5 years ago July 7, 2016 Frazee-Vergas Forum Monday, July 4 at 9:25 a.m. the Becker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a collision between an ATV and passenger vehicle on County Hwy. 32, about one mile south of the intersection of County Hwy. 27 on the west side of Cotton Lake. A 2013 Polaris 550… Read More

A pandemic made the 50th year of Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation (MMCDC) a memorable one, necessitating service in unprecedented ways.  At the 2021 annual meeting, MMCDC President Julia Nelmark noted swift action by the staff and board to allow clients to weather negative impacts without potential loss of home or business. This included: • Modifying $14.5… Read More

Is your yard or campsite attractive to bears? Bears rely on small, scattered patches of natural foods: specific types of young green vegetation in spring; certain species of ants and ant pupae in June; berries in summer; and nuts in fall. If bears can get concentrated, high-calorie, easily accessible foods around people’s homes and campsites,… Read More

Federal funds made available through the Older Americans Act Title III program are available to agencies that support older adults and their caregivers.  The deadline to apply for these funds is Friday, July 23.   For this round of funding, services would begin on Sept. 1, 2021 and the grant period would end Dec. 31, 2022. Dancing Sky… Read More

Growing up, the Fourth of July weekend was one of the greatest weekends of the summer. There were fireworks, grilling out, time at the lake and ample opportunity to catch up with family and friends.  For many children it is also a hard break from sports, activities and just a few days to relax from the… Read More

To the Editor, Last Saturday the Park Rapids American Legion honored its members with a Twins baseball game and bus ride down to the cities. Always a fun day, but … We left at 8 a.m. and arrived at the stadium around noon, an hour or so before game time. We went into the stadium to… Read More

To the Editor, Our collective shared democracy is under extreme stress by privileged bad actors.  The Constitution and Bill of Rights have always been an impediment to the gross selfishness and entitlement of supremacist oligarchs and others.  Total compliance of the manipulated, self-destructive true believers brought about the January 6 coup attempt.   Since the 1980’s the… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Friday, June 25 10:57 a.m. Report of several people fighting on E Main Ave. Reports sent to city attorney for a review of possible charges. 3:57 p.m. Vehicle unlock at the golf course. 7:09 p.m. Report of a female standing on the overpass looking distraught.  Female said she was fine and was out… Read More

In the summer of 2020, a vining milkweed was discovered along the Lake Wobegon Trail by a University of Minnesota Extension Master Naturalist. Though species of non-native vining milkweeds had been documented in Minnesota, this new infestation turned out to be rough potato. Rough potato is a vining milkweed species from northeastern Asia. Vines are herbaceous… Read More