Anne Omundson appeared via the Zoom app for an omnibus hearing with Becker County District Judge Michael D. Fritz on Monday, July 24. Omundson’s lead attorney Andrew Keith Berger stated he was assigned to the case a few weeks ago and was not present at the original hearing. “I need more time and I’m requesting waiving the… Read More

City contracts to receive Wannigan Park funding By Robert Williams Editor A June report of a Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) public water system test to monitor for lead and copper at a specific number of drinking water taps found the city of Frazee to have excess copper.  A system is in excess if the concentration of… Read More

Contributed photo Detroit Lakes Shrine  Color Guard turned out to pay respect to fallen Fargo Police Officer Jake Wallin on Saturday, July 22.  Members are from Detroit Lakes, Pelican Rapids, Perham and Frazee. Wallin was killed in the line of duty on Friday, July 14. A small group of vehicles and two buses escorted Wallin… Read More

Free program to train current, future public leaders West Central Initiative is accepting nominations and applications for the first cohort of its Run4Rural program, a free one-and-a-half-day public leadership training program designed for people interested in growing and strengthening their local communities through elected office and other forms of public leadership. “Run4Rural will be useful for… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Minnesota State Patrol, wants to remind WE Fest attendees that no parking is allowed along Highway 59 prior to noon on Monday, July 31. Vehicles arriving before noon on Monday will not be permitted to park on the shoulder and will be subject to removal and… Read More

Sarah and Jacob Butler, of Wolf Lake, are happy to announce the birth of their son, Winston Jay Butler. Winston was delivered by Dr. Jaimie Deraney, OB/GYN, Dr. Illene Reed and Dr. Kailey Witt at Perham Health on July 18, 2023, at 8:29 a.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 18 inches long.  Winston… Read More

Hagerty, Matejka, Malstrom earn NDSU degrees North Dakota State University announced students who received one of the 1,605 degrees awarded in spring 2023, including three from the area. Students who received a degree include: Isabella Morgan Matejka, Frazee, Summa Cum Laude, Animal Science, Lindsay M. Hagerty, Vergas, Civil Engineering and Faith Malstrom, Vergas, Cum Laude, Biological Sciences. Seim… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum July 31, 2018 The floating boardwalk in Vergas is one step closer to becoming a reality. It’s going to be hard getting the smile of my face today,” said Sherri Hanson, a member of the Vergas Long Lake Trail Committee. The committee was told at the monthly trail meeting on Wednesday, July… Read More

Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes is excited to welcome Cindy Otto, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner specializing in cardiology. “My passion since graduating with my RN degree has been in cardiology and electrophysiology,” said Otto, who has been in nursing since 2001. “I’ve been in electrophysiology for 13 years as a nurse… Read More

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator John Thune (R-SD) sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to support farmers and ranchers affected by this year’s drought by quickly authorizing the emergency haying and grazing flexibility on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres and providing assistance through the Emergency… Read More