West Central News

08/08/2025

Join the Cormorant LINK Site for Cormorant Daze at the Cormorant Community Park. There will be a book sale, a chance to meet our mascot, Booker the Owl and more!

08/07/2025

The Japanese city, on which America dropped the first atomic bomb near the end of World War II, is commemorating the anniversary as global conflicts fuel nuclear fears.

08/05/2025

City-run pot shops would be national outliers, but successful municipal liquor stores provide a model for small cities in the rural areas of Greater Minnesota.

City-run cannabis shops would be national outliers, but successful municipal liquor stores provide a model to go by.

08/04/2025

A dwindling output of funny movies has left multiplexes strangely devoid of laughter. Could Liam Neeson’s ‘Naked Gun’ reboot bring it back?

08/01/2025

Calling all farmers, gardeners, and homesteaders in the area!!!
I have had many people ask about a farmers' market in Frazee and I finally just thought "what is stopping us?" Well, we have a space, all we need to do is advertise and get it out there so we can get some vendors signed up and also customers to show up on the big day!

We have room for 10-12 vendors, and a couple electricity hookups if needed. Please if you want to be a vendor reach out to me on messenger, Instagram, or at 218-255-7575. You can always stop in the shop to chat as well or if you have any ideas or concerns my ears are open. 💭

I want to use this fall market as a test run, so next year we can take what we learned and maybe have an official farmers' market monthly in Frazee! So, all feedback will be welcomed.

I want to keep this event low risk for vendors since we have never done this before, so we are doing no cover fee for regular vendor spots and only $15 for electric spots! So again, please reach out if you have some products and would like to be a vendor! 👩🏼‍🌾

looking for fresh produce and anything homemade like skincare, seasonings, baked goods etc. 💐

Please help me get this out there by liking, commenting, and sharing this post and of course telling everyone you know who would be interested in either being a vendor or a customer! Thank you all, I hope we have a big turnout.🥰

08/01/2025

The Minnesota Department of Commerce seeks proposals for the Training for Residential Energy Contractors (TREC) grant program. The training program will support the successful implementation of the TREC program, which aims to increase the number of skilled residential energy contractors in Minnesota.

The selected vendors will ensure contractors are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform and expand their businesses in meaningful ways for client ease in receiving energy efficiency home upgrades.

The TREC grant program was established by Section 50123 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The U.S. Department of Energy oversees the administration, requirements, and funding associated with the TREC grant and defines residential energy contractors as businesses, non-profits, and individuals that provide residential energy efficiency, electrification, and other energy services.

Additional information can be found on the TREC website at mn.gov/commerce/energy/consumer/energy-programs/trec.jsp

When and where can I apply? Until Friday, August 29, 2025, applications to the Training for Residential Energy Contractors (TREC) grant program will be accepted for eligible applicants throughout Minnesota.

The RFP is posted on the Commerce website at mn.gov/commerce/business/rfp.jsp

07/29/2025

Be sure to look up to the sky tonight and tomorrow night for this spectacular event, that will be visible to watch.

"The moon will be only about 25% full this week, when two meteor showers known as the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids reach their peak on the night of July 29 going into July 30. Together, these two less-significant meteor showers might produce up to 20 to 30 meteors per hour."

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/28/nx-s1-5475208/meteor-shower-perseids-delta-aquariids-alpha-capricornids

A bright moon will make it hard to see the Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, but one night this week offers a decent chance of seeing some shooting stars.

07/28/2025

𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞

𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌

The Solar on Public Buildings grant program is now available statewide to municipal and tribal governments in any utility service territory. $15 million in grant funding is available for eligible applicants to install solar energy generating systems up to 40 kwh on publicly owned and operated buildings.

To learn more, please join the Solar on Public building grant program webinar Thursday, July 31, at 1:30 p.m., hosted by Commerce Department partners from the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs).

To learn more about the program and registration for the webinar, please visit: https://mn.gov/commerce/energy/consumer/energy-programs/solar-public-buildings.jsp

07/25/2025

Essentia Health’s emergency medical services (EMS) teams in Deer River, Detroit Lakes, Fosston, Moose Lake and Sandstone have received the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Mission: Lifeline EMS® Bronze achievement award.