Winner earns Trip to Washington, D.C. A winning essay will earn one area high school student an expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., next spring to visit the capital and learn about the rural broadband industry as part of the Foundation for Rural Service Youth Tour. Arvig will sponsor the winner of its essay contest to attend… Read More

Lee Rogness, a dedicated public servant and Otter Tail County Commissioner since 2009, has served the Fergus Falls area during his 16-year tenure. An advocate for economic and community development, Rogness spearheaded many initiatives such as the Big Build rebate program, enhanced workforce opportunities, expanded broadband access, addressed childcare needs, and improved county residents’ quality… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum December 10, 2019 On a sleepless night Kathy Dretsch started dreaming. The Frazee resident had learned about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which mails books to children from birth until they begin school, free of charge, regardless of their family’s financial status. Dretsch said the only month that books aren’t delivered is in… Read More

At its November 5 meeting, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners approved a grant agreement with the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB), allowing Otter Tail County to serve as the fiscal agent for an innovative two-county emergency medical services response model pilot program. The state Legislature enacted the pilot program during its 2024… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The annual Merry Frazee Christmas was held over the weekend in Frazee. The weekend featured a visit from Santa Claus at the Frazee Event Center (right), as well as a Live Nativity, horse-drawn wagon rides, hot dish contest community activities and a number of entrants in the annual Snow Plow Parade through… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Metal artist and potter Patrick Shannon has been the recipient of plenty of online praise and sympathies since the announcement that his courageous battle with cancer had entered the state of Hospice care. However, at the end of the Vergas Community Club’s Small Town Christmas celebration Shannon and his partner Helena Johnson were… Read More

NLDA dancers to showcase latest collaboration with the band By Robert Williams Editor Despite being separated by 900 miles, Frazee’s Northern Lights Dance Academy and Detroit, Michigan’s the Lion Heart Experience have used technology and a shared commitment to mental health awareness to collaborate together through original music and choreography. Another anomaly, given the distance, is that Frazee… Read More

Fuller House will be donating a home in the neighborhood By Robert Williams Editor Stacy and his son Scott Seim inquired about potential purchases of lots in the Red Willow Heights subdivision for the purpose of building single-family residential or twin homes. Specifically, the Seims were looking at the front lots of the neighborhood. Approximately 60 percent… Read More

Easiest solution is for residents to dispose of in trash By Robert Williams Editor Public Works Supervisor Larry Stephenson emphasized the effects of “flushable” wipes on the city’s wastewater flow. The wipes are a continuing problem that will eventually cause a major buildup at the wastewater treatment plant, because wipes do not break down like toilet paper…. Read More

Community and city council encouragement spur a sense of public service in Frazee mayor By Robert Williams Editor Mike Sharp was quite comfortable helping run the City of Frazee from his city council seat, but the resignation of former Mayor Mark Flemmer, 18 months into his four-year term, created an opportunity to take over mayoral duties,… Read More