Becker County Board recently declined to pursue new regional park at Toad Mountain By Robert Williams Editor After voting unanimously to not pursue the purchase of the Toad Mountain project at the September 17 Becker County Board of Commissioners meeting, the county has decided to put the project back on the commissioners’ agenda to discuss potentially receiving… Read More

Photo by Robert Williams Kids were able to learn some old school skills during a traditional rope making session at the Vergas ballfield during the 3rd Hairyman Festival Saturday afternoon. For more pictures and information about the Hairman Festival in Vergas check out page 14.

MnDOT approves downtown Frazee park mural, kiosk By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee Economic Development Authority and City Administrator Stephanie Poegel continue to work on the Frazee city sign on U.S. Highway 10 eastbound. Plans are to replace the older sign with one that matches the sign on westbound Highway 10 at the Otter Tail County… Read More

Shannon signing copies at The Backyard Station in Frazee Oct. 5 By Robert Williams Editor Terry Shannon always wanted to work in law enforcement and he has detailed a quarter-century from a beat cop in Moorhead to County Sheriff and Perham’s Chief of Police with tales that stretch from the hilarious to “scary as hell” in his new… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee City Council unanimously passed a resolution to acquire $500,000 for capital improvements to the East Main project, the Event Center and Liquor Store roofs, along with including the construction of the new beach house at Town Lake Beach. Jason Murray of David Drown Associates, Inc., described to the council how the… Read More

Photo by Robert Williams Frazee-Vergas High School announced this year’s Homecoming Court on Monday, Sept. 26, including freshman, sophomore and junior royalty and senior candidates for King and Queen. Front row: Sophomore royalty Ayden Grossman and Lauryn Schmid; Freshman royalty Selah Wutzke and hudson Baumgart; Junior royalty Rylee Stock and Jonah Sharp. Back row: Senior King… Read More

On Thursday, Sept. 19, the Minnesota Family Council (MFC) hosted a well-attended town hall meeting at Life Church in Fergus Falls. The event brought together community members to discuss important legislative updates for the 2023-24 biennium. It focused on key issues related to faith and family, emphasizing the restoration of religious liberty protections, the sanctity… Read More

Five 4-H youth from Becker County participated in the Minnesota 4-H State Horse show Sept. 13-16, 2024. This year, over 680 youth from across the state participated in the annual event at the Minnesota State Fair.  4-H’ers demonstrate their skills and knowledge in hippology (showing knowledge and understanding of equine science and husbandry), horse judging (study… Read More

Emergency medicine specialist joins Essentia Health The Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes Clinic has welcomed Paige Feist, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner specializing in family medicine to its staff. “I chose Essentia Health because I felt aligned with the mission to make a healthy difference in people’s lives,” said Feist, a Detroit… Read More

Grant to provide $530,000 to LCC processing plant U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (both D-MN), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced funding to double the capacity of a meat processing facility in Perham Monday, Sept. 23.  The $530,000 grant will go to Lakes Community Cooperative, a processing facility that provides its member owners… Read More