Melrose man charged with multiple felonies A Melrose man has been charged in Becker County District Court with multiple felonies of aggravated first-degree controlled substance and first-degree controlled substance crimes after a search of a house in Frazee. According to Becker County Court records, West Central Drug Task Force agents and local law enforcement executed a search warrant… Read More

Becker Commissioners discuss county salary system By Robert Williams Editor Three Becker County Jail staff members were honored at the Becker County Board meeting Tuesday for saving the life of a jail inmate who was suffering from a drug overdose in September. The award was presented by Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc., and acknowledged at the latest… Read More

Acreage added to OTC and Mahnomen County WPAs Pheasants Forever is proud to announce four new Build a Wildlife Area® projects in the organization’s home state of Minnesota. The properties, totaling 437 acres throughout Mahnomen, McLeod, Otter Tail and Swift counties, strengthen habitat corridors in the upland bird range by adding critical public lands acreage… Read More

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced the Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation to protect veterans from outdated or incorrect Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) billing. This legislation is led in the House by U.S. Representatives Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and Congressman Don Davis (D-NC). “When we… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum November 13, 2018 Ever since Hannah was a child she has dreamed of greener pastures, castles and hearing live Celtic music in Ireland. Eight months after Dawn and Adam June learned their 13-year-old daughter Hannah had an inoperable brain tumor; the Perham chapter of Dreams for Kids teamed up with the Make-A-Wish… Read More

On Thursday, Nov. 2, Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) was appointed to serve on the Joint Task Force on Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The Task Force consists of a bipartisan group of legislators, five from the House and five from the Senate. It aims to find ways to improve the life-saving services provided by EMS… Read More

Contributed photos Right: Ava Burton, 12, shot this 11-point buck on Nov. 4. Ava is the daughter of Chris and JerriAnne Burton. Left: Aynslee Johannsen, 13, of Frazee, shot this buck on opening morning. Middle: Brayden Ueke shot this nice doe at around 200 yards at his Grandpa’s farm near Dent. Brayden is the son… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief The cows were run through the chute last Friday and we ended up with 71/73 pregnant, which is a great percentage for us.   Usually we have 6-8 to cull, this time it’s only two plus one skinny cow that might not make it through the winter. The calves were put… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams Above: The Color Guard fires off the ceremonial rifle volleys during the gun salute at the conclusion of the Veterans Day remembrance program in downtown Frazee in front of the Frazee-Vergas VFW Post 7702 club. Veterans and citizens in attendance joined together for the annual serving of Mulligan Stew after the ceremony…. Read More

New initiative lowers college costs for students M State is embarking on a new cost-saving initiative for students and their families. The initiative is expected to not only increase the affordability of M State—which already has one of the lowest tuition rates of any two-year college in Minnesota—but also bolster student equity, retention, completion and overall… Read More