Building a Stronger Community: Addressing Key Concerns Becker County has revised the Comprehensive Land Use Plan based on public input and is once again inviting the public to review it. This follows an initial public review period that ran from August 5 to September 9, during which the county received 60 comments via an online… Read More

Underscoring its commitment to providing engaging and rewarding career opportunities for our nearly 16,000 colleagues, Essentia Health is proud to be recognized on Forbes’ sixth annual list of America’s Best Employers By State, for Minnesota and North Dakota. “We are honored to be recognized by Forbes as one of the best employers in Minnesota and North… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum October 1, 2019 Frazee High School announced the Homecoming candidates at a pep fest on Friday, Sept. 27. Candidates are Lori Glander, Madisen Splonskowski, Emily Bachmann, Lacie Lamb, Kyle Buck, Wesley Kropuenske, Carson Alger and Jaden Guhlke. Trees are in the process of being cleared for the retaining wall to be built on… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams Above: Free rounds of hammerschlagen were available to those not participating in the bean bag tournament at Saturday’s Hairyman Festival. Below: Bean bags were flying all over the Hairyman Festival as a large tournament field battled for the championship on a perfect afternoon in the sun Saturday in Vergas. Left: A nerve-wracking… Read More

County Board nixes master plan and land purchase By Robert Williams Editor The Becker County Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 to discontinue the county’s request for proposals (RFP) of a master plan and future purchase of two parcels of Toad Lake and Toad Mountain property on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Board of Commissioners meeting in… Read More

New Ogema Driver’s Services office requested By Robert Williams Editor Teaira Christen was introduced as the county’s new Human Resources Director during the Becker County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17. She replaces Carrie Smith, who took over County Administrator duties upon the departure of former Admin Pat Oman. Smith has been performing both roles since… Read More

A 13-year-old is in custody in Pine Point for Threats of Violence By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee Police Department and Becker County Sheriff’s Department responded to a threat of violence at Frazee-Vergas High School after threatening graffiti was found on a desk. According to social media reports, the alleged graffiti contained the statement “Shooting on Friday”… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor When Vergas hosts an event the town is always filled to capacity from wiener dogs during Looney Days to hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts during Ole’s Ride. The third annual Hairyman Festival brings its own unique crew in side-by-side and all-terrain vehicle operators as they take over Vergas during the festival’s signature event—the… Read More

EDA/HRA annual contract with MMCDC renewed By Robert Williams Editor The Becker County Board of Commissioners approved a preliminary increase in next year’s property tax levy of 7.5 percent, according to County Administrator Carrie Smith. “The majority of the increases are with regards to increase and implementation of our salary grid and getting a lot of our… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Eight fire departments responded to a fire in the heart of lakes country last Monday night. A large fire struck Stub’s Dining & Gunpowder Bar on Monday, Sept. 16 shortly after 9:30 p.m. The cause of the fire is still unknown and it has to yet-to-be-determined if the building was a total… Read More