To the Editor, The 2023 legislative session is a little over halfway done and we expect to see large omnibus finance bills heading to the House Floor for votes in the coming days. I am sad to report that Democrats and Gov. Walz are proposing to spend the entirety of the state’s $17.5 billion budget surplus… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen I began questioning my sanity last Tuesday afternoon as I attempted to make the close-to 130 mile newspaper delivery route from Henning to Wolf Lake, Detroit Lakes and everywhere in-between. As I was driving all of 15 miles per hour on Highway 10 near Frazee, my phone began to ring as… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The thing one doesn’t know about retirement is that, when combined with a winter with snowfall close to record depths, you spend a lot of time in your house. Winter, it turns out, isn’t so bad when you don’t absolutely have to be someplace at some time. Yet one tries to… Read More

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver Let me begin by saying that I did not go into “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” familiar with the source material. I certainly knew “of” the famous tabletop game and that it takes place in a world of wizards and magic, but I only knew the broadest of strokes. If… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief About the time I was typing this report last week I reckon the first calf was born on the farm.   No babies at 6 p.m., but there she was at midnight when I went home. That is the only calf so far and again there is questionable weather coming. Let’s… Read More

By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Fellowship Church What are the implications of Easter? Of Easter Sunday? Is there greater depth and meaning than a fun, fuzzy, holiday filled with eggs and bunnies?  Don’t get me wrong, I love the fact that Easter in northern Minnesota means that Spring is almost (actually) here. And, I enjoy the excitement… Read More

An alternative to high-spending budget targets To the Editor, In February it was announced that Minnesota had a historic $17.5 billion surplus—an unprecedented number that made clear just how overtaxed Minnesotans are. A couple weeks ago, Democrats released their high-spending budget targets. While we expected those targets to be spendy, we did not expect for them to… Read More

Question: I read your article last week about trailer safety. I would like more information on trailer hitch ball sizes and why they have different sizes?   Answer: There are four different trailer hitch ball sizes. Each size has a different weight rating related to the trailer you are pulling. It is very important to make… Read More

Today, April 4, marks the one-year anniversary of my taking over editorial duties at the Frazee-Vergas Forum and it would be a perfect time to recap some local highlights of the past year if it wasn’t for more ridiculous policies being discussed in St. Paul. This week’s lunacy is brought to you by the House… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Welp, no calves yet.   The heifers are starting to bag up real nice so I would expect any day the calves will start hitting the ground. The heifers have some bedding and shelter to get out of the elements if need be.  We really need to get the calving supplies… Read More