The Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes Clinic is proud to welcome Molly Anderson, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner specializing in behavioral health. “I have worked with so many amazing people in my years at Essentia,” said Anderson, who has been a nurse with Essentia for almost 14 years. “Essentia provides a sense… Read More

M State announces spring academic honors Minnesota State Community and Technical College has named 480 students to its President’s List and 531 students to its Dean’s List for the spring 2024 semester.  Students on M State’s President’s List earned a grade point average of 4.0 while completing a minimum of six college-level credits and 75% of the… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum May 28, 2019 For the first time, Tommy DeGroat and Brock Riewer had to sign-in as visitors at Frazee High School. The recent Hornet graduates returned to the school and the robotics classroom on Tuesday, May 21 because they weren’t quite ready to be done. “I’ve spent a lot of time here… Read More

By Chad Koenen and  Robert Williams Frazee-Vergas Forum staff Seip Drug Store is the kind of place where you can fill your prescriptions with a friendly staff that knows your name—all-while picking up a few essentials for your home. That includes picking up everything from a sympathy card for a loved one, over-the-counter medication, gift ware and… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams Nevaeh Breun receives her diploma from Superintendent Terry Karger during Sunday’s graduation ceremony at Frazee-Vergas High School. For more pictures and information about graduation, check out page 14.

Area artist helping other kids gain their wishes By Robert Williams Editor Logan Hahn of Pelican Rapids is continuing her mission to raise awareness of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and using her artistic talents to spread the message and donate funds to fight the genetic disease that currently has no cure. Logan is the daughter of Chris and… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The City of Frazee is beginning the process to annex city-owned property including Wannigan Regional Park property, primitive campground space and the baseball field into the City of Frazee. The Frazee School Board unanimously approved partnering with the city on the annexation at the most recent board meeting Monday, May 13. The city… Read More

Brekken to retire after four decades of teaching By Robert Williams Editor Retirement was the typical double-edge sword for Frazee-Vergas English instructor Judy Brekken. The timing feels right, but making the decision to do so and counting down the last few days in the classroom are not easy. Brekken is a native of Audubon and a proud… Read More

Haase added to Planning Commission By Robert Williams Editor A roof leak has been detected near the women’s restroom of the Vergas Event Center and was announced at the meeting of the city council on Tuesday, May 14. Initial discussions with Herzog Roofing, of Detroit Lakes, have resulted in multiple options. The leak has not been witnessed… Read More

Detroit Lakes will be home to the largest Troll in the United States By Robert Williams Editor Danish Recycle Art Exhibist Thomas Dambo held the first of two media-only meetings at Detroit Mountain on Thursday, May 16. Dambo discussed the history of his work, his book on the first 100 art installations “Trash, Trolls and Treasure Hunts,”… Read More