By Barbie Porter Editor  Hope Hamm and Faith Hamm competed in the Section 8A Swim and Dive meet recently held in Detriot Lakes and both advanced to State Class A competitions. Swimmer Faith Hamm needed to land in the top two places (in each event) to earn a trip to state. The junior earned Section Champion in… Read More

Young Frazee team to bring back a number of starters next year By Chad Koenen Publisher Frazee dropped its Section 8AA opener to third seeded Hawley by a score of 36-0 on Tuesday night.  The Nuggets, who feature an experienced team filled with upper classmen, jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor Thaddeus Helmers has a vision to enhance the new track and field complex at Frazee High School with a memorial to honor veterans and alumni near the entrance. The Frazee resident recalled seeing such a memorial will increase school spirit and pride, as well as enhance the entrance to the new facility. He… Read More

Discussion held about U.S. Hwy 10 sign By Barbie Porter Editor For several months the city of Frazee has been working on a branding effort that recognizes the past while accentuating the future. During the monthly council meeting on Monday, Aug. 16, those in attendance were given the first glimpse of the work that has been done… Read More

To the editor, As we all know, we had to skip a lot of great events due to the COVID pandemic over the last year. One of those events was the EOT Breakfast on the Farm. I am happy to say it is back in 2021, and I hope you will be able to join us…. Read More

By By Nick Mathews Guest Editorial In 2020, during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, I conducted research, interviewing residents of a “news desert,” an area of the country without a reliable local news organization. At a time when residents were in desperate need of news and information – how to get the vaccine, where to… Read More

Question: What is the purpose of solid white lines, separating traffic moving in the same direction? Example the ones leading up to the Lowry tunnel in Minneapolis. Does it make it illegal to change lanes? Answer: Pavement markings direct and regulate traffic. While there are several different types, we will focus on white lines. White lines separate… Read More

Rarely a day or a week or a month goes by but what I learn something new. Sometimes it’s not that it’s so really new, or earth-shaking, monumental or whatever. Sometimes it’s just that two and two come together and one gets four. Or kind of. So here’s what I’ve realized in the last bit of… Read More

In this recipe series we will travel to all 50 states and share popular recipes that are staples for each state. If you’ve traveled to a state send any recommended recipes to news1@loretel.net. Please include the state the recipe represents. The column will go through the states alphabetically, but I will create a folder for any… Read More