High School nominee shares fatherly connection By Robert Williams Editor Chemistry teacher and head softball coach Tavia Bachmann was named this year’s Teacher of the Year at Frazee-Vergas High School. Bachmann has a lot in common with her contemporary, Tanya Mahoney, the Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year, with the main tangent being the influence of their… Read More

A Minneapolis man suffered a wound from an accidental gunshot on Sunday, Nov. 5, in Forest Township, according to a press release from the Becker County Sheriff’s Office. Sunday, at approximately 11:33 a.m., the Becker County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a 40-year-old male, Jeremy Nicholos Sailor, of Minneapolis, who had reportedly suffered an… Read More

OTC reapplying for grant funds to support the project By Robert Williams Editor The Vergas Economic Development Authority (EDA) / Housing Redevelopment Authority (HRA) hosted county officials to discuss Otter Tail County’s future development of a pair of senior triplexes in the Sunny Oaks development at the monthly EDA/HRA meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Attending via Zoom were:… Read More

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the Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation to protect veterans from outdated or incorrect Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) billing.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