Quick purchases NAPA store in downtown Henning By Chad Koenen Publisher While a new convenience store and gas station continues to dominate the discussion around the coffee shop, a staple in the downtown Henning area also recently changed hands.  The NAPA Auto Parts store, located in the heart of downtown Henning, was recently purchased by Todd Quick…. Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen First responders, emergency personnel and area residents lined Highway 10 on Saturday morning as the late Fargo Police Officer Jake Wallin passed through town. Wallin was killed in the line of duty on Friday, July 14. A small group of vehicles and two buses escorted Wallin from Fargo enroute to Wallin’s funeral… Read More

Fly-in breakfast set for Saturday at Henning airport By Chad Koenen Publisher The skies of Henning will come alive on Saturday for the 39th annual Henning Fly-in Breakfast. The breakfast will be held at the Henning Municipal Airport from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.  ¶  The event typically draws quite a crowd of people who not… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  The county sheriff office, on July 18, released the name of a rural Perham man arrested in connection with the death of a woman on July 17 at Big Pine Lake, east of Perham. Formal charges were expected to be filed against Paul Edward Mart, 79, related to the death of… Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Earlier this month our family attended a military reenactment at Fort Snelling on the south side of the Twin Cities, prior to the Fourth of July.  This historic fort dates back to 1825. The original mission was to protect American interests in the fur trade. Minnesota became a state in 1858,… Read More

National Night Out events to be held at festival grounds By Chad Koenen Publisher As the old saying goes—you can’t get anything for free anymore. Organizers of the annual National Night Out festivites in Henning must not have received that memo as they finish preparing for the annual town celebration. The event will be held on Tuesday… Read More

Contributed photos Steve Aeling of the Bertha Area Sportsman Club presented Vincent Graham (above) and Brody Mesker (below) with a $500 scholarship. Graham and Mesker recently graduated from Henning High School. 

The largest car show in Tri-County Cruisers history was held on Sunday, July 9 at Amundson Park in Henning. The event featured nearly 130 registered vehicles that participated in the annual car show.  Tri-County Cruisers Car Club wanted to thank their sponsors for their support. Auto Fix, TNT Repair, Master Composites, B&D Foods, Astera Health, Quick’s… Read More

Photo by Dan Broten The Viking Library System and Landmark Center in Henning hosted “The Ant and the Grasshopper” on Wednesday. The CLIMB Theatre performance was a free interactive production that was inspired by Aesop’s Fable. Two friends compete together in the “Find Your Voice” competition. However, hardworking Ant and playful Grasshopper are having trouble finding… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, July 24, 2018 It took just two hours for an Otter Tail County jury to find Jason Michael Vadner, age 36 of Wheaton, Minn., guilty of criminal vehicle homicide and careless driving. The guilty verdict followed a two-day trial in Otter Tail County last week. The charges stemmed from an early… Read More