OTC received $1.2 million for the project By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In late 2021 land close to Fish Lake and near Dunvilla, northeast of Pelican Rapids, was given to Otter Tail County. This was done with the stipulation that the county make this into a county park, kept as much as possible… Read More

Log cabin dates back to early homesteaders of OTC By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent ituated in the northeast section of Underwood is the Foss Log Cabin, named after Ole and Anne Foss who homesteaded in 1869. The cabin is located on the corner of a residential neighborhood and serves as a reminder of… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning School District will host a pair of community meetings to answer questions and make the case for a new Seasonal and Recreational Tax Base Replacement Aid levy that could provide as much as $350,000 per year in new funding, without raising taxes locally.  During its regularly scheduled meeting last… Read More

Minnesota’s regular waterfowl hunting season opens 30 minutes before sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 26. Spring waterfowl counts were substantially higher than last year. The full report from the spring waterfowl survey is available on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources waterfowl management webpage (mndnr.gov/waterfowl). In the report, total breeding duck abundance (excluding diving ducks) was… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is recruiting new members to serve on several key advisory groups related to natural resource management. The DNR has a long and proud tradition of working closely with advisory groups as we manage natural resources across Minnesota. With their diverse membership, advisory group members share a wide range of… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher o raise the preliminary tax levy or not to raise the preliminary tax levy—that was the question facing the Henning City Council last week.  ¶  During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the Henning City Council held off on setting its preliminary tax levy until Monday, Sept. 28 as two… Read More

City to make repairs to pickleball courts By Chad Koenen Publisher At a time when a number of area cities and counties are adopting double digit increases to its preliminary tax levy, the Ottertail City Council approved a modest increase last week with the hopes of trimming the tax levy down even more before it… Read More

Tiny homes located  between NYM, Deer Creek By Chad Koenen Publisher Situated along an otherwise quiet stretch of countryside just west of New York Mills and north of Deer Creek are eight tiny homes that represent much more than their rather small footprint on the area. The tiny homes are the beginning of a second… Read More

Seven Water’s Edge Church members travel to Uganda By Chad Koenen Publisher A group of seven members of Water’s Edge Church in Henning couldn’t help but smile as they recalled a mission trip of a lifetime to an orphanage in the heart of Uganda. The group returned to Henning approximately three weeks ago, but the memories… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, on Sept. 8, approved a plan for needed enhancements at the lobby of the county jail which is attached to the courthouse complex in Fergus Falls. “Our county jail public lobby is not currently a secure entrance,” said Chief Deputy Sheriff Reed Reinbold. “We have applied… Read More