Frazee to take on Crookston on Friday night By Chad Koenen Publisher Frazee came just one or two plays short of knocking off Breckenridge on Friday night. The Hornets hosted the Cowboys in Frazee’s home opener, which featured its new scoreboard, and ultimately fell to Breckenridge by a score of 6-0 in overtime. After both teams played… Read More

Fisheries staff with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will hold a meeting to gather public input on minor regulation changes proposed for Mink-Somers, Sugar and Crawford lakes in Wright County. The meeting will take place 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at the Corinna Township Hall, 9801 Ireland Ave. NW, Annandale. The proposal for Mink-Somers (sunfish and… Read More

Recent rain and a return of near-normal temperatures and higher evening humidity have greatly reduced the chance of campfires or open burning causing a wildfire in Cook and Lake counties. In response, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is removing burning restrictions in those counties, effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21. Cook and Lake counties… Read More

Frazee to return home Sept. 28 against Breckenridge By Chad Koenen Publisher The Frazee Hornets dropped a pair of games last week to Ada-Borup West and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton. Both games were by the scores of 3-0. The two losses dropped the Hornets to 2-5 overall and 0-1 in the Heart O’ Lakes Conference. This week the Hornets will host Norman County… Read More

An archery deer hunt opens Saturday, Sept. 18, in the East Minnesota River Refuge. The refuge is located entirely on private land in Blue Earth and Le Sueur counties along the east bank of the Minnesota River. It is open to archery hunting until Dec. 31 for taking antlerless deer or legal bucks. Hunters must request… Read More

Hornets to open HOL action on Thursday night against DGF By Chad Koenen Publisher The Frazee Hornets volleyball team has opened their season with a pair of non-conference wins.  The Hornets opened their season with a tough non-conference loss to Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal on Monday, Aug. 30. Frazee fell by a score of 3-1 (25-27, 25-16, 24-26, 21-25)… Read More

Frazee to host Breckenridge on Friday night in home opener By Chad Koenen Publisher With four of their first five games of the season on the road, the Frazee Hornets are putting some extra miles on the bus to start the season. The Hornets opened the year with a 29-16 come-from-behind win over Parkers Prairie on Sept. 3. … Read More

Pheasant numbers have declined by 25 percent from 2020, but numbers remained on par with the 10-year average, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ annual roadside wildlife survey. “While the decline from last year sounds significant, pheasant numbers are actually fairly good and hunters will likely still see plenty of birds when the season… Read More

Hornet boys, girls take eighth place overall as teams  By Chad Koenen Publisher Nathan Johannsen took fifth place overall at the Detroit Lakes cross country meet on Thursday. Johannsen finished with a time of 18:21.14 and was able to out kick Jaden Miller of Fergus Falls down the stretch for the top five honors. Miller finished… Read More

Frazee grad will build program from the ground up By Barbie Porter Editor Matt Bauer will be building a college softball program in Missouri next year.  The head coach of the Frazee High School softball team learned of the opportunity, but it seemed like a long shot. Still, Bauer stepped up to the plate and swung for… Read More