The Minnesota bear hunting season opens Wednesday, Sept. 1, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. These bears are marked with distinctively large, colorful ear tags and have radio collars. Researchers with the DNR are monitoring about 20 radio collared black bears across the state, especially… Read More

The animated “PAW Patrol” franchise doesn’t have the “for all ages” appeal of the best of Disney and Pixar. It’s from Nickelodeon, but it doesn’t even manage that channel’s trademark appeal to both kids and a certain brand of immature adult (“Ren and Stimpy” and “SpongeBob SquarePants” come to mind as examples). No, this is… Read More

5 years ago Sept 1, 2016 Frazee-Vergas Forum Catherine Jaroszewski has been invited to the 2017 presidential inauguration and one of the official presidential balls. The Frazee resident’s path to a coveted and rare opportunity started when the 17-year-old was in seventh grade. The daughter of Susan and James Jaroszewski was nominated to attend a… Read More

Ah, Arizona: the place snowbirds of the north migrate to for the winter to spend it in a culture where native and Hispanic cultures create a southwestern touch. Undoubtedly, the recipes will have a flair that matches the culture.  But first, a bit more about the sixth largest state in the U.S. Arizona joined the… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor When the former instructor of the construction trades classes and robotics program resigned, many parents and students in the district wondered what would happen to those programs. Frazee High School Principal Anna Potvin assured all the trades classes will remain as a learning opportunity for all students. She said the classes… Read More

Minnesota meat, egg, poultry, and milk processors seeking to start up, modernize, or expand their businesses are encouraged to apply for a new grant program aimed at assisting them. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) anticipates awarding up to $750,000 through its Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Processing Grant… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Have you heard of corn gluten meal? It’s an organic material that kills weed seeds and adds about 10 percent nitrogen to your lawn. It a bright orange dust that you apply thickly to your grass in late August then again in mid May.  What cgm does is kill any… Read More

Do you purchase hunting or fishing licenses and wonder how the money is spent? Now is your opportunity to play an active oversight role in how the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources spends license dollars from the Game and Fish Fund. Minnesota residents can apply for a two-year appointment on the Fisheries Oversight Committee or… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor The Vergas Planning Commission created a committee to head up the city comprehensive plan.   During the meeting on Monday, Aug. 23, Vergas City Clerk Julie Lammers informed the group the comprehensive planning committee would create the plan, schedule public hearings and so forth. West Central Initive will work with the… Read More