Photo by Chad Koenen Santa Claus was busy on Saturday afternoon as he made a stop in Ottertail as part of the OtterDazzle celebration. In addition to a visit from Santa, Ottertail hosted an expansive arts and crafts fair, as well as plenty of arts projects and cookie decorating for local youth inside the fire hall…. Read More

Lopez-Moen picks up 50th career win for OTC By Chad Koenen Publisher At first glance an eight-team wrestling tournament may not seem like a monumental moment. However, Friday’s girls wrestling tournament was anything but a normal night on the mat for the Otter Tail Central girls wrestling team. For the first time in program history, one that began… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The City of Henning has moved forward with a pair of construction projects for 2026, while holding back on a third project to take a closer look at its budget and whether the city can afford another expansive road project next year. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the Henning City Council… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher A new $10,000 grant from West Central Initiative could open the library to a whole new group of readers in the greater Henning community. Thanks to the grant, the library will now be open every evening Monday through Thursday, as well as Saturday mornings, as local residents hope to bring a renewed… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA) is the largest organization within the United States dedicated to protection of North America’s water resources and environment. Heading the organization as President is Chris LeClair, Otter Tail County’s Land and Resource Director. NOWRA works to advance sustainable and decentralized wastewater infrastructure through advocacy… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent The Truth in Taxation public meeting, held annually and this year on Dec. 2 in Fergus Falls, is held to discuss the proposed Otter Tail County budget and tax levy. The preliminary net property tax levy of $58.6 million for 2026 represents a proposed 5.5 percent net tax levy increase… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Deer Creek City Council will do some additional research regarding a bill from Bolten and Menk for the recently completed water tower project. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Nov. 24, the Deer Creek City Council heard from Morgan Salo from Bolten and Menk about a bill his company sent the… Read More

Contributed photo Third grade students in Christina Wohlwend’s class at Henning School made a special delivery of cookies to members of the Henning Fire Department on Friday afternoon. The students met several of the firefighters and took time to visit with one another in advance of the holiday season.

The Henning Snow Cruisers will be hosting a snowmobile safety training day for local youth on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 9 a.m. The training will be held at the Henning Festival Grounds. Certification for is required for all people born after December 31, 1976 and there are two options for youth snowmobile safety courses. There is… Read More

Legislators, community leaders tour Lunds, transitional youth housing facility in Perham On Thursday, Nov. 13, Sen. Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls), a member of the Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee, hosted the committee in Senate District 9 to hear directly from communities about priorities. Members learned about water projects, public water access, and youth and community… Read More