state after taking second place in the dividing competition at the Section… Read More