Teenager was attending summer camp A 13-year-old boy died after a boating accident near Frazee Thursday, June 22. The boy was later identified by the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s office as Benjamin Rennie of the Andover/Coon Rapids. Rennie was attending North Central Camp Cherith Christian summer camp at the time of the incident. According to the report,… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor A convicted sex offender plans to move to Pelican Rapids, and a public information meeting was held at city hall on Tuesday, June 20. Community notification meetings are required by Minnesota state law.  The Level 3 offender’s name is Robert Joseph Arnett, and he was scheduled to relocate to Pelican Rapids on June… Read More

Conference camp instructs 30 robotics students The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC), in partnership with Bemidji State University (BSU), held its fourth annual robotics programming camp on campus at Bridgeman Hall. This programming camp began back in the summer of 2018 after the collaboration of NMRC member teams identified programming skills as one of the top… Read More

Accident occurred on Highway 10 By Robert Williams  Editor Three people were injured in a two-car accident at the intersection of U.S. Highway 10 and Otter Tail County Road 60 south of Frazee Friday, June 23. A 2005 Volkswagen Jetta, driven by Austin Emil Huhta, 18, of Menahga, was traveling westbound on County Road 60 and collided with… Read More

Funds will be used for medical helicopter pad The Callaway Volunteer Fire Department, a dedicated group of 19 volunteer firefighters serving the Callaway community, received a $10,000 donation from Wild Rice Electric Cooperative’s Operation Roundup Program.  This donation is specifically aimed at supporting the construction of a medical helicopter landing pad. The need for this project… Read More

Motorists can expect delays on Highway 59 north of Detroit Lakes, starting on Monday, June 26, weather permitting, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.  Crews will begin a preventative maintenance chip seal project in both directions on Highway 59, from Highway 34 to the Buffalo River south of Ogema. The work is expected to take… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum June 28, 2018 Organized games will provide hours of fun at Lions Park in Frazee on Thursday, July 5 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes is bringing its Rec on the Go van to the two-turkey town and if the event is well attended will likely return…. Read More

Online tool helps to guide care options Essentia Health is launching a new feature within MyChart that helps identify why someone might not be feeling quite right and what level of care they should seek.  The MyChart Symptom Checker is a convenient, interactive web tool that allows patients to input their symptoms at any time of… Read More

Feeding ban has been lifted for Wadena County The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has removed deer feeding or feeding and attractant bans in 24 counties to focus restrictions on areas where risk of chronic wasting disease spread is of greatest concern. “The DNR uses feeding and attractant bans as a tool to reduce unnatural crowding of… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Haying season is still going strong. We have just over 300 round bales rolled up on our goal to 1,000. Not sure if we will make it or not, we will need a lot of rain to fill out any first crop that is left and to give the second… Read More