Brendefur grows business into DL area By Chad Koenen Publisher A stump grinder once owned by Gabby Brendefur’s late grandfather has transformed the countryside throughout the greater West Central Minnesota area. Brendefur, who started Gabb’s Stump Grinding in 2020, inherited a stump grinder from her late grandfather after he passed away. After sitting in her garage collecting dust for… Read More

Local line to include Callaway, Rochert, Frazee Arvig has been awarded grant funding from the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development’s Broadband Line Extension Connection Program to construct last-mile fiber network infrastructure for high-speed internet to 69 unserved locations.  Arvig was awarded grants totaling $543,244 from the program after submitting successful lowest-cost bids to provide fiber to the… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams Frazee-Vergas students participated in this year’s United Way of Becker County Day of Caring Wednesday, May 8. Since 1997, United Way of Becker County has mobilized student and staff volunteers from three school districts along with volunteers from workplaces, clubs, and organizations for a single day each year to assist senior and… Read More

On June 12, West Central Initiative, the University of Minnesota Morris, and the City of Morris will host the first 17 Rooms event in Minnesota. This dynamic, day-long gathering at the University of Minnesota Morris campus aims to unite approximately 200 participants from across the state and beyond, connecting Minnesota with a global community working… Read More

The Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes Clinic is excited to welcome Jenna Mazour, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner specializing in dermatology. “Essentia Health is pivotal to health care in Detroit Lakes,” said Mazour. “Dermatology is my passion and Essentia Health provided me with the opportunity to practice what I love in a… Read More

Danielle Piche, of Frazee, has received three scholarships from Minnesota State University Moorhead: the Hazel and Simon Nakken Scholarship, Ben McCashland Scholarship and Senior Science Education Teacher Scholarship.  Piche is a graduate of Frazee High School, and her parents are Scott and Lisa Piche.  The Hazel and Simon Nakken Scholarship is awarded to transfer upper class students… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum May 14, 2019 Franklin Fence in Vergas expanded its showroom, added weekend hours and a new estimator to better serve its growing customer base. Owner Tyler Schmid explained the 500-square-feet showroom addition used what was previously cold storage space. “Before our showroom was pretty small,” Schmid said. “Now we are able to… Read More

In a rush to legalize cannabis last year, Democrats created numerous challenges for Minnesotans. Instead of repairing the problems in this bill, Senate Democrats on Friday, May 3, passed legislation that makes the licensure process even more convoluted and less fair for Minnesotans. This highly partisan bill fails to take any meaningful steps to address… Read More

Contributed photo The Frazee-Vergas High School FFA team competed in the 95th annual state FFA competition in the Twin Cities at the end of April. 

By Robert Williams Editor The Branden family of Frazee was recently awarded the Community Spirit Individual Award at the United Way of Becker County’s Celebration of Heroes on Thursday, April 25, at the Detroit Lakes Holiday Inn. Dylan and Tabiatha and daughters: Maddie, Audrenna and Johannah, were honored for showing up for their community in numerous ways,… Read More