The Yellowjacket Activities Department has named a new head coach to lead the boys’ tennis team into the 2025 season. Perham Activities Director Erin Anderson announced that Nick Stokke has been appointed as the new head coach, pending ISD 549 Board approval. Stokke will replace Gunnar Anderson, who stepped down after two seasons with the… Read More

Protect your family’s health by testing your well water today. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) encourages private well owners to test their well water to ensure it is safe for consumption. Regular testing is essential to protect your household’s health and ensure your drinking water is free from harmful contaminants. MDH recommends that private… Read More

By Elias Thomas Report for Minnesota Some state lawmakers are looking to spend nearly $8 million over the next two years to help provide clean drinking water to people in southeastern Minnesota whose wells have high concentrations of nitrate, which generally leaches into groundwater from fertilizer and manure.  A proposed bill would provide the Minnesota Department of Agriculture… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The Monarch Coffee House made a big impact from the opening of its doors in March of 2024 and has gained a loyal patronage from customers both locally and from around the region. “It’s been a ride,” Owner Heather Perrine said. That ride came with a steep learning curve for a first-time owner who… Read More

Booth and vendor spots remain open, one guest speaker spot also available By Robert Williams Editor Harvest Church’s always popular “Taste of the Wild” game feed is moving to Frazee-Vergas High School for its 2025 event on Saturday, March 29. This year’s event will be held in two gymnasiums to separate the activities with the meal and… Read More

Average taxpayer will see less than a $2 levy increase By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee-Vergas School Board approved to pay its proportionate share of Long Term Facility Maintenance (LTFM) with the Freshwater Education District (FED) for fiscal year 2027 at the latest meeting of the board on Monday, March 10. The FED School Board has… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor The Frazee Area Community Club is changing its annual meeting to invite more of the public to attend a presentation on the “State of Frazee.” “We are expanding the mission and vision of the organization to really focus on how we grow business and the community together,” said Club Vice President Karen Pifher…. Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Vergas Mayor Dwight Lundgren discussed the possibility of a Sanford Clinic in Vergas with Perham Health Chief Executive Officers Chuck Hofius. “He was not against it,” said Mayor Lundgren. The mayor will be meeting again this week to continue discussions exploring multiple options of a potential two-day to five-day per week operation. The city office… Read More

Short-term rentals limited to R1 residential zones By Robert Williams Editor Frazee City Council Member Mark Kemper brought up the return of the city-wide spring cleanup after being asked by a number of Frazee residents. The once annual event did not occur in 2024. “I would like to do it,” said Kemper. “It kind of goes along with… Read More

Call for artists, organizers now accepting food artisans Artist applications are now available online for the area’s largest fine arts and crafts event of the area with up to 20,000 people attending this two-day event. Phelps Mill Festival is held at the historic Phelps Mill County Park, north of Underwood, Minn.  This is a great… Read More