By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Here is the breakdown of Calls For Service for the Frazee Police Department. The variety of calls that you read about each week are tallied for 2024. Most of these calls are self-explanatory, but I will explain a few so you won’t be scratching your heads wondering what these calls… Read More

To the Editor, I am writing to ask my friends and neighbors to take action to keep Social Security solvent and to keep the Medicare options that are currently available. I strongly oppose the proposals I’ve seen for privatizing those programs.  Like many Americans, I am dismayed and disturbed by the seeming takeover of our lives by… Read More

To the Editor, End of another brutal election cycle and gearing up for the next with lessons to be learned and new strategies to adopt. Don’t see much hope of getting both parties to at least try to work together to put our country and our democracy above party and individual interests. Been saying that for years. … Read More

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver Like many critics, I despised the 2019 CGI version of “The Lion King.” The new animation was ugly and the rehashing of the story from the 1994 classic without many changes made the whole thing seem unnecessary. But unlike many critics, I’m not ready to throw prequel “Mufasa: The Lion King”… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Chief….Well by the time you read this, I will be another year older. We are planning on a night out in the metropolis of Fargo/Moorhead with a hotel and fancy supper.  With another turn of the New Year, it might make my retirement a little closer, but… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda This young Marine popped into sight out of the Vietnam jungle, maybe 50-60 meters out and away from me, where I sat watching a peaceful tropical morning appear from the top of my sandbag bunker. It was a tranquill morning. And then it wasn’t. I had a locked and loaded M14… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow With the holidays upon us I wanted to share a message about distracted driving. Here is some information we recently shared on our Department of Public Safety blog. “It was supposed to be a routine trip for 20-year-old Megan Severson. On Oct. 17, 2019, Severson was driving from Preston in southeastern Minnesota… Read More

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver The “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie franchise has had quite the history. In 2019, jokes about the poorly-received first trailer were everywhere in pop culture. Paramount, to its credit, took the vitriol as constructive criticism and spent months redesigning the main character to have a more palatable appearance. When the upgraded movie… Read More

By Becker CountyMaster Gardeners Pay special attention to your houseplants to keep them looking healthy this winter. The sun is weaker and days are shorter, so move plants to brighter windows if possible. Combat low indoor humidity by grouping plants together, checking their soil frequently and watering thoroughly with room temperature water whenever the soil… Read More

Thank you! Words cannot adequately express my gratitude for all of you in my life. Your presence at my birthday celebration, calls, cards, beautiful flowers, and gifts you blessed me with were overwhelming. Each of you warmed my heart. Thank you doesn’t quite seem adequate. I am wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and… Read More