Stories in the Rear View Mirror Delta Daggett The work ethic in our part of the USA is the best.   Representatives of national companies with plants in several states have told me this. They also say the most dependable carriers are from the northern Midwest tier of states. The draw backs are the taxes, winter weather… Read More

Sgt. Jesse Grabow Ask A Trooper Question: I just heard about “Winter Hazard Awareness Week.” Can you talk about that?  Answer: Great topic as we are at that point and time of year. Here is some information we shared on the Minnesota Department of Safety’s blog.  “It seems our pleasant fall has come to an end as Minnesota officially… Read More

Alan Linda Freelance Writer Stinky Yurho had the worst sore throat he thought he had ever had. He was sick. The injustice of being sick upset him. You know the feeling. Just not fair. His throat was killing him. That morning, at breakfast with his also-bachelor brothers Pinball, Coffee, and Belkula, he had to pass… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief The calves have been weaned and the cows are on a new pasture. We pulled the weaning tags after a week and weighed all the calves. Our stees averaged 672 pounds and the heifers averaged 602. They are in their special pen now and we will start a backgrounding ration… Read More

5 years ago December 1, 2016 Frazee-Vergas Forum What the daily bus schedule in Frazee will look like is up to the residents. Becker County Transit takes riders of all ages to Detroit Lakes for work, medical appointments, shopping or a night out on the town. An open house will be held on Dec. 6 for a… Read More

Alan Linda Freelance Writer (Each year, I rerun this deer hunting column. I just don’t think I can do any better) Deer hunting season is once again over. Now is when the best part of deer season starts. Now is when hunters get their money’s worth out of telling the story of how they got their… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen I am not sure if I have ever met a person who is more superstitious than I was in my younger days. Whether it was where I sat during a football game, or parking in a certain spot at school, I made sure my ducks were in a row in order… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor  Hawaii became the 50th state in August 1959. A referendum in Hawaii that had a 93 percent voter turnout, approved turning the U.S. territory into a state.  The population of Hawaii was 622,00 in 1959 and is now 1.5 million. The state is known for inventing surfing and having the largest dormant volcano in… Read More

5 years ago November 17, 2016 Frazee-Vergas Forum Election Day on Nov. 8 was quite eventful, what started out as a possible shortage of ballots and the need to make some ballot copies was interrupted by a power outage. The polling location at the Frazee Event Center was pitch black, lit only by a few cell phone… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief The first snow is here as I am typing this early Friday morning. At the farm like most people I’m sure, are not fully prepared for the snow.  We did get the major machinery put away but there are lots of little things to get inside. Hopefully the snow will… Read More