Youth wearing helmets could receive free Dairy Queen treat While on patrol this summer, Minnesota law enforcement agencies will be on the lookout for kids wearing helmets. If caught, a child may find themselves making a trip to a local DQ® restaurant. As part of AAA’s “I Got Caught” campaign, as many as 100,000 Minnesota youth… Read More

Trucks and Tunes is back this summer with four remaining Fridays of free concerts in the Detroit Lakes City Park Bandshell from 5-8 p.m. Each week will feature a different musical guest. Four shows remain beginning this Friday with Martin Zellar.  Zellar enjoyed regional and national success, releasing three albums with his band Gear Daddies.  Trucks and… Read More

Shantel and Wesley Jorgenson, of Frazee, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Easton James Jorgenson, who was born on May 30, 2023. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 21 inches long. He was delivered by Doctor Bobbi Adams at Astera Health in Wadena.  Proud sibling is Ellie. Proud grandparents are Dan… Read More

Local students graduate from M-State The following students are among the 555 Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State) graduates of the 2023 spring semester. M State has campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena. Local students include: Faith Hamm, Frazee, Liberal Arts & Sciences-AA; Aaron Klemm, Frazee, Architectural Drafting and Design-AAS; Andrew Kulik,… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum June 21, 2018 Renovations have begun at the city beach at Town Lake in Frazee. Becker County Soil and Water Conservation District workers were on site this Monday. The section near the boat dock was stated to be around 870-square feet in the initial plan. The work there included removing the rocks… Read More

Birding for beginners Saturday, June 24, 1 p.m., Trail Center  A Birding for Beginners class will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 1 p.m., at the Maplewood State Park Trail Center. The class will inform you on how to begin birding and provide basic information on what you will need to start birding, bird identification,… Read More

Aim for daring family adventure at an Archery in the Parks program. Learn how to shoot a bow on Saturday, June 24 at Glendalough State Park. For thousands of years, archery has been a popular sport and important life skill. Beginners can learn this valuable skill from trained archery instructors in a safe, supervised setting. No… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief We had a pretty successful pancake feed for the Frazee Rescue Squad last Sunday. We served around 460 people and the weather was perfect. The line never got too long and the griddles kept up for the most part. Thank you to all who attended and supported Frazee Rescue. On to… Read More

Summer season has taken off for corner store By Robert Williams Editor Aaron Aslesen’s 13th year in business at Lakes Corner Liquor has been a busy one so far. “It’s been so busy we’re just trying to keep up with the business,” said Aslesen. “This little charge in May and early June has been incredible. I feel… Read More

Saturday’s event attracts more than 100 artists By Robert Williams Editor An idea from a gardening magazine has become a staple of the Vergas summer as more than 100 burgeoning artists came to the village for the fourth annual Vergas Kids Arts Camp on Saturday, June 10. The camp in the magazine article was for adults… Read More