Photos by Chad Koenen Despite rainy conditions being predicted for most of the weekend, Looney Days events stayed mostly dry over the weekend in Vergas. Sunday’s parade once again featured everything from candy being caught by guests from floats and parade entrants by the Vergas Lions Club and Hansons Plumbing and Heating. Hansons also hosted an… Read More

Grand champion edges son in loon calling finals By Chad Koenen Publisher As a handful of loons swam in the water within earshot of the annual loon call contest, Rebecca Wieben was crowned as the loon calling grand champion on Saturday afternoon in Vergas. In what proved to be a family affair, Rebecca edged her son Arnold… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has announced the household income guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for free and reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and the Child and Adult Care Food Program through a public notice. The income guidelines are effective from July 1, 2023… Read More

Meeting set for Aug. 16 at Hobart Town Hall The Minnesota Department of Transportation will host two public open houses to answer questions and share information about the 2024 Highway 10/County Road 60 intersection improvement project: • Tuesday, Aug. 15, from 4-6:30 p.m., at the Perham Area Community Center, located at 620 Third Ave SE, Perham. • Wednesday,… Read More

Facilities across the state are seeing the results of the 2023 legislative session as funding fought for by Senate Republicans is flowing to their facilities.  On Tuesday, Aug. 1, more than 300 nursing homes across the state, including 11 in Senate District 9, received their first Nursing Facility Grants payment. These direct grants are part of… Read More

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expressing concern over recent policy changes and rate hikes affecting local and rural newspapers.  In July, the USPS eliminated the use of sack containers for newspapers and other periodicals and will now only accept newspapers delivered in bulkier… Read More

The Youth Outreach scholarship committee of Lions District 5M9 is offering up to $12,000 in college scholarships for the 2024 school year.  The application deadline is November 15, 2023.  Students must be in the last year of an accredited college 2-year program, final two years of a degreed college program or the final year of obtaining a… Read More

  The following students have been named to the 2023 spring semester Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the university announced Thursday, Aug. 3. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average. Local students who were named to the Dean’s… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum August 14, 2018 Jill Shipman was working with Otter Tail County when she learned of a disheveled house owned by suspected drug addicts. Inside were two dachshunds with patches of hair missing on their rail-thin bodies. “I figured their hair fell out due to the stressful conditions they lived in,” Shipman said…. Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Friday, Aug. 4 3:33 p.m. Assist with questions about a permit to carry from another state. 11:37 p.m. Assist with a traffic stop that started in the Abbey Lake area. State Patrol arrested driver for DWI. Saturday, Aug. 5 3:48 p.m. Assist with a medical. 4:17 p.m. Assist with potential burglary/suspicious activity in DL. 6 p.m…. Read More