M State announces fall 2023 academic honors Minnesota State Community and Technical College has named 516 students to its President’s List and 540 students to its Dean’s List for the fall 2023 semester.  Students on the President’s List earned a grade point average of 4.0 while completing a minimum of six college-level credits and 75% of the… Read More

Contributed photo Tom Johnson of Champion Sports and Fitness from Hawley recently presented Frazee assistant football coach Brandon Olson as the company’s Coach of the Month. Johnson presented Olson the award at the end of December. 

Legislators open line of communication on manufacturing By Robert Williams Editor Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach led a team throughout the seventh district visiting businesses and cities, which made a stop at Marine Innovations in Frazee on Thursday, Jan. 4.   ¶  The discussion included Marine Innovations’ business successes and the challenges seen by Marine Innovations and other small, family-owned… Read More

Okeson takes over as Becker Board Chair By Robert Williams Editor After a tumultuous meeting to end 2023, the Becker County Board of Commissioners opened up the New Year with a change of leadership after the unanimous decision to make John Okeson the board chair. “I would like to throw out a challenge to all of us… Read More

Shalie Lipp’s legacy lives on in growing business By Robert Williams Editor Frazee native Jen Bucholz is opening The Healthy Hornet on West Main Avenue this week, her third nutrition shake store in the area. Bucholz, a 1991 graduate of Frazee-Vergas High School, also owns HOL Nutrition in Perham and SiSu Nutrition in New York Mills. The… Read More

City-owned building has one tenant By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee City Council approved the Economic Development Authority’s recommendation of an issuance of a temporary refinancing of the downtown retail building in the amount of $1,566,000. The current financing of the building expires on Feb. 1. “The EDA has chosen to do another temporary issue, a three-year temp,… Read More

OTC awards bid for final cover of landfill in northeast Otter Tail County By Robert Williams Editor Otter Tail District 3 Commissioner Kurt Mortenson was elected as the chairman for 2024, replacing Wayne Johnson. Mortenson was the Vice Chair in 2023. The board also assigned committee assignments for the coming year, which are available on the county website…. Read More

Olson named as new EOT Extension Educator By Tucker Henderson Reporter Another new face joined the University of Minnesota Extension Office in New York Mills as Olivia Olson filled the position of Extension Educator in late November 2023. Olson is a 2021 graduate of the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and received her Bachelor’s Degree in… Read More

A total of 30 new programs have been added in the past four years As 2024 approaches, the Minnesota FFA Foundation continues the important work supporting the development of young people through Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) programs and the FFA. Minnesota FFA continues to grow both in the number of schools offering AFNR/FFA programs… Read More

Contributed photo The Frazee Fire Department received a donation on Tuesday, Jan. 2, from Brooklyn Coufal, pictured with Frazee Fire Chief Adam Walker. Coufal makes beaded items and donates a portion of her sales to the local Fire Department where the craft show was held. The Frazee Fire Department and The Frazee Fireman’s relief association… Read More