Free throw contest set for Jan. 21 at Frazee High School All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2024 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship.  The local competition will be held on Sunday, Jan. 21, at 1 p.m. at the Frazee High School… Read More

More than seven babies were born per day at Essentia Health’s Minnesota hospitals in 2023. As of Thursday, 2,613 babies had entered the world at Essentia’s five hospitals in Minnesota that perform deliveries. That includes 1,489 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth; 482 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes; 384 at Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical… Read More

Essentia Health is pleased to announce Dr. Gratia Pitcher as our new chief medical officer. Dr. Pitcher has served as interim CMO since October and has been with Essentia since 2015. Her passion for patient-centered care and her leadership in achieving the Quadruple Aim (improving population health, enhancing the patient experience, reducing costs and improving provider… Read More

As the New Year approaches, the National Federation of Independent Business – Minnesota, or NFIB MN, is advising small businesses of new laws that impact Main Streets across Minnesota. The 2023 Minnesota Legislative Session produced sweeping new regulations, mandates, and tax increases that carry significant implications for small business owners in every part of the state…. Read More

The Vergas Lions will be hosting a blood drive on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Vergas Event Center. The Event Center will be open from noon – 7 p.m., for blood donations. This is the first of three blood drives held by the Vergas Lions each year. To make an appointment call 701-866-4301 or register online… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum January 8, 2019 After several years of service in the city government of Frazee, Hank Ludtke has turned in his mayoral gavel. “I’ll still work on the Heartland Trail and be around,” Ludtke said. “But I’m looking forward to spending more time with the kids and my grandchild and old dog Muskie.”… Read More

Paige Oswald, of Frazee, has been selected to the University of Jamestown’s Fall 2023 Dean’s List for maintaining a semester GPA of 3.50 or better. The University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top tier regional school in US News and World Report and a top Midwestern school in The Princeton… Read More

Multiple fish house retrievals in December Jerry Keith Buhr, 67, of Toad Lake (Osage) died after going through the ice on Big Toad Lake on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), according to the Becker County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office received a report around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 23, of a man who had not returned… Read More

Fischer to celebrate eight years in business in January By Robert Williams Editor Natalie Fischer had a full career going for decades before she assumed her present title of owner of Natalie’s Serendipity in downtown Vergas and it was not without some chance and perfect timing that she made that change. Fischer was a project manager… Read More

Council making headway with nuisance properties By Robert Williams Editor Adam Walker has been elected by the fire department to become the new fire chief, according to current Fire Chief Nathan Matejka. Walker was the assistant fire chief to Matejka and has been with the department since May of 2017. “For this coming year, I chose to step down… Read More