West Central Initiative has supported regional growth through tailored loan programs since 1986. These programs fill financial gaps with flexible, community-focused solutions. “Gap financing” helps businesses secure the capital needed to start, expand, or sustain operations when full funding isn’t available.  “Our role is to support community projects that need capital to move forward,” said Greg Wagner,… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum November 26, 2019 Dani Piche attended an annual leadership event in Detroit Lakes and returned as the western division president. To be considered, the daughter of Scott and Lisa Piche had to fill out and submit and application to be placed on the ballot. Each of the 13 schools in the division… Read More

The Frazee Fly Girls dance team competed their varsity jazz routine on Saturday in Pequot Lakes.  Teams included: Crosby-Ironton, Aitkin, Moorhead, Bemidji, Little Falls and Pequot Lakes- Pine River Backus.  The jazz team placed seventh, with high scores in visual effectiveness, routine difficulty, and difficulty of skills categories.  Crosby-Ironton placed first, followed by Bemidji in second, and Moorhead… Read More

After six weeks of set-up, the Butler Christmas Lights are back on this year with some brand new unseen items.  “We did a preliminary lighting last Sunday and as some have said, the Northeast corner of Otter Tail County was looking very festive,” said Mike Schmidt.  This year’s display features a 40-foot tall walk-through Christmas tree with… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Above: Ariel (Onalea Maijala) sings “Part of Your World,” a solo performance with Flounder (SiAnna Brakefield), during Sunday’s final performance of “Little Mermaid, Jr.” Below: The Pilot (Wyatt Espe) and his sailors (Klaira Carrier, Simon LaSart, Willow Noel, Ace Sweeney and Selene Tieden) open the Frazee-Vergas High School Musical “Little Mermaid, Jr.”… Read More

Two matinees and a pair of evening shows coming up this weekend By Robert Williams Editor The cast and crew of the Frazee-Vergas fall musical “Little Mermaid” are putting the final touches on their performances and a tricky set depicting both land and sea in preparation for showtimes this week Friday through Sunday at the high… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor A report by Utility Superintendent Larry Stephenson noted that plans put in place for the lift station of the new Town Lake Beach house will not suffice for the size of the project, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. “The grinder station needs to be changed from a single grinder to a… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The Vergas City Council received information from their energy grant that is looking at municipal building energy efficiency and clean energy integration. The grant was used in collecting and trending energy consumption data, along with energy audits on municipal buildings and building audits. “A large piece of that was data collection and analyzing… Read More

Quilts of Valor awarded to 15 recipients By Robert Williams Editor Lions members from Frazee, Vergas, Wolf Lake and the 4-Corners Clubs hosted the seventh annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner Program on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at a jam packed Frazee Event Center. Vergas Lion Dennis Breitzman again served as emcee and provided plenty of laughs with his ever-growing… Read More

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and the New York Mills Friends of the Library are pleased to co-present Kip Peltoniemi in concert on Saturday, Nov. 23. Join the Cultural Center and the NY Mills Friends of the Library for an unforgettable evening with renowned accordionist and storyteller Kip Peltoniemi. Concert will be held at… Read More