Participation in statewide program is voluntary The Minnesota DNR Resource Assessment is issuing a final call for private woodland owners to enroll in the state’s forest inventory program. Launched in 2024, this critical effort aims to develop a broader understanding of Minnesota’s forests across all landscapes. Private woodland owners with at least two acres of… Read More

The juvenile female killed in a crash in Itasca County Sunday, April 20, has been identified by the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office as Angelica Bryan, 13, of Cass Lake. According to the preliminary investigation by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), an Itasca County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to stop a… Read More

Annual event set for June 14 in New York Mills Four thinkers have been selected to travel to the small town of New York Mills, this June to debate the 2025 question posed by the annual Great American Think-Off: “Is there only one truth, or are there many truths?” In an age shaped by misinformation, social… Read More

Contributed photos People of different faiths gathered Wednesday, April 30, at the Frazee Fire Hall to pray for the Nation, State, and City during the 74th National Day of Prayer. Mayor Mike Sharp spoke, along with prayers from representatives of Frazee area churches. Nicole Heston led the group in song and Frazee-Vergas High School student… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum May 5, 2020 In the first year that Perham High School has offered national contests in speech Kayle Baumgart punched her ticket. “We have 60 people on the speech team and three applied,” said third year coach Kasey Wacker. The reigning Miss Vergas was the sole competitor at Perham High School to… Read More

Jim Bainer, a recently retired diesel instructor at M State, has been inducted into the Minnesota State Transportation Center of Excellence Hall of Fame. The award commemorates lifetime contributions to transportation education in Minnesota. Bainer retired in January after 20 years of teaching at M State, where he was well-known as a skilled and dedicated Diesel… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The annual Frazee-Vergas High School grand march and prom was held on Saturday at the school and Country Side Barn. The theme for the evening was Greek Gala and featured an ancient Greek theme in the high school gym during grand march. Among the people who participated in grand march was Garrett… Read More

Kelly Ray’s Service & Repair closed for business By Robert Williams Editor At the end of March, Kelly Schwarzrock began the process of shutting down his business Kelly Ray’s Service & Repair in Evergreen and preparing for a relocation with his wife Karen to Tennessee. “I was able to service out Wolf Lake Fire Department’s big trucks… Read More

Winners of the annual American History Essay Contest sponsored by the Capt. Robert Orr Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution were honored at a recent meeting, including Frazee-Vergas High School sophomore Katie Courneya.  The American History theme for 2025 was “Enjoying a New Kind of Tea Party” In the 1770’s there was a movement… Read More

Kiehl submits resignation from city office By Robert Williams Editor West Central Initiative (WCI) Energy and Adaptation Planner Griffin Peck presented a solar analysis of the Frazee Public Works, Event Center and Liquor Store buildings to the City Council on Wednesday, April 23. Peck has provided analysis to eight other communities in the region to see if… Read More