By Robert Williams Editor Best-selling author, philanthropist, and senior level executive Steve Pemberton, along with special guest Carmen Ortiz-McGhee, joined instructor Charles Wake in a presentation to sixth through 10th grade students at Frazee-Vergas High School on Friday, Oct. 6. Pemberton is the author of “The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The board approved the purchase of 36 electronic poll books in the amount of $75,000. County auditor-treasurer Mary Hendrickson noted the purchase is to upgrade paper voter rosters for cities and townships with over 500 voters to electronic poll books beginning with the 2024 Presidential Nomination Primary. “The poll books are like an iPad… Read More

Contributed photo Cornerstone Community and Youth Center hosted 30 University of Mary wrestlers and other volunteers helping to set up Halloween props for the Haunted Forest and hanging sheetrock at the center last weekend. Frazee’s connection to the University of Mary team includes head coach Adam Aho and redshirt sophomore Luke Tweeton. The stop was… Read More

Two residents of Dent were injured in a crash Tuesday in Rush Lake Township on Highway 78 in Otter Tail County. Sophie Nancy Sylvie Kirby, 28, the driver of a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox and her passenger Kaiden James Steffen, 12, suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to the State Patrol. The other driver, David John Cox, 64, of… Read More

Each driver, including a Frazee man, suffered non-life threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash on the eastern edge of Wadena Thursday, Oct. 5, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. A 2014 Ford Escape, driven by Julie Lynn Cole Denny, 54, of Hewitt, was traveling eastbound on Highway 10 waiting to turn north onto Shady Lane Drive. A… Read More

Senior housing project delayed to at least 2025 By Robert Williams Editor The Vergas Economic Development Authority (EDA)/Housing Redevelopment Authority (HRA) spent the majority of their monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 4 discussing the marketing process to sell the HRA-owned eight lots in the Sunny Oaks addition. Compounding the sales are the special assessments attached to each lot… Read More

Three 4-H youth from Becker County participated in the Minnesota 4-H State Dog show from Sept. 23-24. In total, 363 youth and 417 dogs from across the state participated in this annual event, held at the 4-H Building on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Over the two-day event, 4-H’ers demonstrated their skills and knowledge in agility, obedience,… Read More

An accident occurred between two vehicles traveling southbound through Ogema Wednesday, Oct. 4. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Jeffrey Thomas Kersting, 28, of Mahnomen and a 2015 GMC Sierra, driven by Renee Diane Peterson, 62, of Ogema were both traveling southbound on Highway 59.  The vehicles collided near the intersection… Read More

Contributed photo Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Leah Hochstein recently received one of Sanford Health’s Employee of the Year awards. Hochstein began her healthcare career as a CNA at Frazee Care Center. Hochstein specializes in geriatric and internal medicine and makes regular visits to Frazee as a rounding physician.

Arvig has elected to enroll in a newly modernized Alternative Connect America Model (A-CAM) program that has been granted additional project funding and includes higher internet speed targets.  The Federal Communications Commission established Enhanced A-CAM after adopting an order to raise target speeds to 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) download and 20 Mbps upload in eligible… Read More