With preparations for the Minnesota State Fair in full swing, the Minnesota FFA Foundation is also gearing up for another exciting tradition — the sixth annual Great Minnesota Give-Together Telethon. This signature event celebrates the powerful impact Agricultural Education and FFA continue to have on more than 40,000 students in classrooms across Minnesota. The Great Minnesota… Read More

CEO of Otter Berry Farms in New York Mills Kris Huebsch was named the 2025 Minnesota Farmfest Woman Farmer of the Year Thursday, Aug. 7, in Redwood County. Farmfest strives to bring together the best in agribusiness from Minnesota and around the country and endeavors to provide one place for farmers to network, experience and learn… Read More

MnDOT to host Aug. 14 public open house The Minnesota Department of Transportation, in partnership with the city of Detroit Lakes, invites the public to an open house on Thursday, Aug. 14, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., to learn more about the future Highway 10 project from Detroit Lakes to Frazee.  The open house will be… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum August 11, 2020 For many, leaving a dying campfire to smolder after an evening under the stars is a common affair. The Levenhagen family in rural Vergas shared how such a common decision changed their lives forever. Alex Levenhagen explained on May 30 the family with two children had a campfire on… Read More

Mitchell crowned as Princess Altona as past royalty passes on crowns By Robert Williams Editor Reactions from the Event Center crowd and organizers combined Thursday, July 31, to remind pageant fans what they were missing in Vergas since 2019. While pageants for kids had continued, Miss Vergas 2019 Kaylee Baumgart had been designated Miss Vergas Forever with… Read More

Organizers need late push to complete construction this year By Robert Williams Editor The four Pickleball courts in Vergas were built by fundraising and the donations of both businesses and individuals. A new and much smaller fundraiser is currently underway with players and people who enjoy the courts being asked to pull most of the load… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Regardless of who was mayor or on city council, there has been one axiom in governing Vergas that has been unanimously agreed upon. That being, when Clerk/Treasurer Julie Lammers takes a rare vacation, or is out sick, most city government operations come to a halt. Due to that being true, the council… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Smokie Abrahamson, a three-year-old Dachsund, outran 82 other wieners en route to his first racing championship in Vergas in his third attempt.  Despite making the trip from up north, Smokie is a Vergas native. His owners Thain and Katie Abrahamson found Smokie at Skal three years ago during Looney Days and they have… Read More

Skoyles announced as Thomas Winters’ replacement By Robert Williams Editor The law firm of Ramstad, Skoyles & Bakken will remain the legal representatives for the City of Vergas after former firm member and City Attorney Thomas Winters announced he was venturing out and opening his own firm. Karen Skoyles will take over duties in Vergas. The firm announced… Read More

A Frazee man has died following a single-vehicle crash four miles east of Reva, South Dakota on Friday, July 25. According to preliminary reports, Brian Keith Huber, 58, was driving a 2017 Ford F150 while pulling an enclosed trailer south on South Dakota Highway 79 around 6:37 a.m. The vehicle crossed the center line and entered the… Read More